Tag: TAGGING

Last week, we learned not to post incriminating photos on Facebook. This week? Don't let your friends post them either. The Court of Appeals in Kentucky upheld a lower court custody decision made in part on the basis of tagged photos. In Lalonde vs. Lalonde, the father was awarded custody based on evidence that the child's mother had been drinking -- something her psychiatrists warned could ...

We can't imagine how this could've possibly happened, but a group of 7,000 people has just set a Guinness World Record for "Most People Tagged in an Online Photo." As Gizmodo explains, the record-setting photo was taken by the Orange mobile network at this year's Glastonbury Festival in England. Because the image of the festival crowd was cast in an astonishing 1300 megapixels, each of the 70,000 ...

Facebook users everywhere will soon be able to upload photos in higher resolution, tag their friends with greater efficiency and browse through their friends' albums with more grace, thanks to a new set of features that will begin rolling out this month. The social networking site's new photo features will allow users to upload photos in a 2048-pixel resolution, instead of the traditional ...

In the past, we've discussed the evolution of tech etiquette, being sure to address the frontier of Facebook politesse. After reading a recent op-ed piece on Slate.com, though, we've had one particularly prickly Facebook phenomenon on our minds: tagging pictures. Facebook user and Slate contributor Brian Braiker asserts that he is not what he calls a "digital native," one of those who have ...