techcrunch.com - 1/5/2009
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We got a tip that Facebook Polls, the social networking service’s business tool that enabled anyone to create a paid poll targetting a pre-defined group of users, is no longer available. The link that used to redirect to the service is now effectively forwarded to the Facebook homepage, ...
blog.facebook.com - 1/7/2009
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blog.facebook.com —
Today, we reached another milestone: 150 million people
around the world are now actively using Facebook and
almost half of them are using Facebook every day. This includes people in every continent—even Antarctica.
(more)
A Great Start to 2009
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... Facebook quietly shelves its polls: The social network has acknowledged that it has placed its polls on hold. Launched in June, 2007, the polls allowed any users to create paid polls that targeted a pre-defined demographic group. No reason was given, but Facebook is directing people to third-party polling services. ...
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