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Josh Wiseman / Facebook Blog:
Introducing the New Profile — Today I'm excited to introduce you to some improvements we've made to the Facebook profile, so now it's even easier for you to tell your story and learn about your friends. — A New Introduction — The profile begins with a quick overview of basic information …
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Full Details On Facebook's Overhauled Profile Pages — Later tonight, 60 Minutes will be broadcasting an interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and VP Product Chris Cox, where they'll debut a new Profile Page in front of millions of viewers. It's a big deal given how core profiles …
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Vadim Lavrusik / Mashable!:
Facebook Pages Getting New Design and Checkins [SCREENSHOTS] — Facebook appears to be on the verge of launching a new design of its Fan Pages. — This change seems to include the site's location-based Places checkin functionality, enabling “likers” of the page to check in to it.
Zee / The Next Web:
Facebook profiles are getting a new look - going live tomorrow [Screenshot] — UPDATE: It's Live! Read more here. — Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is on 60 minutes tonight and has given the show an exclusive look at the social network's new profile page. There's little to go on until …
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Matt Brian / The Next Web:
How to get the new Facebook profile NOW — Tomorrow, Facebook is going to roll out its new design for user profiles, a revamp that we reported just hours ago. — If you aren't able to wait that long, you are able to get the new Facebook profile by visiting a specific page on the Facebook website …
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
‘Free’ iPads at Bloomingdale's — Just come to New York City next weekend and buy $1,500 worth of brand-name sportswear — Click to enlarge. Source: NY Times. — The full-page ad at right appeared in Sunday's New York Times. — This is the first time we've seen “free” Apple (AAPL) …
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Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Twitter Goes After Twittersearch.com — Twitter late last week filed a UDRP complaint, notably its first ever since the company was founded, in an effort to obtain ownership over the (currently parked) domain name twittersearch.com - as you can see here. — Obviously, Twitter is right to do this …
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Mark Suster / TechCrunch:
Social Networking: The Future — Editor's note: This is the third of a three-part guest post by venture capitalist Mark Suster of GRP Partners on “Social Networking: The Past, Present, And Future.” Read Part I and Part II first. This series is an adaptaion of a recent talk Suster gave …
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Like It or Not, WikiLeaks is a Media Entity — The past week has seen plenty of ink spilled — virtual and otherwise — about WikiLeaks and its mercurial front-man, Julian Assange, and the pressure they have come under from the U.S. government and companies such as Amazon and PayPal …
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Dan York / Disruptive Telephony:
Skype and the Incredible Power of Persistent Group Chats — What is one reason why many people continue using Skype for chat / instant messaging when so many other solutions are out there? Particularly when Skype chat is a closed, proprietary “walled garden” that doesn't interact with IM networks?
Paul Smalera / Fortune:
Google's Groupon groping reveals the shifting power in the web world — First Yelp, now Groupon: Why hot startups — especially those holding the key to “local” — keep slipping through the search giant's fingers. — Image via Wikipedia — While the official confirmations have yet to land …
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
More Details On Skype's Big Move To The Web — Earlier today we broke the news that Skype was ramping up in preparation for new web-based products — a big shift for the company, which has historically offered its extremely popular service via native desktop clients.
