facebook. it is called "the accidental billioires." welcome back. >> guest: thanks very much. >> ht: as our viewers may know you have pretty much created your own literary genre of the financial thriller, these books about a brilliant young men who beat the system somehow, make a ton of cas get drunk a lot. data lot of supermodels. >> guest i wte about you kids doing wild things abouthe gray area betwn illegal and legal. theyre usually genses who have pulled something off, some sort of scheme and i am interested in peopleho make fortunes. it is fun to follow them in their journeys as they do crazy thgsut i guess i like to ink of it as my o genre sort of like you know, it is action thrillers but they are a true. nonfiction nartive and some ople have called litan chiclet but i don'think of it that way. >> host: can we s that on c-span? >> guest: it is what guys le to read because i is guys to make fortunes thato wild things and it is hopefully brder than th the yeah. >> host: your mostamous i pro

facebook books.at i write are these narrative thrillers about, you know, these young kids. so it's, it will be the only book like this, the way i write it. and, yeah, i mean, you know, i don't really think of it that way. i definitely wanted this book to come out before facebook became whatever happens next because youever know where it's going to be two, three years from now. and the reason this book is coming out this summer, right now, is because facebook is the biggesthing in the world right now. but, yeah, there is that issue. in terms of companies, the l grab is very much a part of it. the winklevoss twins believe that the reason their company, connect you, never took off was because faceboo was there first. and whoever's there first, you know, usually has this huge advantage. i think that's fair with books well. we'll see if there's another faceba book that comes out next year. >> host: you mentioned the thriller. the book does read like a thriller. >> guest: thank you, yes. >> host: the actua

facebook.talking about how he is have a few beers, and this woman had spurred him. >> guest: while he was programming he was blogging. it is a twitter. you always put why do you are doing at all times on mind. while he was creating this hacky was writing about it on the block in the blog that exist today, i was able to get i it is a court document. what is great about this book, there has been a lot of court documents becau in the end they all and that selling each other so there is a million depositions that you are, i was able to find a lot of information. >> host: rights come and then a lot of it is about, sort of the battles as you say between mark zuckerberg and the other founders. i thoht we would start with a couple. onwas eduardo, who was one of your main sources. what was, what is his belief? >> guest: that is the big questi. eduardo it's a great kid, and he met merck when they were very young, and basically together, mark came up with facebook and eduardout $1,000 into it. th is a big

this is mike facebook page, and. >> host: is this a personal facebook page or a governor facebook page>> guest: this is the official facebook page, so again you get some good feedback will. i wanted public option so i urge you to vote yes. >> host: congressman in looking at your facebook page your comments i did know there were some criticisms on here and it is kind of a conversation. >> guest: my district is the quintessential modern districts whenever i communicate with my district i am going to get a diversity of opinion that. there people in my district who are in the far left and their people on the far right. most of my district is somewhere in between and when you represent a district like that you have to be prepared for that kind of diverse opinion and i have the responsibility to flush it out. that is why i feel so passionate about making sure we have all these conduits, whether it is a telephone town hall meeting or tweeting or a facebook page for you to. the best way i can hear that the verse range of opinion is creating a diverse range of options for my constituents making

a company is suing facebook. the company develops software and helps manage relationships on the internet. whoglue claims facebook has infringed on a patent that whoglue owns. >> if you have used facebook, you have used a portion of what whoglue says developed. who knew? whoglue thought up one of the basic premises of facebook. they say they have a patent to prove it. >> it was designed to protect a small inventor. >> on monday, they filed a lawsuit in delaware. >> facebook is infringing a patent that was issued to whoglue just over two years ago. >> it was some three years before facebook existed, but they did not come up with the concept of social networking or facebook -- rather a key component of it. >> the cornerstone of our patent centers around individuals being able to protect and manage access to their information. >> he admits he has had a facebook account for many years. >> this was a last resort for us. we could set by -- we could sit by or do something about it. unfortunately, it has come to this. >>

facebook says it will fight the lawsuit. >>> when it started facebook was exclusive to college kids but it boasts more than 300 million users of all ages including many baby boomers eager to learn the ins and outs of social networking. samantha hayes reporting from washington. >> www.facebook.com. >> reporter: in the world of continuing education you might be surprised to see facebook for boomers under the list of offerings but in this washington, dc classroom every seat is taken. >> i'm through and i just interested for family and photos. then i would like to learn how to use it professionally as a fundraising tool. >> i would like to know more about security aspects of it before i start signing up. >> reporter: all good questions according to instructor peggy arvidson. she starts with a how-to on profile, pictures and how much personal information to share. points that speak to a big concern for social networking newbi ses. >> people are interesting in their safety, making sure they are secure, that strangers won't be looking at their pictures or children's pictures. >> reporter: for

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unable to get ahold of facebook for a response a lawyer for who glue says facebook now has 20 days to respond. >> the time is 47 on tv hill. coming up -- >> i'm nicole killion in pittsburgh, the g-20 summit kicks off today and so do more protests. that story coming up. >> an off-duty baltimore city police officer is shot multiple times during an attempted robbery at his moment. at his home. details are next. >> and light showers will clear out. and what we can expect for the weekend, ahead. >> several accidents to report and we'll let you know how volume is looking. next. >> good morning, everybody and welcome back to 11 news today, i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us. did you notice everybody on our air has on purple today even those not in baltimore, nicole killion. >> sort of discount it.

and -- >> host: is this a personal facebook page or is this a government facebook page? >> guest: this is the official facebook page. and so, you know, again you get some good feedback. abby, i wt a public option, so i urge you to vote yes. >> host: congressman, in looking at your facebook page at your comments, i did note there were some criticisms on here, and it's kind of a conversation that you're having. >> guest: my district is the quintessential moderate district. so whenever i communicate with my district i'm going to get a diversity of opinion back. you know, there are people in my district who are on the far left, there are people on the far right. most of my district is actually somewhere in between, and when you represent a district like that, you have to be prepared for that kind of diverse opinion, and i think i have a responsibility to kind of flesh it out. i don't want to hear from just one side or the other side, and that's why i feel so passionate about making sure we have all of the conduits to me whether it's a telephone town hall meeting or tweeting

this is my facebook page. >> is this a personal -- a personal facebook page or a government based theicial facebook page. you get some good feedback. i want at public option, so i urge you to vote yes. >> in looking at your comments, i did note that there were some criticisms on here, and is had a conversation you are having. >> my district is the quintessential moderate district. whenever i communicate with my district, i will get a diversity of opinion that. most of my district is between the far left and far right. you have to be prepared for that kind of diverse opinion, and i think i have a responsibility to flesh it out. i do not want to hear from just one side or the other side. that is why i feel so passionate about having all these different conduits. the best way i can hear that diverse range of opinions is by creating a diverse range of communications options. >> are you doing prior to congress? >> i was a local elected official in the town of huntington, new york, and i had a small business. >> are you a techno file? >> yes. my dad had a ham radio in the attic. he was alwa

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you need to use the official facebook page.i don't use it because i don't want them to tell me, it is still a grays on. we have got freer access in the senate. you have to submit everything you write to the franklin committee. house members-- >> whenever you ite anything on social media? >> the senate is much more strictive to the emineth. we have much freer access, but this is a wonderful page come weakener actually track what people are saying about you but i am not using your name or conversations you have with people. youan show this conversation that you click on there. this allows you to see and linked together the entire conversation but my access here is illegibly as far as i can tell still largely unfettered, but there are, this sort of a gray zone. they could come in and tell me what to say and i'm waiting. if they ever do i will sue them and i will sue pelosi ender the first amendment. >> now that you have immediate feedback in some cases from constituents what is that like as far as how you do you job because before

right now take a look a the white house's facebook page, they have 350,000 fans on facebook and they get hundreds of thousands of followers a day. so what's happening is the white house has hired a contractor to crawl and archive every comment that you see here. they are archiving every comment, every tag, every picture, every video on all the social networking sites. according to the washington times report, the defenders of the practice say the white house is doing its job as required by the presidential records act and point out the bush white house archived comments on its official website but they say it goes against the president's pledge to protect privacy on the internet. what do you think about it? let me know what you think and i will air the best comments at 6:40. >> i actually follow them and usually get a gazillion comments anytime they post anything. >> that's why they contract out. >>> the nationals scored this time but was it enough to down the world series champs? >>> and jim zorn tries something new. those stories coming up in sports. # . >>> let's see who's celebra

. >> facebook helps catch a criminal. how police used a facebook to find their man. >> a major change in missile defense. we will have a check on ve a chc >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> 5:14. a health-care bill by senator max baucus is not going over well with democrats. many are concerned about a tax provision in the bill that would hit the middle class hard. a vote will happen next week. >> the recision to revise a missile defense shield in europe is drawing both praise and criticism from congress. some say it is too big a concession to make to russia. >> the man at the center of a hot -- several homes were searched. they believe he had contact with a known al qaeda associate any potential plot to make explosives. >>> michelle obama is helping to get the word out about a new farmers' market. >> it opened yesterday. the first lady was there

facebook l ooh facebook >>> motorola unveiled a new phone designed to make it easier for to you keepriends on the social networking sites. it runs on google's mobile operating system. it lets users aggregate contact information from various networking sites and e-mail accounts. also to place status updates on its home screen. the click will be available from t-mobile in time for the holidays. >>> finally, a new iphone ap that can turn you into a fashion designer. polo ralph lauren, shoppers can create, design, share and order their own rugby shirts. there are a million combinations, you can even have your name stitched on the back. users can also upload their own picture to see what their creation will look like on them. it's available for free from the ap store on i-tunes. for information on all these stories, go to the technology page of abcnews.com. those are your "tech bytes." i'm vinita nair. >>> the president was all over the tv but did he get the message out? >>> a bear attack in japan. what happened in a gift shop that forced police to use brutal force on the bear. >>> how ab

and then any facebook member, this is a public poll, any facebook member could answer yes, maybe, if my health care or no. one day later, on sunday, right here the blog, the political carnival came across that facebook poll and wrote a scathing blog post about it. and as you may imagine n this day and age, it didn't take long for word to spread about the poll. facebook immediately removed the poll and the third party that supported it but 700 people had responded to the poll by the time it was taken down. here's the story as it is being reported on gawker's blog. facebook is working with the secret service to find the person who posted it and to i value wait the seriousness of the threat. but make no mistake about it, anytime the secret service launches a full-fledged investigation they are taking this very seriously. now, i want to point out that somebody has come out as the person who sponsored that third party application. and i want to be very clear here, this is not the person who came up with that poll. this is the person who created the third party application which sponsored

if you are into facebook go to my facebook page, richelle carey. leave your comments.reform plan the modest proposal yet. it could cost $856 billion over ten years. chairman max baucus hopes it will gain support. olympia snowe who helped putting the plan together isn't committing to supporting it. >> we share a common purpose to make the lives of americans better tomorrow than they are today. to get health care reform done the time for action is now. we will act. we will act and pass health reform legislation this year. >> what do we know about the plan? it would require every american to buy public health insurance. no government run insurance plan. there could be nonprofit co-ops. insurance companies couldn't drop policy holders because of illness and keeps insurers from dropping people from preexisting conditions. and creates exchanges for small group and individuals to compare plans when they shop for coverage. >>> a woman takes home an unwanted souvenir in a simple drive in the country. this is hard to believe but g we'll show you the pictures to prove it. progres

facebook said its users first reported the question to the company.he third-party application was immediately suspended. now the secret service has launched an investigation. meantime facebook said it has pulled the poll creator application from the website. more than 350 people reportedly answered the obama assassination question before it was taken down. >> and you can have friend fox 45 news on facebook. check out status and follow our tweets on twitter. go to find us on facebook and twitter. under the community features section on foxbaltimore.com. i am judy kurtz and that's tonight's "word on the web". >> tobacco crackdown. still ahead on the news at 10:00. how baltimore city is changing the rules for where, when and what you are allowed to smoke. >> and how ex >> the city of baltimore is cracking down on smoking. even more. the city council discussed new legislation today that would ban smoking anywhere near a hospital. another bill already passed would ban the sale of single cigars. that has the tobacco lobby kicking up a fight. >> this bill re

saying facebook violated his patent. he applied for a patent three years before facebook was created. his company developed the know how used by facebook currently. and facebook said the lawsuit has no merit and they intend to fight it. . >> federal appeals court throws out a $5 million verdict against anti-war protestors. jury in baltimore had awarded albert schneider damages for emotional distress and invasion of privacy after his son's military funeral was ticketed by members of the westboro baptist church. three judge panel said they are protected by the first amendment. >> doug gansler wants to hold more hearings for the proposed sale to francis edf. two companies waited until the close of previous rounds of hearings before disclosing final terms of the transaction. and that was unfair. constellation wants to sell almost half of the nuclear energy business to edf. >> dozens of die hard bruce springsteen fans are not taking any chances whatsoever. they are already lining up to make sure that they get tickets to one o

how many times have you checked your facebook page today?when the social networking site first started, you had to be a college kid to sign up. today, there are more than 300 million people who want in including some baby boomers. and as jessica doyle reports, there's a local teacher out there by teaching facebook. >> you want to go to www.facebook.com. >>> you might be surprised to see them under the list of offerings. but in this local classroom, every seat is taken. >>> and i'm through and i just want to know about that for the family and the photos. i would like to learn how to use this as a fund raising tool. i would like to know more about the security aspects of it before i start signing up. >> she starts with the how to on profiles, pictures, and how much personal information to share. and points that speak to a big concern for social networking newbies. >> in general, people are looking for the social networking that are really interested in, well, you know, their safety. making sure that they are secured. that strangers won't be lo

you are asking the question, is mitt facebook gaydar homophobic.are asking because they feel this is unfairly outing people in the work place or possibly in front of college recruiters. they say some students applying to colleges may be unfairly discriminated against because of the facebook profiles. a lot of great questions but not a lot of answers. i will have more on my blog at wusa9.com. >>> a reality star gets booted off the show which has carried his name for years. that story in the buzz. >>> and what michael moore says he will do if his film doesn't cause an uprising in the american people. we'll be right back. we are watching 9 news now. >>> a few washingtonens have now seen michael moore's latest film called "capitalism, a love story." it had its dc premier at the uptown theater. we have more on the famous director. >> this is michael moore. i'm here to make a citizens arrest of the board of directors of aig. >> he is become, taking on a crisis of capitalism that hit just after he started to make this film. >> can you tell me what a credi

sprint's plan could eventually force competitors to lower their prices. >>> facebook is slimming down is easier easier to use, less cluttered and faster. the new site could be particularly useful to people who find the current site overwhelming or who are new to facebook. it focuses on establishing a network of friends and communicating with them by writing on their walls, sending message and look agent pictures. >>> motorola unveiled a new phone designed to make it easier to keep up with your friends and facebook and other networking sites. it runs on google's mobile operating system. the phones let users aggregate contact information from e-mail accounts and place status updates on the home screen. the click will be available in time for the holidays. >>> finally, a new iphone ap that can turn you intoa fashion designer. polo has launched the make your own rug by app. you can make, design, and order your own rug by shirt. you can even have your name stitched onto the back. users can also upload their own picture to see what their creation will look like on them. the app is available

facebook immediately removed the poll and the third party application that supported it. it is important to note this was a third party application, not just a poll that comes from facebook but the damage had been done. 700 people had already responded to the poll by the time it was taken down. so what does it mean? it means the secret service is of course getting involved. facebook is working with the secret service to find the person who posted it and evaluate the seriousness of the threat. but make no mistake about it, anytime the secret service launches a full-fledged investigation they are taking this very seriously. bottom line, you just don't make comments about killing the president. you just don't. there's no execution for it. >> none whatsoever expwhrrchlts. >>> the redskins biggest rival is featured on monday night football and as the wizards open training camp today, arenas says he is arriving with a whole new attitude. >>> tonight at 11:00, taking years off of your face without undergoing the knife. why some patients say an eastern tradition erases some of th

how many of you guys are on facebook? you guys are on facebook?applause ] i love it as well. it's great. i love being able to keep up to date with everything that my friends are doing, see what they're doing. and i also like checking out what all of you guys in the audience are doing as well. so, would you mind if i check out a few of your facebook statuses? let's go around the audience. let's check it out. [ cheers and applause ] okay, you over there. yeah, let's go over to that girl over there. yeah. that girl right there, yeah. let's see what her facebook -- nancy cooper. she "wants to know how loud this audience can get." [ chrs and applause ] all right! all right! it's a lively audience. let's move on. move on to you over there. yeah, that guy right there. yeah, he's perfect. [ laughter ] danny prisenberg. danny prisenberg. is your first name daniel? and they just call you danny? yeah. [ laughter ] you're "wondering if the new health care ll will cover his recent enlargement surgery." oh, okay. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i think there's only a

in her facebook note on the jewish holiday.rs took the opportunity to weigh in on ahmadinejad's address to the u.n. a speech was gyp at the general assembly full of hateful anti-semitic rhetoric. the world community must speak with one voice declaring ant anti-semiti anti-semitism. words we can all for once agree with from sarah palin. joining me is huffington post contributor shannon moore. this may be sarah palin delivering a straight, poiler plate anunciation of all things iran iran. >> it does. i wish she would maybe speak to some of her supporters who felt free to put the hitler mustache on obama's picture. she is out there trying to make a big comeback. >> how do you figure the hong kong speech fits into that? let's make money or did you think there would be some political benefit from that? >> i think see was trying to get political benefit. whoever is handling her right now was particularly concerned about making the political hits she made in her 1 1/2 hour-long speech. i sat through some of her speeches before and i c

when facebook first started you had to be a college student to sign up. today a different story. 300million people want in including baby boomers and a local teacher is making money by teaching facebook. >> you want to go to www.facebook.com. >> reporter: the world of continuing education you might be surprised to see facebook for boomers under the list of offerings, but in this local classroom every seat is taken. >> i had it for family and photos and would like to use it as a fund-raising tool. i'd like to know about the security aspect of it before i sign up. >> reporter: all good questions. according to the instructor. she starts with a how 0 to on profiles, picture and how much to share. points that speak to a big concern for social networking new bees. >> in general -- new byes. >> in general people are interested in their safety, making sure they are secure, that strangers won't look at their pictures or their children's pictures. >> reporter: for some retirees or those looking for work there is the ability to network quickly. >> ten years ago you

facebook's a great place to facebook stalk, people in your past. >> you know about them. >> reporter:y did you go looking in the first place? >> i needed one of those -- >> reporter: okay. nancy kayla, a psychologist who studies lost love, says teenage hormones are stored as sensory and emotional mem prescription. >> it doesn't mean we have to be with that person. but in the adolescent years, there are hormones. sexual and growth hormones and everything else. and you encode the person, in a sense, for life. >> reporter: the memories are so strong, they can be detrimental to people who are already married and rediscover a former romance. >> on facebook, is that you? you write back innocently. and before you know it, they're reminiscing. and all those feelings are coming back. >> reporter: but for folks like alice and harlan, it they were married weeks ago. >> this has been kind of strange. >> reporter: alice and harlan, happily married, like i said. living in seattle. there are good stories from this. experts say the main reason people are doing the retro-sexing is because it's safe. a

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a grim poll surfaces on facebook about president obama. >>> andhat's got to hurt. conan o'brien, the funny man who cracks up late night audiences cracked his head on stage. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and today we begin with weighing the options. u.s. officials are drafting plans for new sanctions that would take a big economic toll on iran. that is, unless the country comes clean about the controversial nuclear program. while the measures are still under review, the international sanctions would likely target iran's energy infrastructure. a huge critical component of its economy. iran, meanwhile, continues to flex its military muscle. two days of war games ended monday after the country launched its longest range missile. the white house calls that move provocative. >>> north korea, meanwhile, is also raising tension over its own nuclear ambitions. unlike iran, however, the north is on the record about its push for atomic weapons. following its nuclear test last may, pyongyang says he will

i will admit i am a facebook junky.reporter: now this is new for you because i know a year ago you were not into it. >> no. >> reporter: and now you are. >> i really wasn't and i was like, oh, whatever. now i'm into it as are about 300 million people. >> reporter: yeah. >> but there are precautions people need to take on facebook. >> reporter: you know there is and it's one of our most popular stories that we have right new on cnn.com/tech, is,protect yourself? some of the safety precautions you should take on sites like facebook. for instance, if you put your birthday on there, you know it's nice get those oh, happy birthday messages. it makes you feel really nice but you're putting your birthday out there and that's some personal information people can use against you. also think about, it richelle. if you put your mother, who your mother is and then you're putting out your maiden name which a lot of people use as passwords or as identification, tests you know on certain things. what's your mother's maiden name? also

he broke into a home, stole two diamond rings and also checked his facebook account. the problem for him was that he forgot to log out. for information on all of the stories, log on to the technology page at abcnews.com. those are your tech bytes. i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> president obama in full campaign style mode as he lays out his plan for health care. so what did you think? >>> and happy new year. the president is using rosh hashanah to snd a message of peace between israel and its neighbors. >>> and it is a story about determination. we'll introduce you to vincent pfizer. it is a great story. >>> meantime, happy friday. good morning. i'm megan pringle. jamie is on the go. he'll join us later on in the show. he's in calvert county so we'll check in with him to find out what's going on. meantime, we've got weather and traffic all morning long. justin's here. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, megan. at 5:29 on the clock, we take to you owings mills where we have a quiet morning. after the rain we had to deal with yesterday morning, right now, it is just cloudy

facebook.econd in charge, the gal there made "forbes" magazine of 100 most powerful people. this place is doing pretty darn well. >> yes. in fact, facebook is now cash flow positive which means that it is making enough money to pay all of its expenses. this is ahead of time. what happened is that facebook hit 300 million active users so it's doing better ahead of schedule. fastest growing category for facebook, is users over 35. poppy harlow talked to some at facebook and you can see the interview at cnn.com. facebook is so successful that there is actually a backlash against facebook. i saw a t-shirt over the summer that said no, i'm not on facebook. today in the new york post, there was a quote attributed to george clooney that he would rather have a certain kind of medical procedure, an invasive medical procedure than be on -- performed by someone with cold hands than to be on facebook. he doesn't need facebook. >> we're watching all of the companies closely. that's your job, susan lisovicz.

video of his speech was streamed live by the white house on facebook. his speech comes with the news that the white house is now saving user information from social networking sites including facebook and twitter and doing so without notifying users or asking their permission. >> reporter: the obama administration has been a pioneer in using the internet to get messages out to supporters and interact with them. recently it solicited bids from private contractors to archive comments, videos, and tweets left on white house social networking sites like facebook and youtube, part of an effort to comply with the presidential records act. user messages like "great job obama" or "this president is full of it" could be digitally ar kifd. the national legal and policy center, a group that favors small government, is worried the government may use information for purposes other than archiving. >> we believe this is the blueprint for a massive data mining operation by the white house which would allow it to collect personal information on millions of americans wit

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the survey was posted on facebook saturday.als removed it as soon as they got wind of it. this poll asked the question, should obama be killed? the choices were, no, maybe, yes, and yes if he cuts my health care. secret service is looking into it because even if it was meant as a joke, it is still considered a threat against the president. in other words, you cannot make jokes like that. >>> a judge has ordered the children of martin luther king jr. to sit down, literally. a legal tug of war forced the three living brothers and sisters to come face to face. it's part of our new segment "what matters." >>> movie director who won an oscar for the film "the pianist" is now fighting extradition to the u.s. on a 32-year-old sex charge. switzerland authorities say roman polanski could actually be released pretty soon on bail. he was arrested there saturday on an international warrant. the u.s. wants him for his 1977 guilty plea to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. polanski fled the u.s. because he says the judge reneged on a plea d

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. >>> no matter what kind of computer you have, you're probably using it to log on to facebook, right or maybe the increasingly popular twitter. well, there are hospitals out there that are getting into the act, too. they're posting videos ask giving patients real-time updates even during surgery. nica robins has more on how social networking is changing the medical world. >> reporter: fingers are flyg across keyboards across the world connecting with friends, family, organizations. but now your local hospital wants to connect with you. >> we've gotten thousands of people in the cleveland clinic. they're really engaging with us. we're giving them content avenue day. news stories, health tips, community stories. they're interacting and giving us feedback. >> a lot of patients are using it to community, share information, share stories. and they've asked us to be there because it's the way that they like to communicate with us. >> reporter: across the country, some use twitter to tweet during live surgeries. uh tweeted updates during the swine flu scare. uh and the clinic both have vide

facebook taking center stage today. the company's drive for advertising seen as a success for dot com overall. can this internet giant be an agiant in ad revenue? that's the co-for everybody, including our industry. julia boorstin is talking about that today. so very big news from facebook today. you're partnering with nielsen for new measurements to measure the impact of ads on facebook. it's called nielsen brand lift. what is it? >> exactly what you said. we're working with nielsen at measuring out the effectiveness of our ads. what we do is when we show an ad, we poll users before and afterwards to see what the differences are. so one example, procter & gamble ran an ad for secret deodorant brand and polled those who had seen the ad. there was an 11% lift of people who are extremely likely to buy the product. >> so facebook became cash flow tif in the second quarter. how is it s this going to affect revenues going forward? w. did he announce being cash flow positive last quarter. we know our ads are working. our clie

the ceo saw the popularity of sites like facebook which this site does resemble.ference, and it's big, the desired affluent member has to show them the money. >> we went out and targeted people that had a minimum of worth of $3 million or an annual income of $300,000. >> tax records are examined and research is verified to figure out people are truly wealthy. only one in 40 applicants passes. one-third inherit their money. >> our typical member skews much higher than other social networks or so our average age is 54. they have an average net worth of $32.7 million. >> since launching in september affluent has attracted more than 30,000 members from all over the world. so what makes this exclusive website so attractive? we were given access to take a look with member bob smith. life stooil is one of the most popular sections. we saw chicago nightlife, culture in dubai and paris shopping featured. there are also discussions, articles and classifieds. bob showed us his page and some friends he's made. they include a publisher, movie director, royalty in india and a n

let me read one of the facebook comments, questions here, from teresa g. on facebook. writing this. i can't figure out what in the lab would make him so angry as to kill someone especially since he doesn't seem to have a history and about that history we just talked with reporter marcia chambers about an incident in high school in 2003, where he showed somewhat violent behavior to now a former girlfriend. dr. clay watson forensic psychiatrist, a lot to die jest here, i know. >> yes. >> what do you see here as a possible motive for raymond clark, iii? >> well, the first piece is that it's important to note that there was a history of violence for this young man. and that gives us an idea of whether or not this person is capable of violence in the future. now, whether or not he has a particular motive now, we're not sure. we're still figuring these things out but based on what we've heard so far, he has issues of control. he's been rejected in the past, it sounds like and became violent with a high school girlfriend and then there, a blow to his self-esteem for mim hey have been reach

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they filed a lawsuit against facebook earlier this week. >>> now a story our investigators have been working on for a while now. it will shock you, it will anger you, and we can only hope it will drive change. after being caught driving drunk five times, you'd think, you'd hope christopher kendall couldn't get behind the wheel again. but joce sterman shows us he's repeatedly beaten the system and as scary as it is he's not alone. >> reporter: swerving back and forth, driving more than 100 miles an hour. that's how he caught police attention. but he caught our attention when we understand this is his fifth arrest. the maximum penalty is 1 year in jail for your first arrest, he got only 21 days total. we pulled his cases to find out why and found that in the five times he's been arrested and charged with drunk driving since 2001, kendall's consistently gotten deals. pleading guilty to lesser charges like driving while impaired or reckless driving and they come with smaller penalties. >> the system doesn't look at them as criminals. >> reporter: page croyder would know. she's a former p

term. >>> and more good news for facebook users. the site will soon feature voice chat. members will be able to have conversations with anyone on their friends list and even nonfacebook users will be able to dial in. >>> apple and iphone ap store has many followers, now the federal government. agencies would be able to buy approved applications and services. part of the obama's push to modernize i.t. systems and help balance the budget for federal i.t. spending. >>> smart phones will soon be able to help you report problems around your town like potholes and graffiti. a start-up company called city source lets you snap a picture with your phone, fill out a complaint report and it's automatically sent to the correct government agency. san jose, california, is the first city to sign up for this program. >>> the gadgets for the harry potter in all of us. a british company developed a universal remote control shaped like a magic wand. no buttons, you have to wave it to make it work. for example, flick your wrist up or down to change the

let me read the facebook comments and questions. this is teresa g. writing this.t figure out what in a lab would make him so angry as to kill someone, especially since he doesn't seem to have a history." about that history, we talked to reporter marcia chambers about an incident in high school in 2003, where he showed somewhat violent behavior toward a now former girlfriend. let's bring in dr. clay watson, forensic psychiatrist. clay, lots to digest here, i know. what are you seeing here as a possible motive for raymond clark iii? >> the first piece is it's important to note there was a history of violence for this young man. and that gives us an idea of whether or not this person is capable of violence in the future. now, whether or not he has a particular motive now, we're not sure. we're still figuring these things out. based on what we've heard so far is issues of control. he's been rejected in the past, it sounds like, and became violent with a high school girlfriend. and then there a blow to his self-esteem that may for him have enraged him, and he needed to