Facebook to Redesign Profile Pages
In a blog post, Facebook says it is redesigning its members' profile pages to better highlight its users' photos. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to detail the changes Sunday on 60 Minutes.
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Can Gowalla 3 Put Foursquare in Check?
Check-in service Gowalla was always prettier than mobile social network leader FourSquare, but it still could never catch up with its rival. Its new version, Gowalla 3, could change that: It allows users to easily check in on multiple social networks and track friends across them. Goodbye, check-in fatigue; hello competition.
Google Said to Bid $6 Billion for Groupon
The search giant is poised to make its largest deal ever -- the $6 billion acquisition of online coupon site Groupon, according to several sources.
Photo-Sharing Site Path Is For Real Friends Only
Path is different from other photo-sharing sites because of what it won't allow you share photos with more than 50 people. Path lets users be themselves, share photos freely, and never worry about the images being seen by the wrong people.
Facebook Takes on Foursquare with More 'Deals'
Facebook is adding a new feature: deals from businesses if you check in. Sound familiar? Foursquare, Gowalla already offer deals to their users, and Yelp also plans to introduce "check-in offers" this month. But Facebook has a lot more users.
Facebook Outage Over: Worst Blackout in Over Four Years
A four-hour Facebook outage -- the worst in more than four years for the company -- caused plenty of commotion among users whose access was blocked or slowed Thursday. The trouble came only two days after a hacker attacked Twitter with pop-up windows.
Is Mark Zuckerberg's $100 Million Gift a PR Stunt?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million donation to Newark's public schools has drawn praise, but also questions about its timing: He'll announce the gift on Oprah Friday, the same day as the premiere of a new film that portrays the young billionaire in a negative light.
Privacy Group: Facebook Places Raises Concerns
Facebook launched its Places geo-location service just Wednesday night. But the Center for Digital Democracy already plans to raise privacy issues about the service with Federal Trade Commission officials this week.
'Friending' With Benefits: Why Lawyers Love Facebook
Facebook and other social networking sites have developed an unusual, but perhaps unsurprising, new fan base: divorce attorneys. As more people stray into infidelity via connections made on the Internet, lawyers are profiting from the evidence left behind by all that online over-sharing.
Social Media Sells Out and Becomes Social Marketing
Though promotional saturation can be the kiss of death for social media platforms, marketers can't resist them. And whether they want to admit it or not, social media sites need the marketers. This week, two top sites -- LinkedIn and Twitter -- are putting their days of purity in the past and offering new tools that meet the needs of corporate marketing departments.
