The world's largest social network is launching a powerful new tool to search and discover things your friends are posting (and talking) about, but they got one thing wrong already.

Facebook Graph Search was announced today by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

It lets you sift through all the stuff your friends have posted to find what you're looking for.

So if you want to find a good sushi restaurant, for example, search for “sushi restaurants my friends like” and you'll see a list of their posts, photos and page 'Likes' about sushi.

You may also search out things that others may have posted about (if their privacy settings aren't set to a high level).

Facebook Graph Search is all about finding things your friends have posted about – and what they recommend.

This is taking the power of word-of-mouth to the next level.

According to Bing.ca searches, 2012 was a year of celebrity fascination, baby fever and heartbreak. Last year Canadians were “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” putting Kim Kardashian one up on homegrown sensation Justin Bieber. In 2012 Bieber came out on top, securing the most-searched celebrity spot. From the celebrity grind, to scandals and one hit wonders, Bing captured 2012 through the searches that mark the year’s most fascinating people, sensations and moments in time. 

To coincide with the release of  U.S. search results for Bing.com, here are top search results for Bing.ca based on Canadian queries. The results detail Canada’s top 10 most searched people, celebrity couples, viral videos and consumer electronics. 

Google's new tablet stole the show at its I/O conference last week, but it isn't the firm's only offering. It also released Google Now, a digital assistant that mirrors much of what Apple has accomplished with Siri. But Google's software goes further. 

Join us for live coverage from the E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles as Microsoft gives us a sneak preview of what's coming to the Xbox 360 this year. And don't forget to share your thoughts in the comments below.

UPDATE: The event is over so we've removed the video feed. If you missed the live coverage you can scroll through the ScribbleLive archive below, and check out the full wrapup from Peter Nowack, who was in the audience.

 

 

Well 2010 is drawing to a close folks, and there’s a few things we now know. The economy is recovering, smartphones have taken over and the iPad is one of the most sought-after tech toys for kids.

And thanks to the folks over at search engine Bing, I can tell you what some of the most popular Internet search terms of the year were.

One of the things iPhone users are secretly jealous of is the lack of Google Goggles. But now, they’ve been let in on one of the coolest Android-only apps yet.

Amid all the iPhone madness yesterday, Steve Jobs there was another significant announcement at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference: Safari 5.0. The launch is an important one because of the features that the browser includes -- and the bits of the web that it excludes.

Maybe it's because I'm not a tween or a teenage girl, but I'd rather go weed my lawn in scorching heat than hear about Justin Bieber. The only pleasure he's brought me was when I watched a video of him walking into a glass door in Germany – that was a great laugh.

As I constantly surf the web, I come across countless stories that somehow involve the Canadian sensation. Thankfully, there's a program to block him out of the online experience. It's called Shaved Bieber.

How often have you wished that you had people? I've always wanted people, so that I could get my people to talk to other people's people, and make important things happen. Like film deals, and book contracts. I bet Brad Pitt has people. And I bet Stephen King has people. That's why they're successful A-list celebrities, while I still have problems getting served at the local dive bar and never even have enough time to manage my woefully overdrawn bank account. It's just not fair, I tell you. Now, though, we might all be able to have people - or at least, a virtual equivalent thereof.

Microsoft made an interesting move in the search engine privacy wars this week. The company announced significant changes to the way that it handles the data that it logs about its users. It could make all the difference to privacy-conscious users, and puts Google on the back foot.