About a month ago, Facebook made the change so that all entities we have become fans of are now simply entities that we like. Prior to that change, I can click the “Become a Fan” button to receive updates, just like the outcome of following a Twitter user. Consequently, my name appears on the page profile as one of its fans while the page appears on my account profile.
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One of the most ubiquitous features in Google search is its query suggestions. It allows users to select a predefined search terms without having to type the whole query. But to me, it offers more humor than help, as illustrated in a separate post. But joking aside, this feature reveals some of the most popular (if not peculiar) terms people are using recently.
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It seems that everyone wants to join the social media. And that’s not surprising at all, given the effectiveness of this marketing channel to businesses. No wonder, businesses large and small are prepared to invest time, money and effort into integrating themselves into social media. This is evident through the ubiquitous logos of Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. Or the omnipresent share buttons attached to every single page of the website.
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Twitter as a mainstream social media now has huge number of tweets people create. Searching for a specific entry back in time is currently a tedious task. But even before Twitter can finish building a tool that solves this issue, Google has already something for us to use, as a follow up to that real-time search launched in December.
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The headline “Facebook mulls entering China market” from Sina appears inaccurate. Inaccurate in the sense that Facebook definitely had that in mind and it’s no longer news that the social media giant wants a slice of China market. Only that it’s currently blocked and relatively unknown to China Internet users.
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From its humble beginnings at a Harvard dorm to a multi-billion application that attracts hundreds of millions of followers, Facebook has indeed become a more ubiquitous social media application everybody seems to be familiar with. Behind the wall rants, likes and friend requests are interesting pieces of information about Facebook.
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Mashable reports that according to one survey conducted by Liberty Mutual’s Responsibility Project, 56% of Americans think it’s irresponsible to be connected to a boss in Facebook. And as if bosses return the favor, 62% of them think it’s wrong to friend an employee.

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Mashable has reported that there are updates on Facebook layout. Not too long ago, the social networking giant embarked on a major facelift and many are unhappy with the change. Facebook apparently listened to the clamor (or the contact form) and is now embarking on a new layout change. Whether this is the restoration of old design or another round of changes, nothing is certain until we see the new interface.
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