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Facebook used ‘for performance’

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A new report has analysed the ways in which Facebook and MySpace are used by students to create an ‘ideal self’.

John’s Dean “a Facebook faker”

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By: Craig Hogg - Deputy News Editor

The Dean of St John’s is suspected of using Facebook to find and discipline students.

Facespooks?

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MI6 has taken the unusual measure of advertising job opportunities for graduates on popular social networking site Facebook.

Social networking to fund Oxford MBA

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By: Chris Baraniuk

A 28 year-old Vancouver man has started an online campaign asking people to donate $3 each towards his Oxford degree.

Facebook: an ‘educational’ time-waster

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Students who use social networking sites may be doing themselves an educational favour, a study suggests.

Become a fan of FS magazine on Facebook and save my dignity!

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It's a sad day when a grown man’s career is thrown into the hands of Facebook. But in the context of today’s hit-maxing, user-centric whirlwind of PR Hipness, this is exactly what happened.

Facebook faces new privacy attacks

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Facebook is facing fresh criticism for allegedly breaching privacy laws.

Can Facebook lower uni drop-out rates?

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Does Facebook make it starting university an easier process? Researchers at the University of Leicester are trying to find out whether social networking sites can help the transition to university and minimise the chances of new students quitting their courses.

Do we still care?

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‘Student’ and ‘apathy’ are words that go together very easily. Is it true that students no longer care about making a difference? We look at the evidence.

Facebook flaw exposes Paris’ pics

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Further fears regarding Facebook’s privacy settings have been raised, after a hacker managed to access photos belonging to notoriously private Paris Hilton.