Computers-Plus

Were you one of the lucky people who received an email from Goldman Sachs asking if you’d like to invest in Facebook? Well, too bad – because that lucrative piece of FB pie is now off-limits.

That’s right. Goldman Sachs Group recently issued a statement declaring it would not offer US clients an opportunity to invest in Facebook, for fear that the intense media attention surrounding the deal could put transactions in danger of violating stringent security legislation.

The investment giant concluded the level of media attention might not be “consistent” with the proper completion of a private placement under US law.

The decision was announced last week and was “required or requested by any other party.”

After the leak and media attention, Goldman and Facebook execs were forced to restructure the investment deal at the last minute.

Read more…

Another day, another pretty infographic. This one breaks down the demographic differences between Facebook and Twitter.

Facebook and Twitter are the big boys in the social networking space. So big, in fact, that we’ve probably written about them a bit too much in 2010. But hey, why stop in December? This breakdown was put together by Digital Surgeons and shows demographic statistics (and a few fun facts) for both sites. You may know that Facebook is much larger with 500 million users compared to Twitter’s 106 million, but did you know that 52 percent of Tweeters update their status every day while only 12 percent of Facebook users do the same? How

Read more…

Facebook and social networking in general is a relatively new phenomenon.

Read more…

Did you know that you can easily add a dash of Gizmodo to your Facebook? You’ll get all the best stories and discussions right in your Facebook feed. All you need to click that “like” button on our Facebook page.

Actually, we’re making it even easier for you. You can just click the like button below. You’ll get fun daily questions, see how your fellow readers look, and get all the best stories in one place.

So go on, click that button.