Melissa Chang

Facebook is no stranger to user controversy. For years, members have shown themselves to be very vocal about changes to the site. In late 2007, when Facebook announced the launch of Beacon, its targeted advertising platform, the backlash was fast and furious -- and Facebook rescinded. When Facebook changed its Terms of Service in early 2009, there was another quick round of complaints, and Facebook reverted to its previous Terms. Now, there is a new campaign to get Facebook to go back to its old design, and users are just waiting to see if they can again bully Facebook into making a change. (Do you think they'll be successful? Cast your vote about whether you think Facebook will announce design changes in our Prediction Market poll.)

Facebook's social platform allows people to easily get together and complain about things that they don't like. And since the only thing that every person who uses Facebook has in common is, well, Facebook, it's not surprising that some of the biggest and most vocal campaigns on the site are about the site.

RIM's BlackBerry is still ahead of Apple's iPhone in market share. But where the iPhone App Store has made anywhere from US$50 million to $100 million so far, BlackBerry's answer -- BlackBerry App World -- has yet to appear as anything more than a Web page to sign up to find out exactly when the apps will arrive.

RIM has said that the store will appear "within the month." Most online news sites have listed March, but have been vague on the specifics. Here is just some of what's been reported:

You don't need to be a diehard Apple fan to know that the iPhone is hot. Almost any tidbit of news relating to the phone has immediate and widespread distribution, and rumors are constantly being debated on Apple forums and blogs.

Rumors about the iPhone no longer requiring an AT&T contract for operation have been a staple of discussion almost since the device launched in 2007. They appeal to people who either are unhappy with AT&T's services, think the AT&T/Apple deal is anti-competitive or are locked into a long-term contract with another carrier. Tales of a Verizon iPhone coming in 2009 have been among the quickest to spread. Even old rumors that somehow cycle back into current RSS feeds spark another round of reporting, rumors and hoopla.