Proving that the Geekologie fanpage’s precious status updates might not be as safe as previously thought, an unknown hacker took control of Mark Zuckerburg’s official Facebook fanpage this week, probably by guessing his password, “administrator”. Good one Mark, but I would’ve gone with “IOWNTHISBITCH111″. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s fan page was hacked Tuesday — a high-profile breach on a site that constantly faces scrutiny about its handling of its members private data. “It’s not clear if he was careless with his password, was phished, or sat down in a Starbucks and got sidejacked while using an unencrypted wireless network,”….”However it happened, it’s left egg on his face just when Facebook wants to reassure users that it takes security and privacy seriously.” While the method of attack is still unclear, it’s crystal clear that Mark Zuckerburg has 2,836,752 more Facebook fans than Geekologie, making me question my entire existence. WTF DOES HE HAVE THAT I DON’T?! “Hepatitis?” You said it not me! Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page hacked [cnn] and Geekologie’s Presence on the Faceybooks Thanks to Evil Ares, who, while certainly evil, isn’t ‘hack-a-Facebook-fanpage’ evil. Good to know.

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Why Am I Not Surprised?: Mark Zuckerberg’s Official Facebook Fanpage Gets Hacked

It took awhile (is Twitter dead already? I have no idea), but we were finally able to score the Geekologie Twitter page from whoever started it. It wasn’t easy, and many Bothans died in the process, but hopefully it’ll be worth it. Especially now since I’ll be able to tweet shots of all the drinks I’ll be downing tonight and you can pretend you’re my liver. “Whee, you’re hurting me!” HAHA, what part of “SHUT UP AND MAKE ROOM FOR A SHOT” did you not understand?! Anyway, I’ve been auto-populating the page with Geekologie posts for a couple weeks now, but I’m gonna hit the ground running stumbling and keep you abreast ( or two ) of WTF else is going on in the land of Geekologie. Don’t expect it all to make sense, but you can expect it all to be hastily written from my phone while waiting in line for a bathroom at the bar. F*** it, I’m peeing on a wall. The party starts….NOW. Geekologie on Twitters and Geekologie on Faceybook

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Geekologie: Now With More Drunken Tweets

The Conversacube is a make-believe product that prevents stagnant conversation on a date by providing constant suggestions of things to say to the troll your mom set you up with. “Your eyes, they’re just so….far apart.” Lauren McCarthy’s idea seems harmless enough - a gadget that helps people be more sociable. Hell, if this thing was real it’s definitely something you and your date can talk about. It would also have family and kids versions, both of which are equally ridiculous. I’m pretty sure this is a commentary on how reliant people can be on technology and how some people are becoming more used to digital means of socializing than with physical or face-to-face interaction. Because as a serious concept this thing is just sad. Listen: I 100% agree with the commentary that technology is making it more difficult for some people to function in social situations. And that is EXACTLY why I’m opening a school that teaches folks how to be social. It’s gonna be called the ‘Geekologie Writer’s Non-nonprofit Institute for a Personable Society’. Sign up today, space in GW’s NIPS is extremely limited (they’re like the size of dried apricots). Hit the jump for the cube in action on a date.

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Conversacube: Never An Awkward Moment

Living in LA, I’m no stranger to the homeless . Like, literally — they’re my kind of people: crazy as f*** and willing to piss on anything . That said, dude you got a Dell ! I would have opted for a refrigerator box , but hey, to each their own. One time I traded a clove to a bum for a cupped handful of cognac. True story. He May Be Homeless, But At Least He Has Facebook [gizmodo] Thanks to zombiepartz, who once gave a bum $4 and told him to spend it all on booze. I do the same!

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Bookmark Geekologie!: Homeless Computing

Facebook just announced they’re jacking up the maximum size of photos you can upload from 720 pixels to 2048. What does this mean? It means your photos can now be 8x as large. Geez, it’s not rocket surgery. I had to get my mom to sign me into AOL this morning and even I understand it. There’s also gonna be a new and improved photo viewer and easier tagging and uploading as well. Barrel roll! So expect higher-res shots of margaritas and pretty ladies appearing on the Geekologie Facebook page soon. And, if you’re really lucky, maybe one day I’ll post a picture of my sessy ass. Kidding folks, I’m ugly as sin. One time I uploaded a mirror shot of myself on Myspace and Tom unfriended me . Oh yeah? Screw you and your stupid whiteboard. YOU DON’T KNOW EQUATIONS! More Beautiful Photos [facebookblog] via Facebook Introduces High-resolution Photo Sharing [ubergizmo] and Geekologie on Facebook Thanks to Shannon, who looks great in high res unlike some of us . You guys, I’m talking about you guys.

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Oh Goody: Facebook Photos Now 8x Larger

Seen here using a remarkably small font for a 400-year old, Ivy Bean, the world’s oldest Twitter user, has passed away . Her tweets , and old-lady aroma, will be missed. From the two-story care home where she lived in the northern English city of Bradford, 104-year-old Ivy Bean would tell her nearly 57,000 Twitter followers around the world what she did each day — from eating fish and chips to sitting in the garden. Bean’s online activity drew headlines in recent years because of her age, and she had been called the world’s oldest Twitter user, though that is difficult to verify. She became a member of Facebook at age 102, but she quickly migrated to Twitter because it was easier, she said, and because she could have more followers. She had maxed out her friend limit on Facebook. Earlier this year, Bean tweeted that she had 25,000 pending friend requests. Wait — WHAT?! This ol’ lady had 25,000 Facebook friend requests and I have to sell my ass on the street like a f***ing hotdog vendor to get you to join the Geekologie Facebook page ? WHAT DOES SHE HAVE THAT I DON’T?! Style and grace? Okay what else? Dentures? Pfft — you think I won’t knock all my teeth out?! Somebody gimme an ice-skate, I’m about to ‘Cast Away’ this shit. R.I.P. Ivy Ivy Bean, ‘world’s oldest Twitter user,’ dead at 104 [cnn] and The Geekologie Facebook Page , WHICH YOU WILL JOIN Thanks to DC_Dewd, who may or may not have cybered with her at some point (he says he did).

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Don’t Cry, Fail Whale: World’s Oldest Twitter User Passes Away At Ripe Old Age Of 104

That’s right folks, gang members are taking to popular social networking sites to brag about crimes, issue threats to rival gangs, and score bitches/drugs/skrilla. Basically everything Facebook and Twitter were invented for. When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant. They sent a warning on Twitter that went like this: We have a snitch in our midst. “We are seeing a lot more of it,” Johnston said. “They will even go out and brag about doing shootings.” Gang use of Twitter and Facebook still lags behind use of the much-older MySpace, which remains gang members’ online venue of choice. Ah, I was wondering who still used Myspace. It’s the gangs, huh? I guess I better delete my old profile before somebody threatens to pop a cap in my ass. Just sayin’, I’m trying to keep this ass cap-free (can pull-tabs still okay). Gang members moving to Twitter, Facebook [msnbc] Thanks to FDSY, who had this to add, “LOL @ bloods. OMG those crips are str8 up d34d”

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Gang Members Increasingly Using Facebook And Twitter, Losing Significant Street Cred

If you printed Twitter …you should really tw. Also, you completely depleted Earth’s natural resources. Way to go, dick. But wait, there’s more! Hit the jump to read the rest of the informational graphic showing just how badly you’d doom the planet if you decided to do something as stupid as print everything on Twitter.

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But WHY Would You?: If You Printed Twitter…

First of all, the only Facebook group you really need to join is Geekologie’s (and NOT The Superficial’s ). But if you’re into joining every group possible you can join this guy’s , whose girlfriend has agreed to let him pirate -theme their house if he gets 1,000,000 fans. I’ve always wanted to be a pirate, and the onlyway I can truely do this is to live aboard a pirate ship, as I am tied into a house and a mortgage with this house, and I dont live anywhere near the sea, the only thing I can do is to turn my house into a massive pirate ship. I already have enough money to buy some wooden slats from B&Q, I just need to get my girlfriend to agree to remortgage the house so that I can afford decking, and masts, and eventually sails. If 1 million people joined this group it would help her understand that this isnt such a bad idea, and lots of people would do it as well, and it would help my dream come true. If you can leave a piratty message on the wall, it would also help. I was going to join but then I saw dude already has 988,756 fans, so he’s practically there. And by ‘there’ I mean on my shit-list. NOBODY OUT PIRATE-HOUSES ME! Facebook Group Thanks to Nikki, Dan, AJ and Lemrin, who all live in ninja-houses and have vowed to burn dude’s pirate house to the ground to prove their stealthy supremacy.

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Guy Needs 1M Facebook Fans And Girlfriend Will Let Him Turn House Into A Pirate Ship

Okay so I just noticed I left the “r” out of “your” in that Facebook update but that’s what happens when you stay up till 5 am binge drinking , you know? Also, waking up with strange bruises and an even stranger man in your bed (seriously brah, it’s 10:30 — time for you to go). Anyway, worst burglar ever: The popular online social networking site Facebook helped lead to an alleged burglar’s arrest after he stopped check his account on the victim’s computer, but forgot to log out before leaving the home with two diamond rings. [The victim] told police that someone had broken into her home through a bedroom window. There were open cabinets in her garage, and other signs of a burglar. The victim later noticed that the intruder also used her computer to check his Facebook status, and his account was still open when she checked the computer. Wow, that’s almost as bad as the time I broke into a house and accidentally spelled my name out on the fridge in alphabet magnets. Almost — but this guy is way stupider. Burglar leaves his Facebook page on victim’s computer [thejournal] Thanks to Joshua, nancypantz, Brian and Fally, who ONLY break into people’s places to check their status updates.

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Pathetic: Burglar Stops To Check Facebook On Victim’s Computer, Forgets To Log Out