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Facebook Pages Redesign Coming
Facebook launched Facebook Ads in November 2007 to give brands and businesses a way to create a presence on Facebook and interact with users. Starting next week, says a source with knowledge of the new product, those pages will be substantially redesigned. Today there are countless pages ( ...
Facebook Town Hall: Proposed Facebook Principles
facebook.com — PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE POSTING Facebook has created this group to publish, and solicit feedback regarding, the... proposed Facebook Principles (the “Principles”). The Principles reflect the philosophy and values we aspire to and will guide us in ... (more) Facebook Town Hall: Proposed Facebook Principles
Governing the Facebook Service in an Open and Transparent Way
blog.facebook.com — Last week, we returned to our previous Terms of Use as we worked on a new set... of governing documents that would more clearly explain the relationship between Facebook and its users. (more) Governing the Facebook Service in an Open and ...
Read the proposed Facebook Principles here
facebook.com — The Facebook Principles We are building Facebook to make the world more open and transparent, which we... believe will create greater understanding and connection. Facebook promotes openness and transparency by giving individuals greater power to share ... (more) Read the proposed Facebook Principles here
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Japan's Biggest Mobile Phone Operator Stops Selling The BlackBerry Bold
Silicon Alley Insider — Japanese users complain the Blackberry Bold overheats when it recharges, so DoCoMO's stopped selling it  [Reuters] Facebook Pages Redesign Coming [TechCrunch] Sony's CEO will replace its president [NYT] Google Adsense goes down for 90 minutes. [Digits] Variety turns off its social network, "The Biz." [PaidContent] Facebook is playing nice, but don't misunderstand: They'll still do whatever they want. [PaidContent] Former Yahoo finance GM Peggy White joins ...

Facebook Pages to Redesign : Good for the Advertiser?
Search Engine Journal — ... Search Engine Journal, we’ve covered the importance of developing a Facebook Page and compared Facebook Pages to Facebook Groups. Facebook Pages are free to set up and then businesses can run Facebook Ads to promote the fan pages to targeted users and demographics. According to TechCrunch, a new change is coming to Facebook Pages which will add more interactivity and new default views which are more streamlined and less customized. From TechCrunch : Look for a much more streamlined look to Facebook Pages next ...

Last Bytes: iPhone, Facebook, Alaska Airlines, Sony
Tech Observer — The Japanese are too cool for the iPhone [Wired] . . . Even though iPhones can now be used to fight parking tickets! [Tech Fragments] Facebook gets a facelift. [TechCrunch] Alaska Airlines offers in-flight wireless access. 'Ya know, so all those mainstream media reporters can be emailin' their liberal, elite editors while en route to covering Sarah Palin's inevitable 2012 bid for the White House. [GigaOM] Speaking of mainstream media, The Gray Lady will get hyper-local with neighborhood blogs starting Monday. All ...

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