Facebook Adds Ability to Embed Status Updates, Photos and Videos with Embed Code for Blogs

Facebook has officially added the option to embed status updates, photos, or videos from its users on any site. You cannot embed the two-to-four photos that represent a photo album.

The new embed command is located by activating the little down arrow that activates the drop down menu already used for reporting a post or marking it as spam -- or if it is your own post, where you boost, hide, make a date change, or delete the post.

Readers that are reading an article with a Facebook embed are able to Like, Comment or Share right from the embed. People that aren't inclined to use Facebook can still take a look -- right in the blog article.

Twitter and Instagram features already included the embed feature, which was a desired feature of Facebook by many. Unfortunately, Facebook's first version does not scale like Twitter's version. For example, Twitter can be embedded in a 300-pixel-wide column, but Facebook overflows a 300-pixel-wide column.

Jenny Harrison Leaks Out CNN Info About CNN App for Google Glasses


Weather anchor Jenny Harrison shows us what weather forecasting is like from her perspective through Google Glass.

CNN is developing an app for Google glasses that will display breaking news in your field view, and will also facilitate submitting images or video using CNN's iReport.

Asthon Kutcher and Josh Gad Talk About Steve Jobs' Legacy


In the new film 'Jobs', Ashton Kutcher plays Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs and Josh Gads is Steve 'Woz' Wozniak. Both actors talk about the legacy of the late innovator.

Jobs is an American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs, from 1971 to 2000. Jobs is scheduled for release in theaters on August 16, 2013.

Steve Jobs is portrayed by Ashton Kutcher, and co-founder Steve Wozniak is played by Josh Gad. John Sculley is played by Matthew Modine.

The film includes scenes resulting from over three days of filming on location at Jobs' childhood home in Los Altos, California.

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Obama and Patents in the Apple-Samsung iPhone War


Christopher Carani, a partner at McAndrews, Held & Malloy, discusses President Barack Obama overturning an order barring shipments of some older iPhone models into the U.S. He speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West."

Two types of patents: stand essential patents, and non-standard essential patents.

Problems arise because if devices are to be interoperable, some type of patent is always going to be involved for the success of the device.

Federal Court Approves Warrantless Tracking of Cell Phones, XKeyscore Explained


Federal court approves warrantless tracking of cell phones. Brian Duggan, technologist for Open Technology Institute, weighs in on the new ruling and XKeyscore.

On Tuesday, the Fifth Court Circuit of Appeals ruled that law enforcement does not need a warrant to obtain your cell phone location information. Cell phone towers are able to track a mobile user's device and prior to this ruling, the information was only accessible with a warrant through the telecommunication companies.  The 2-1 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the third federal appeals court to decide the privacy issue. The 5th Circuit covers Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.