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businessinsider.com - 3/18/2009

FACEBOOK COULD KILL GOOGLE -- Analyst

— businessinsider.com — Ross Sandler of RBC has done what every good analyst should do, which is say something interesting.  What Ross has said is that, at its current growth rate, Facebook will surpass Google in size by 2011-2012.  (We expect Facebook's growth ... (more) FACEBOOK COULD KILL GOOGLE -- Analyst

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developers.facebook.com - 3/14/2009

Facebook Developers | Facebook Connect

— developers.facebook.com — Facebook Connect is now available for iPhone, allowing you to integrate the power of Facebook Platform into your iPhone app. Enable your users to... Trusted Authentication Users can connect their Facebook accounts with any iPhone app using our ... (more) Facebook Developers | Facebook Connect

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bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/18/2009

Government 2.0 Meets Catch 22

— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The government wants to get hip to Facebook and other social sites, but a plethora of laws and regulations is making it hard. (more) Government 2.0 Meets Catch 22

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Facebook U.K. Help Page Gets Hijacked
All Facebook — ... While I doubt that we’ll ever know who changed this page, it’s definitely slightly embarrassing error. If you want to view the page yourself, you must install the the Facebook Translations application and view the help page using the “English (U.K.)” version. Our guess is that by the time you’ve done this, the error will have been fixed. ...

How Do You Treat a Fan Who Owns Your Facebook Page?
Inside Facebook — ... 1. Ask Facebook to transfer control of the Page to you. Most brand managers who plan to actively invest in Facebook promotions want to control the destination Page, and Facebook’s policy on Pages is that they may only be controlled by the rightful brand owner. If you’ve found a Page for a brand that  you’re the rightful owner of, contact Facebook and they can transfer it to you once they can confirm your identity. However, of course, you’ll need to consider whether and how this should be communicated to the Page’s fan base - ...

What Is Going On In Facebook’s “Outside World”?
TechCrunch — ... integrate seamlessly with the sharing features offered by Facebook. Makes sense to us, and we can imagine this would make waves in Webland if true. That is, if it ever sees the light of day. The second thing FBhive spotted in my opinion is far more intriguing. As reported by the Facebook-centric blog, the (+) sign that appears next to the number of comments and likes of a highlighted video - uploaded by Facebook employee Helen Min - looks like the icon that is used for Facebook Credits (check for yourself here). These can be used by members of the ...

Facebook Admits Site Instability
UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping — ... Whatever the reason, the Facebook Help Centre assures us it is “looking to fix the issues as soon as possible,” which is great as otherwise I have to resort to using this blog to remind everyone that the count-down to my birthday is on. ...

Facebook confirms site glitches
Macworld — ... , IDG News Service Facebook confirmed Monday what some users have been noticing for the past few days: Its site is having problems. The issues have included disappearing content, difficulties logging on, being unable to view profiles, and error messages when posting content. “We are working to resolve these issues as soon as possible,” Facebook said in a brief message at its Help Center . The problems resulted from internal issues rather than ...

Facebook acknowledges glitch that blocks some user accounts
VentureBeat — ... today and on its help page that a technical problem is resulting in a “site maintenance” message for some users when they try to log into their accounts. The company says it is working on a fix and hopes to have the issue resolved soon. ...

How to Access Facebook When You Can’t Log in [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... to log into Facebook a few days ago, I got the message, “Your account is temporarily unavailable due to site maintenance. It should be available again within a few hours. We apologize for the inconvenience.” I checked with friends, and they were able to access their accounts, so the problem seemed to be limited. It turns out that there have been widespread complaints about this issue, which Facebook has acknowledged on its Help page: “Site Maintenance” error ...

Unfriending: Are People Online Shedding Friends? (Debate)
ReadWriteWeb — ... 7 out of the top 10 searches performed on the Facebook Help Center page are about getting rid of your own social network profiles or your friends. Admittedly "unfriend" isn't one of those words, but you get the idea. ...