Happy Friday. (Photo: Sodahead)

Perhaps feeling jealous of China, North Korea is now accusing the U.S. of committing cyberattacks against it. [Tech in Asia]

We've reached the point where online programming could actually make a significant dent at the Emmy's. House of Cards, anyone? [The Daily Dot]

Google Reader's demise as a wake up call: what do we lose when we become so wholly reliant on a cloud-based app? [Slate]

More techies have stepped up to the plate to fight gun violence. Big name Silicon Valley investors have launched an "innovation and investment" campaign called Sandy Hook Promise. [TechCrunch]

Guns aren't the only political issue techies are taking up. Zuck and others are working for high-skilled immigration reform. [Hillicon Valley]

I don't even know. (Photo: Macleans.ca)

Reuters social media editor Anthony De Rosa pointed us to what appears to be a new section in Facebook's help center which addresses the many commonly held myths about the platform. You know your brand is seriously distrusted when you have to devise an entire help section dedicated to dispelling the half-truths told about it.

The vast majority of the questions relate to privacy issues--the eternal thorn in the company's side--and how Facebook uses the troves of personal data mined from its users. Some examples:

• Do advertisers have access to my personal information?
• What personal information is shared with sites that use social plugins?
• Does Facebook sell my information?

Facebook says the answer to all of these answers is "no," and while technically true, the language definitely leaves some wiggle room. After all, Facebook may not sell your information, but it damn sure does sell ads against your information.

Another myth the new section addresses is "Can people see my private messages on my timeline?", which was undoubtedly spawned by Monday's fracas, when users across the web began reporting that they were seeing private messages crop up on their timelines. Facebook staunchly refuted the claims, but that did little to comfort paranoid users who have come to deeply distrust the social network behemoth.

Maybe The Amazing Kreskin was right, and Zuck does need a babysitter to help bolster his credibility.

Mark Zuckerberg's dog, Beast. (Facebook)

Facebook is finally following up on its plan to eliminate the phenomenon of fake page or profile 'likes' produced by malware or deception. As CNN reports, this has caused noticeable dips in likes on a number of popular pages, such as those for Lady Gaga, The Simpsons and Zynga's page for Texas HoldEm Poker. We tried and failed to see if the page for Zuck's dog Beast had taken a hit during the purge, but with 989,000 likes and counting, we think the adorable Hungarian Sheepdog can rest easy, for now.

(Photo: Kiss and Makeup)

Be honest: Facebook’s sleek blue and white color scheme is a fashion inspiration in your life. It is therefore only natural that you’d want to adorn your body with colorful evidence of your fandom.

Luckily, thanks to the French designer Yves Saint Laurent, you can now wear Facebook on your eyelids.

Starting July 19th, YSL will release 1,650 of their Facebook-inspired “Devoted to Fans” eye shadow palettes, featuring blue, purple, white and grey shadows.

The case features the YSL logo transposed onto a blue background with “Devoted to Fans” and “#1” adorning the edges--or, as the brand eloquently told Kiss and Makeup, it weaves together "the highly identifiable Facebook blue with the luxurious Yves Saint Laurent design."

Of course, you could just go out and buy a regular blue and grey eye shadow palette from CVS. But then you'd miss not only  the “luxurious” case, but also the electronic perks that come with “Devoted to Fans:" Buyers will have access to special Facebook features and exclusive information. Maybe Zuck will even tell you the secret to the awkward smile.

The shadow will be available on YLS’s Facebook page, but unfortunately they have no plans to award prizes for drawing artistically rendered “like” symbols on your eyelids.

All your startups are belong to you. (Photo: Harvard.edu)

Mark Zuckerberg-adjacent opportunists are getting more creative in their efforts to cash in on Facebook—another one of Zuck's old classmates just lost a suit against the producers of The Social Network for "defamation by omission." But there may be one entity with a real case for a claim: Harvard University.

"Harvard University could have asserted a stronger claim to the company than the Winklevoss twins and Paul Ceglia combined," Stanford Law fellow Brian Love wrote in the Boston Globe earlier this month.

Zuck started Facebook while an undergrad at Harvard, where he presumably used some university resources. That fact opens Facebook's founders up to a claim by Harvard. After all, Stanford finagled itself a slice of Google and the University of Illinois asserted rights over Netscape.

But rather than try to squeeze money from one of its richest and most famous non-alumni, the university opted for the high road. Mr. Love lauds the move:

Fortunately, Harvard’s minor role in Facebook’s history has attracted a different reaction: a star-studded Hollywood blockbuster, a reinvigorated reputation as a dream school for entrepreneurial teens, and warm feelings among millionaire alumni who may become large donors. By contrast, few know that modern web browsing was born at the University of Illinois, and Netscape’s embittered founders vowed never to give another dime to their alma mater-turned-adversary.

Here’s hoping officials at the collegiate home of the next Facebook know which university made the better deal.

"Harvard University: because we won't sue you" has a nice ring to it.