venturebeat.com - 2/16/2009
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The average U.S. social network user apparently wants to read feeds of photos, links, status updates, videos and comments on Facebook, according to the latest statistics from Compete. The firm’s newly-released study of U.S. web traffic to social networks in January is the latest ...
blog.facebook.com - 2/16/2009
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blog.facebook.com —
A couple of weeks ago, we updated our
terms of use to clarify a few points for
our users. A number of people have raised questions about our changes, so I'd like to address those here. I'll also take the opportunity to explain how we think about ...
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On Facebook, People Own and Control Their Information
facebook.com - 2/18/2009
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facebook.com —
NOW OVER 50,000 STRONG!!! As per Facebook's request,
the following was submitted to Facebook Spokesperson Barry Schnitt
after the story broke Monday morning concerning Facebook’s most recent changes to its Terms of Service, and the resulting user ...
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People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)
facebook.com - 2/17/2009
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facebook.com —
As per Facebook's request, the following was submitted
to Facebook Spokesperson Barry Schnitt after the story broke
Monday morning concerning Facebook’s most recent changes to its Terms of Service, and the resulting user backlash. 3 Big Questions for ...
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People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)
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Facebook Makes Some Changes
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... your content. "Now, anything you upload to Facebook can be used by Facebook in any way they deem fit, forever, no matter what you do later," says Walters. "Want to close your account? Good for you, but Facebook still has the right to do whatever it wants with your old content. They can even sublicense it if they want." The second Facebook change comes to the profile pages for businesses . This one is probably a little less controversial, especially given that Facebook's redesign went over pretty well. They are now giving a similar redeign treatment to these pages, taking ...
Facebook Makes Some Changes
WebProNews Feed —
... . He says Facebook would never use your info in a way that you wouldn't want them to. The second Facebook change comes to the profile pages for businesses . This one is probably a little less controversial, especially given that Facebook's redesign went over pretty well. They are now giving a similar redeign treatment to these pages, taking them into more of a wall-and-tabs design reminiscent of the rest of Facebook. Facebook Tabs Justin Smith at Inside Facebook ...
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