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Facebook to Google: my Connect is bigger than yours
Facebook to Google: my Connect is bigger than yours
Facebook and Google have both opened services to the public today that intend to let you easily access any web site using versions of your pre-existing online identity. They both intend to help you find friends on other web sites to interact with, thereby making social interaction much simpler ...
Facebook Security
facebook.com — Postcard Spam If a friend sends you a message or posts on your Wall with a link to a postcard for you to open, don't click on it. Chances are it's a virus that may cause your Facebook account to become compromised. If you do click on one of these ... (more) Facebook Security
Facebook Across the Web
blog.facebook.com — Over the summer we announced an extension of Facebook Platform called Facebook Connect. Facebook Connect makes it easier for you to take your online identity with you all over the Web, share what you do online with your friends and stay updated on ... (more) Facebook Across the Web
Facebook cancels employee stock sale [Meltdowns]
Facebook cancels employee stock sale [Meltdowns]
valleywag.com — So much for Silicon Valley's latest get-rich-quick scheme. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has cancelled a plan to let employees cash out their shares early. In August, before the markets started to melt down and with Facebook worth $15 billion on ... (more) Facebook cancels employee stock sale [Meltdowns]
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Facebook Connect and Google Friend Connect arrive
Obsessable News Feed — ... [TechCrunch] Facebook to Google: my Connect is bigger than yours [VentureBeat] ...

Nerd fight: Google vs. Facebook
mathewingram.com/work — ... Facebook Connect. The aim of both ventures is the same: to allow you to use your login credentials from the network on various sites around the Web, bringing your social profile with you wherever you go. In the process, both companies no doubt hope to entice more people to build a social network based on their tools and services (for some reason I’m reminded of the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church at this point, but that might just be me). Eric Eldon has a good overview of the differences at VentureBeat, and there is also plenty of coverage at places ...

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