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New Facebook smartphone to be announced Thursday
USA TODAY
On Thursday, Facebook plans to unfurl the first phone designed to showcase its social network. Made by HTC, and using a version of Google's Android software, the device will be built into Facebook's services and include a camera, according to a report ...
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Facebook's Android OS will be called "Facebook Home"
SlashGear
Last week, we reported that Facebook is planning on revealing its own customized version of the Google Android operating system . They will be debuting their "special" version of the Android OS onto one of HTC's devices. It's speculated that it will ...
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SlashGear
What Facebook's New Frank Gehry Designed Headquarters Will Look Like
Business Insider
Across the street from its current campus, it's going to construct a Frank Gehry designed headquarters. Facebook got the go-ahead from Menlo Park this week to build. Gehry is known for his wild, sweeping architecture. With Facebook being a hip tech ...
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Business Insider
Facebook Updated with Redesigned News Feed
Tapscape
Facebook, in its Media Event today, announced significant updates to the way its News Feed is displayed to users on its desktop, smartphones, and tablets. Facebook has established the News Feed as its signature look over the years, updating the way it ...
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Tapscape
Yale study finds bias among Facebook users against elderly people
San Jose Mercury News
NEW HAVEN — Young Facebook folks are ganging up on older people, according to a new Yale University study. Yale researchers found that a startling percentage of public Facebook groups in a targeted search engine sample contained negative ...
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Tech firms bumping up perks to recruit, retain
Businessweek
Facebook, while putting final touches on a Disney-inspired campus including a Main Street with a B-B-Q shack, sushi house and bike shop, is already planning an even larger, more exciting new campus. More than ever before, Silicon Valley firms want ...
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Palestinian sentenced for 'liking' anti-PA FB status
Jerusalem Post
He was sentenced to prison on the same day another PA court in Bethlehem sentenced Palestinian journalist to one year in prison for sharing a photo on Facebook that compared PA President Mahmoud Abbas to a villain and the spy of French colonial ...
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The Facebook Phone Puts Text Messaging Profits At Risk
Forbes
While the tech world waits to see what exactly Facebook is going to be doing with Android next week (An updated application? A new UI layer for people to install? An entire phone built around Facebook?), there is one group that should be worried about ...
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Changing your Facebook profile picture means something, but what?
Deseret News
Despain is one of millions of people who updated their profile pictures on Tuesday, roughly 2.7 million more than those who updated the previous Tuesday, according to Eytan Bakshy, a researcher on the Facebook Data Science Team. The data reveals the ...
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Deseret News
Facebook Sneaks In Updates, Bypasses Google Play Store
Tapscape
Facebook looks to have found a work around for updating it's own Application. It appears that with the latest update, the Facebook app will be able to download future updates without going through the Google Play Store.
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Tapscape
Study: Facebook is being used to spread racism
Salon
Rauch and Schanz describe a study featuring 623 Internet users, nearly 95 percent of whom had a current Facebook account. They were asked how often they checked the site, reporting their typical usage on an eight-point scale from "less than once a week ...
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Salon
A Facebook phone: Is this the final brick in the social network's walled garden?
GigaOM
Looks like it's that time of year again — the time when rumors of a "Facebook phone" pop up like tulips after a spring rainstorm. This time around, it was a cryptic announcement from the social network about a mobile event next week that set the rumor ...
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GigaOM
Rumour: HTC Myst Facebook Phone Specs Leaked
Tapscape
htc myst Rumour: HTC Myst Facebook Phone Specs Leaked Since mid 2012, Rumors of a second HTC-built Facebook phone have been circulating. But now, the rumour gains traction as reports indicate the device will be named the HTC Myst. Unwired View ...
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Tapscape
Facebook is testing out a new button
SlashGear
It seems like Facebook is just testing out a whole bunch of new features, and it doesn't look like it has any intention of stopping anytime soon. Today, it was discovered that Facebook is testing out a new button on the desktop version of its service ...
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SlashGear
Will "Going Private" Hurt Facebook?
Motley Fool
Of course, this is just one side of the story, and there are things every investor needs to know about Facebook. We've outlined them in our newest premium research report. There's a lot more to Facebook than meets the eye, so read up on whether there ...
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Facebook phone rumors met with disdain
Examiner.com
Ever since Facebook gave notice of their upcoming Android event on Thursday, the Internet has exploded with rumors and commentary about the potential release of a so called "Facebook Phone". The notion isn't new, the social network attempted to make a ...
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Over 500000 Facebook fans for eXtra
Arab News
United Electronics Company (eXtra), a fast-growing consumer electronics and home appliance retailer in Saudi Arabia, says its Facebook page (facebook.com/extrastores) has surpassed 500,000 fans. This achievement makes it the number one Facebook ...
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Arab News
Facebook group fights alleged police brutality
CBC.ca
A video of a Vancouver man being punched during an arrest has inspired a new Facebook group to fight against alleged abuse or mistreatment by Vancouver police. The video, which has now been viewed thousands of times, shows a plain clothes officer ...
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Barrage of criticism for man who posted Facebook photo of his dog's belly tattoo
Examiner.com
36.332748413086 ; -80.436172485352. There have been no charges levied for animal cruelty. On the Planet Ink Tattoo Facebook page, emotions still ride high, but visitors have conflicting opinions - although not all of the postings are kind: Andrew Matos ...
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Examiner.com
Facebook breaks down marriage equality numbers
VatorNews
While millions of U.S. Facebook users update their profile photos on a given day, the social network noted, the number shot up this past Tuesday, with 2.7 million people updating, a 120% increase from a week prior. When broken down by age, users who ...
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Dave Agema Resigns: Republican Asked To Resign After Anti-Gay Facebook Post
PolicyMic
One Michigan Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema came under fire on Wednesday when, according to Slate, he promoted an article on Facebook which claimed that "part of the homosexual agenda is to get the public to affirm their filthy lifestyle." ...
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PolicyMic
Facebook to reveal modified version of Android next week
Afterdawn.com
The rumored name of the UI is "Facebook Home" and the home screen would be highly dedicated to Facebook. This could include a widget reading Facebook news feed stories, and easy access to Facebook Messenger, Facebook voice calls and picture ...
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Afterdawn.com
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)'s Atlas acquisition is all about display- GOOG, MSFT
Avauncer
Northern, WI 03/30/2013 (avauncer) – The online display wars are gaining momentum and every internet company wants to be one up on the competition. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) (Current: $25.58, down by 1.95%) will be adding measurement tools by ...
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Avauncer
Facebook to partner with HTC for Android phone?
Digital Spy
Rumors about a Facebook phone have been circulating for quite some time, with reports last year indicating a partnership between Facebook and HTC on a project codenamed 'Buffy'. Some reports even indicated that some of Apple's iPhone engineers had ...
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Delhi student, a Facebook friend and alleged sexual assault
NDTV
... Picasa, or Chrome) to add NDTV's video to your playlist. Sign in. Statistics Report. Published on Mar 30, 2013. An 18-year-old college student in Delhi has alleged he was sexually assaulted by a young man he became friends with on Facebook, police ...
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Facebook puts mobile at heart of strategy
The Australian
WHEN Facebook floated in February last year, the wildly popular social networking business warned in its prospectus that the rise of mobile was one of the firm's largest potential risks. The concern was that because Facebook had not yet developed a ...
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Facebook Users Check Their Accounts 14 Times Daily On A Smartphone
Social Barrel
A report released by global analytics firm IDC on Wednesday found out how smartphone users in the United States go about their daily routine with mobile devices. And smartphone owners who are on Facebook check their accounts at least 14 times a day.
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Social Barrel
Coffee Service Site Launches Facebook Page
Midland Daily News
Coffee service site CoffeeServiceNow.com recently announced the launched of its new Facebook page designed for business owners, office managers and others who appreciate the health benefits of water, coffee and food items in the workplace.
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Blogs13 new results for Facebook
 
This Week on AllThingsD, Facebook's Ad Plan and the "Next Steve ...
By Eric Johnson
The top 10 stories of the week, in one convenient serving.
AllThingsD
You Already Have A Facebook Phone - Business Insider
By Steve Kovach
Facebook is already deeply integrated into Android and iPhone, so why make a separate operating system?
Business Insider
Daily Kos: Michigan Republican posts anti-gay screed on Facebook ...
By rss@dailykos.com (Hunter)
Dave Agema, who served as a state representative from 2007 until December posted an excerpt from an article titled "Everyone Should Know These Statistics On Homosexuals" on his Facebook page Wednesday. A group of 21 Michigan ...
Daily Kos
Jailed for Facebook 'like': Palestinians endure Middle-East-wide ...
By RT
In the last week, two Palestinians have been sentenced to prison terms for online libel and slander of politicians.
News RSS : Today
Delhi: Facebook friend sexually assaults 18-year-old boy, films MMS ...
An 18-year-old Delhi University student has alleged that he was sexually assaulted by his Facebook friend on Saturday. The incident took place when the boy went to meet the accused whom he had befriended on the social networking site.
IBN Top Headlines
Custom Description on Facebook Post? - Stack Overflow
By meisel
How can I create a custom description for a Facebook post? By "description", I mean the text in gray above the actual content of a post. For example, it might say, "John Doe liked a post". SoundCloud uses it to say, "John Doe played a sound" ...
Recent Questions - Stack Overflow
Facebook's custom version of Android will reportedly put Facebook ...
By Jake Smith
Facebook is planning to announce a custom version of Android that will tie in its social services through the entire OS, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Pocket-lint
Facebook to launch smartphone on Thursday | WTKR.com
By Matt Knight
The phone will reportedly be built by HTC and run a version of Google's Android software.
WTKR.com
Possible Facebook.com Service Disruption (Update: It's back ...
By Kyt Dotson
It appears that Facebook.com is offline right now with a likely service disruption. Both Down Right Now and Down For Everyone Or Just Me? suggest that the social media giant is offline and has been for a little while now. No news available ...
SiliconANGLE
Facebook to unveil phone next Thursday | Telecoms | AMEinfo.com
Facebook Inc. is set to unveil on Thursday the first smartphone created to showcase its social network, The New York Times has reported, citing two people briefed on the announcement. The phone, made by HTC, uses a version of Google's ...
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Twitter, Facebook awash with Uhuru messages | Capital News
By JOSEPH MURAYA
NAIROBI Kenya, March 31- The social media has been awash with mixed reactions on the Supreme Court decision that upheld the declaration of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission on Uhuru Kenyatta as the ...
Capital News
Good riddance, Facebook
By GARY C. MONDEJAR
A candid letter to Facebook from someone who has realized it's time to move on.
RAPPLER
Revealed: Facebook's Major Attempt to Attack Apple and Google ...
By info@wallstcheatsheet.com (Damien Hoffman)
Though it appears Google will still get its due, Apple has reasons to take note of Facebook's play, as do Samsung and Nokia...
Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Web4 new results for Facebook
 
Facebook Announces Android Event April 4
Facebook sent out invitations to press Thursday for an Android event to be held at its Menlo Park campus next week. The event invitation simply invited press to ...
mashable.com/2013/03/28/facebook-android-event/
Facebook: 2.7 million profile picture updates - CNN.com
You may have noticed something different about your friends' profile pictures as you scrolled through your Facebook feed this week. According to the social ...
www.cnn.com/2013/03/29/tech/facebook-same-sex-marriage
Decksi on Facebook | Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work , study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, ...
https://apps.facebook.com/playDecksi/
Judge recommends Ceglia case vs Facebook be dismissed | Reuters
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday recommended the dismissal of a lawsuit against Facebook Inc in which Paul Ceglia, an upstate New York wood pellet ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-facebook-ceglia-idUSBRE92P16U201...


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