Facebook glitch hands off control of corporate Pages

The problem affected pages for Microsoft and several airlines

By Robert McMillan

March 26, 2009 (IDG News Service) Facebook inadvertently handed over administrative control for about 17 Facebook Pages on Wednesday, including pages for Microsoft and several airlines.

The bug was noticed late Wednesday by Tom Krieglstein, founder of Chicago-based technology training company Swift Kick, who found he had been granted administrative access to Pages belonging to Microsoft, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines. "I was just looking at my Pages," he said in an interview Thursday. "I noticed that it was showing me other companies' as well."

The largest Page, Star Wars, allowed him to send a message out to more than 825,000 fans.

Facebook users typically set up their own profiles to share information about themselves, but they can also set up Facebook Pages to share information about businesses they own or represent. The popular social network has undergone a major redesign in recent weeks, including a revamped version of Facebook Pages

Krieglstein believes a glitch in the redesign allowed him to get control of the Pages. To test that he really did have administrative control, he sent out a link to the Star Wars group of a child playing the movie's theme song on a harp. Within a few hours, about 450 people had clicked on the link.

Krieglstein said he could have kicked other administrators off the Pages, added content, or even deleted the Pages altogether.

Facebook representatives were not immediately able to comment Thursday.

Krieglstein lost administrative control of the other Pages around 2 p.m. PT Thursday, shortly after the blog Allfacebook.com posted a story about the glitch.

He also lost control of his own Pages. "Now I’m not even admin on my own company," he said.

He doesn't know what caused the problem but believes that he may have had administrative control of the Pages ever since Facebook began rolling out the redesign a few weeks ago. "I think it's just Facebook pushing out too quickly," he said. "I really think it was just a kink in the new code."

source: computerworld

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ASUS dual-display

ASUS shows off revolutionary new dual-display notebook concept

BY: Kevin, NotebookReview.com Editor

PUBLISHED: 3/2/2009

ASUS has a new concept notebook on the books, one that in fact looks like a book. The Dual Panel Concept thought up at WePC.com gives users a customizable interface depending situation. You can set both screens up to display text if you want to read a book, then quickly switch one screen to a keyboard to take notes or a touch surface to edit photos. The possibilities are endless, leaving it up to the programmer or user to find the perfect balance of function for the given application, instead of the original hardware designer. This type of all-inclusive design could mean one device could handle the functions of a netbook, tablet, E-book, media player at the touch of a button.

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Getac B300 Review

BY: Kevin, NotebookReview.com Editor
PUBLISHED: 3/4/2009

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Getac B300 Specifications:

• Windows XP Professional
• Intel Core Duo Processor L7500 (1.6GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
• 13.3" XGA Touchscreen (1024x768, Matte finish)
• 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm, 4GB max)
• Intel X3100 Integrated Graphics
• Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
• Optional Connections:
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• Optional Bluetooth(v2.0 class 2)
• Optional EV-DO/GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
• 120GB Fujitsu 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
• External Connections: AC Input, 2 USB, Firewire, 2 Serial, Docking Connection, 2 PC-Card, VGA, LAN, Modem, Parallel, IR, and Headphone/Mic
• 11.1v 7800mAh Battery (12 hours estimated)
• Dimensions:11.9” x 10.35” x 2.36”
• Weight:8lbs 7.3oz
• 90W AC adapter
• Price starting at: $3,249

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