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• Have you ever deactivated your Facebook account?

  May 6, 2013 3:30 AM

  A third of Facebook users have deactivated their accounts at one time or another, and 10% never come back. That comes from a study by researchers at Cornell University. They found a variety of reasons for people de-friending the social network, ranging from "using it too much" to distrust... more »

• Facebook CEO's sis Randi Zuckerberg has book deal

  February 13, 2013 8:23 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a two-book deal. HarperCollins announced Wednesday that Randi Zuckerberg plans a memoir and a children's book. The social media executive and entrepreneur left Facebook in 2011. Her memoir, "Dot Complicated," is scheduled for release Nov. 5. It will... more »

• NORAD takes record number of calls for Santa

  December 28, 2012 1:36 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Christmas Eve was a particularly busy time for volunteers with the NORAD Tracks Santa Program. During a 23 hour period, the operations center answered over 114,000 calls from children looking for Santa Claus, an increase of more than 12,000 from last year. The group also received... more »

• New community outreach for Pueblo Police

  November 27, 2012 3:26 PM

  The Pueblo Police Department is announcing a new Community Services Division, including a public information officer and social media access. The police department will be providing updates to the community through Facebook (Pueblo Police Department) and Twitter (@PuebloPolice1) If you want updates even more quickly, visit the City... more »

• Wii U: New console launches in a sea of gadgets

  November 18, 2012 1:44 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - In the six years since the last major video game system launched, Apple unveiled the iPhone and the iPad, "Angry Birds" invaded smartphones and Facebook reached a billion users. In the process, scores of video game consoles were left to languish in living rooms alongside dusty... more »

• Zuckerberg acknowledges Facebook's falling stock price

  September 11, 2012 9:28 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is acknowledging his company's falling stock price, but he says Facebook has overcome hurdles before. He's speaking to a standing-room-only audience at a tech conference in San Francisco, in his first interview since the company's rocky initial public offering in May. Facebook... more »

• Pueblo West freshman starts anti-bullying initiative Play Video

  September 10, 2012 2:09 AM

  A Pueblo West High School freshman is taking a stand on bullying. After years of being victimized herself, she's helping others cope by telling her story and offering a safe place online for people to talk about it. For as long as Rhiannon Winch can remember, people have considered... more »

• Viewers have more options than ever for 'Social Olympics' Play Video

  August 6, 2012 9:49 PM

  The last week we've changed our schedules to be glued to the TV, firmly planted on the couch watching the tense competition in the London Olympics. A lot of people are multi-taskers; not only watching the games on TV but taking to the web as well. In 2008 for... more »

• Be flexible for best airfares

  June 8, 2012 4:29 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) -- To snag the best airfares, travelers need to be adventurous and willing to pick up at a moment's notice. OK, now let's be realistic. Most people making summer travel plans need just that: plans. They get a week off, maybe two, and aren't going to... more »

• Facebook wants your vote on privacy

  June 1, 2012 12:35 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook is letting its nearly 1 billion users vote on changes to its privacy policy beginning on Friday. This is the second time Facebook Inc. is letting users vote on policy changes. The first time was in 2009 when Facebook was a much smaller, privately held... more »

• How private should your Facebook password be?

  April 9, 2012 4:14 PM

  Facebook issues are in the headlines and have been for months as many talk about whether employers should be allowed to ask for personal account passwords. Several students at Pueblo Community College agree it's against their rights and add they wouldn't give their passwords out. Facebook has agreed recently... more »

• Ohio school shooting reveals value of social media Play Video

  March 1, 2012 9:47 PM

  With people using social media like Twitter and Facebook more than ever, these sites are of growing importance in emergency situations. During the school shooting in Chardon, Ohio this week, students tweeted moment by moment, providing real-time updates to responders who used that information to direct aid. Local emergency... more »

• How safe is social networking? Play Video

  February 29, 2012 8:13 PM

  How dangerous is it to deal with people you meet online? We looked into the issue today in light of yesterday's standoff situation at a local urology center. Office workers say it all started as a dispute over an online ad for puppies. We spoke with Kevin Johnson, a... more »

• Cyber mistakes leaving you vulnerable

  February 8, 2012 12:23 PM

  In January, a U.C.C.S. computer science student showed News 5 viewers how you could get hacked while buying plane tickets through Southwest Airlines on your iPhone. To read the story on that find, click here. Now, David Stites is showing us how the things we "like" on Facebook... more »

• Cyber mistakes leaving you vulnerable

  February 7, 2012 8:38 PM

  In January, a U.C.C.S. computer science student showed News 5 viewers how you could get hacked while buying plane tickets through Southwest Airlines on your iPhone. To read the story on that find, click here. Now, David Stites is showing us how the things we "like" on Facebook... more »

• Facebook to go public to raise $5 billion

  February 1, 2012 6:43 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University. That means anyone with the right amount of cash will be able to own part of a... more »

• Councilwoman's Facebook post sparks communication debate

  January 17, 2012 11:39 PM

  Is there a communication breakdown between the mayor's office and city council in Colorado Springs? That's the implication of a Facebook post from a city council member that is causing quite a stir. Monday night Colorado Springs City Councilwoman Lisa Czelatdko posted this message to her Facebook wall. In... more »

• Wikipedia goes dark for a day

  January 17, 2012 10:11 AM

  Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia said in a statement Monday night. The website will go dark for 24 hours in an unprecedented move that brings added... more »

• Facebook movement pushes for bald Barbie

  January 12, 2012 12:37 PM

  There's a movement happening on Facebook, pushing for the makers of Barbie to create a bald Barbie doll, in support of children with cancer. The Facebook page is titled, "Beautiful and bald Barbie! Let's see if we can get it made." It was created a few days before Christmas,... more »

• Bald Barbie push to fight cancer

  January 11, 2012 4:38 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbie has been an astronaut, an architect, a Nascar driver, and a news anchor. Now, there's an online movement to get her to attempt what could be her biggest feat yet: going bald to fight cancer. A Facebook page titled "Beautiful and Bald Barbie!... more »

• NORAD Santa trackers have record holiday

  December 25, 2011 10:28 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) - Santa Claus set records Christmas Eve he raced across the globe on his traditional holiday mission. Volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs say they fielded about 102,000 telephone queries beginning early Saturday on his progress. That broke the previous mark of 80,000. And... more »

• Teen drug abuse study has ups and downs

  December 15, 2011 12:18 AM

  Teen habits towards alcohol, tobacco, and drugs are taking dramatic changes. "We are seeing significant decrease in alcohol drinking behaviors since 1996 when it was very high," says Dr. Nora Volkow of the National Institute of Health. The annual study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows... more »

• Facebook could be helping those contemplating suicide

  December 13, 2011 7:03 AM

  MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help. A program launching Tuesday enables users to instantly connect with a crisis counselor from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline through Facebook's "chat" messaging system. ... more »

• Facebook "friending" politics

  October 11, 2011 6:24 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Social media companies have "friended" the 2012 presidential contest at a level almost unimaginable just four years ago. Social media giants like Facebook and Google are hosting debates and sponsoring presidential town halls. They remain indispensable tools for candidates looking to connect with voters. ... more »

• Phone thief suspect sends friend request

  September 18, 2011 9:41 AM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado man is accused of stealing a woman's cell phone and then sending her a friend request on Facebook. The Greeley Tribune reported Saturday that the victim awoke early one morning in her Greeley home to see a man standing over her bed. When... more »

• Phone thief suspect sends victim a friend request

  September 17, 2011 2:17 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado man is accused of stealing a woman's cell phone and then sending her a friend request on Facebook. The Greeley Tribune reported Saturday that the victim awoke early one morning in her Greeley home to see a man standing over her bed. When... more »

• Facebook turns to music for new social media tool

  August 31, 2011 8:32 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Facebook is preparing to bolster the programming tools it offers to licensed music services like Rhapsody, Spotify, MOG and Rdio to make it easier for users of the social network to find out what songs their friends are digging. A person familiar with the matter... more »

• Fort Collins megaparty fueled by Facebook post

  August 29, 2011 3:47 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A Fort Collins apartment complex that used Facebook to advertise "the biggest pool party of the year" got more than it bargained for after at least 2,000 people, most of them college students, showed up, forcing police to break up the rowdy poolside bash. Four people,... more »

• Fort Collins 'megaparty' overwhelms police

  August 28, 2011 1:52 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Four people were arrested and at least 10 people taken away by ambulance after what police are calling a "megaparty" near Colorado State University. Between 2,000 and 4,000 people were believed to be at Saturday's back-to-school party at an off-campus apartment complex. The Coloradoan... more »

• Colorado Authorities monitor social media

  August 12, 2011 8:25 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado authorities are monitoring social media so they can deal with events that could get out of control. Department of Public Safety spokesman Lance Clem says analysts can notify law enforcement agencies about events that are planned and discussed on the Internet, often within minutes of... more »

• Old Spice guy wins out over Fabio

  July 28, 2011 3:45 PM

  CINCINNATI (AP) - The Old Spice Guy has won his hunk-off with Fabio. Former football player Isaiah Mustafa has been lead spokesman for the Procter & Gamble Co. brand of men's body washes and deodorants for nearly two years, starring in a popular series of marketing campaigns relying heavily... more »

• Students are remembering Mr. Christopher

  July 17, 2011 11:42 PM

  Rob Christopher inspired students at Air Academy High School for years, but now they're mourning his death. Christopher was hit by a lightning bolt as it struck a nearby tree while camping with his family in Arizona last Tuesday. District 20 confirmed that Christopher had passed away. "He's... more »

• Facebook's big news

  July 6, 2011 1:57 PM

  Facebook is rolling out video calls. It's powered by Internet phone company Skype. Facebook said Wednesday that it is also rolling out a group chat feature. Facebook users can now create instant group chats if they want to quickly message a small group of their friends. CEO Mark... more »

• Zombies, lions and Father's Day

  June 19, 2011 11:51 AM

  It's been a busy week on the News First 5 Facebook page. Early in the week we received many photos of the Duckett Fire and Track Fire and by Saturday, the page was filled with photos from the Zombie Walk in Pueblo. But the highlight of the week has... more »

• Toddler hit by car

  June 17, 2011 8:59 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Police say a Denver-area woman whose daughter died after being hit a by van was checking her messages on Facebook while the toddler was outside. Authorities say 30-year-old Karen Pena of Aurora faces charges of child abuse and child abuse resulting in death. Pena was... more »

• Drafting a constitution on Facebook

  June 14, 2011 5:22 PM

  In modern day Iceland everyone can be James Madison or Thomas Jefferson. The citizens of the North-Atlantic nation are drafting a new constitution and they're opening debate over document to the public via social media. Serving in place of the State House of Philadelphia are Facebook, Twitter, Fllickr and YouTube.... more »

• Facebook-Google rivalry intensifies with PR fiasco

  May 12, 2011 7:01 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The intense rivalry between Facebook and Google is getting juicier. Facebook hired a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories harshly criticizing Google's privacy practices. The efforts backfired when the firm approached a blogger who not only declined the assignment, but also went public... more »

• Scanning for Facebook friends

  May 8, 2011 11:31 AM

  Just in case it was taking too long to create new friends on Facebook, there's a new app to help speed things up. Instant Friend is available for the Android market and allows the user to scan a friend's phone to become Facebook friends. But there's a catch, both... more »

• Alabama mom uses Facebook to help families after tornadoes

  May 7, 2011 4:08 PM

  A Facebook page created by an Alabama woman is helping tornado victims in the South to recover their personal photographs and other items. Patty Bullion lives in the town of Lester near the Tennessee border. The tornadoes missed her home but in the hours following the storm she said,... more »

• Girls face criminal charges for cyberbullying

  May 3, 2011 3:56 PM

  Two girls in Washington state accused of posting sexually explicit photos and messages on a 12-year-old classmate's Facebook page have been charged with cyberstalking and first-degree computer trespassing. According to the charges, the two, ages 11 and 12, used the girl's password information to post sexually explicit content on... more »

• Uber50 the new way to Tweet

  April 24, 2011 11:44 AM

  Why use Facebook or Twitter to keep in touch with friends when you can Uber50? A new report by the social media tracking site alltwitter.com says that rap star 50 Cent is partnering with the company UberSocial which makes a Twitter application for Blackberry smart phones. The program would... more »

• This week in Facebook: why some updates aren't making your news feed

  February 20, 2011 11:23 AM

  You may have noticed on Facebook that only updates and posts from a few of your hundreds of friends are showing up. Well surprise, Facebook changed things again. During one of its recent changes, Facebook automatically set your "News feed" settings to just the friends and pages you've interacted... more »

• Click, click flush ... study says many Facebook users update from the loo

  February 6, 2011 12:24 PM

  Ah modern life. According to a new study by the digital media company AIS Media, nearly a 1/3 of all Facebook users say they've visited social networking site from the bathroom. Among the 27 percent who admit to checking their status from the throne, more than half were women... more »

• Facebook makes us more sociable

  January 30, 2011 11:33 AM

  A study from the University of Texas seems to indicate that Facebook makes us more sociable. According to the study of 900 current and recent graduates, the social network gives people chances to show friendship and community in new ways. Of those surveyed, 47 percent say Facebook is... more »

• New social networking site makes your "LifeCount"

  January 25, 2011 8:08 PM

  There's Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Foursquare, and now there's a new social networking site to add to the list. It's called LifeCount and Dave Reinhart, of Colorado Springs developed it. His site has a unique twist compared to the others, it's all about your bucket list, "A place to write down... more »

• Try out a new social network, LifeCount

  January 25, 2011 12:27 PM

  There's Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Foursquare and now you can add another social network to the list. It's called LifeCount and it's the brainchild of Dave Reinhart of Colorado Springs. Reinhart says the site is essentially a place to put your bucket list, all the things you want to do... more »

• Facebook modifies rules for government agencies

  January 5, 2011 3:21 PM

  Rule changes by Facebook will allow state government employees to get involved in social media. "We are pleased that Facebook has responded to Colorado and the other states' concerns about the provisions of its terms of service agreement," said Colorado Attorney General John Suthers. "We look forward to continuing... more »

• State health department announces Facebook flu contest

  December 7, 2010 7:24 PM

  The Colorado Adult Immunization Coalition and the Colorado Health Department will sponsor an online flu contest on Facebook to encourage people to get vaccinations. Participants are asked to take their picture after receiving their flu vaccination and upload it on the "Enough Excuses" contest Facebook page . Two... more »

• Police: 'Hiccup girl' was transient before slaying

  October 26, 2010 9:09 AM

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Police say a young Florida woman once known for unstoppable hiccups was living a transient life before she was charged this week with murder. Investigator Mike Kovacsev from the St. Petersburg police told NBC's Today show Tuesday that Jennifer Mee, 19, had been living... more »

• Facebook apps transmitted personal info

  October 18, 2010 9:10 AM

  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that 10 popular Facebook applications have been transmitting users' personal identifying information to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies. The newspaper said Monday that the breach also includes users who set all their information to be completely private. And in some cases,... more »

• Colorado study: How to be Facebook popular

  October 11, 2010 8:41 AM

  Want to keep all the friends you make on Facebook? Then don't post mundane status updates or go off on political or religious rants. A study from the University of Colorado at Denver found that those are the most common reasons people choose to "defriend" others on Facebook. ... more »

• Justin Timberlake prefers vinyl to MP3s

  October 7, 2010 9:22 AM

  Justin Timberlake says he thinks vinyl records sound better than digitalized tunes. The 29-year-old pop musician and actor told German newspaper Frankfurter Rundshau on Thursday that he loves putting on records featuring oldies from the Beach Boys and early Beatles, claiming they "sound warmer" and "more vintage" than digital... more »

• Lewis-Palmer 7th grader suspended for Facebook post

  October 6, 2010 7:20 PM

  A 12-year-old Lewis-Palmer Middle School student is serving a 3-day suspension because of a Facebook post that was perceived as threatening. The boy's mother says Lewis-Palmer School District 38 overreacted and is making an example of her son. Christopher Sanchez's post from 3:49 p.m. on Thursday, September 30 stated... more »

• Facebook offers new way to sort friends, copy info

  October 6, 2010 4:39 PM

  Facebook is introducing tools that will make it easier for people to separate their online friendships into different groups and copy all the personal information they have posted on the website. The new features will start rolling out to Facebook's more than 500 million worldwide users Wednesday. Facebook... more »

• As 'Peanuts' turn 60, Schulz family plans future

  October 5, 2010 11:01 AM

  Good grief, Charlie Brown. The world has certainly changed since the Peanuts gang was born. For 60 years, Charles Schulz's imaginary bunch has been a fixture of newspaper funny pages and holiday TV specials. Now, his family is working to keep Snoopy, Lucy and the rest alive for... more »

• Police, fire depts. use social media to get info out fast

  September 20, 2010 7:42 PM

  When fire broke out at a Colorado Springs apartment complex Monday, the first images from the scene appeared not on TV or the web site for the local newspaper, but rather on the fire department's Twitter page. It continues a rapid trend of emergency response agencies utilizing social media to... more »

• A week without Facebook? College tries it out

  September 16, 2010 11:05 AM

  A tiny university in central Pennsylvania is making waves with a bold experiment: blacking out social media for a week. That means students and staff at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology can't access Facebook, Twitter or a host of other social networks while on campus. Provost... more »

• 3 Penrose teens identified, classmates gear up for a tough year

  July 31, 2010 12:25 AM

  State Patrol is releasing the names of the 3 Penrose teenage girls who died in a roll over accident Thursday. 18 year-old Jessica Dunovsky, 15 year-old Lacey Dunovsky and 16 year-old Abelina Gallegos all died when the Jeep they were in rolled on County Road 123, about a mile... more »

• Details of 100 million Facebook users published online

  July 29, 2010 12:14 PM

  The personal details of 100 million Facebook users have been collected and published online in a downloadable file, meaning they will now be unable to make their publicly available information private. However, Facebook downplayed the issue, saying that no private data had been compromised. The information was posted... more »

• Facebook feud results in fatal crash

  July 23, 2010 6:36 PM

  PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a Facebook feud between two Michigan women over the love of a prison inmate led to a high-speed car chase and crash that critically injured one woman, killed her friend and landed the other woman in jail. Torrie Emery was arraigned by video... more »

• Facebook nears half-billion accounts

  July 20, 2010 11:24 AM

  Facebook, the undisputed heavyweight champ of social networking sites a celebrates a milestone this week--it will sign up user number 500-million. Annette Stewart, one of those nearly half a billion users explains why she can't stop using the site. "Before it was a way to communicate with friends. Although... more »

• Facebook reunites woman with stolen class ring

  July 12, 2010 11:04 AM

  A Maine woman's high school class ring is back in her possession 28 years after it was stolen. Michelle Bilodeau of Auburn hadn't seen her Edward Little High School class of 1983 ring since it was stolen during her junior year. But on Friday, it was returned to her... more »

• NF5 fan wins pearls! Next giveaway: VEGAS!

  July 6, 2010 4:27 PM

  News First 5 is rewarding people just for being our Facebook fans! Dina Jamnik was our winner for June. On Tuesday she collected her prize: an 18'' strand of chocolate freshwater pearls from Armstrong Jewelers. The pearls are valued at $650. News First 5 asked Jamnik what her reaction was... more »

• Facebook rant gets waitress fired

  May 17, 2010 1:01 PM

  A North Carolina waitress is out of a job after griping on her Facebook page about the $5 tip she got from a couple who sat at their table for three hours. The waitress says the customers kept her at work an hour after she was supposed to clock out.... more »

• Stray dogs join protests in Greece

  May 10, 2010 6:09 PM

  They roam the streets of Athens unperturbed, a blue collar around their necks indicating that they have been neutered by the city authorities. Athens' stray dogs naturally seek company. And there's no better place to find lots of it than at one of Athens' many demonstrations. Photographers have documented the... more »

• Facebook warning: vicious malware circulating

  April 9, 2010 10:18 AM

  Annette Stewart spends at least three hours a day on Facebook. "Before it was a way to communicate with friends. Although I still do that, the main reason I go on now is for the games," she says. Now, she and other Facebook users are on the lookout for... more »

• Search continues for missing Greeley girl

  April 7, 2010 11:28 AM

  A woman who started a Facebook page for a missing 12-year-old girl is organizing a community search for the sixth-grader. Kayleah Wilson went missing March 28 while walking to a birthday party at a friend's house about a mile away. The FBI and Greeley police are in the midst... more »