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25 Mar 2009 00:03

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Tech: Facebook’s tweaking their redesign so you guys stop complaining

  • Since Facebook started in 2004, we’ve been through several redesigns. Each was built with the intention of making it easier to share and understand what’s going on with the people you care about.
  • Facebook Director of Product Christopher Cox • On the redesign and changes they plan to make to the redesign. People are complaining a lot about this one, so they’re making changes. But they’re not reverting back to the old design, so get that thought out of your little head. • source
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14 Mar 2009 14:04

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Politics, Tech: What does the Internet think of the Facebook redesign?

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14 Mar 2009 13:31

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Tech: We’re one of the cool kids with the Facebook redesign (finally)

The front page redesign is up. In case you’re wondering, I’m probably not going to any of my five invited events. source
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11 Mar 2009 01:37

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Politics, Tech: The Weekly Standard piles on the Facebook hate, big time

  • I will never, ever join Facebook, the omnipresent online social-networking site that like so many things that have menaced our country (the Unabomber, Love Story, David Gergen) came to us from Harvard but has now worked its insidious hooks into every crevice of society.
  • Matt Labash • Senior editor of The Weekly Standard, in an article criticizing the site due to its sheer size, impersonality, mundanity and the way that it takes intrigue away from personal relationships. Yeah, so? It’s because we want our friends to know we’re watching “Gossip Girl.” Labash wrote this just in time for Facebook’s soon-to-launch redesign, by the way. • source
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04 Mar 2009 21:25

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Tech: Just after you got used to the old look, Facebook redesigns again

Ah Facebook, where would we be if you weren’t constantly effin’ with your site? source
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03 Mar 2009 10:25

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Tech: Facebook + Twitter: They almost merged. Almost.

  • It became pretty clear it wasn’t going to happen. The deal would have to be done with Facebook stock. And then you have to figure out how much the stock is worth.
  • Peter Thiel • Facebook board member and a co-founder of Paypal. Thiel confirmed a proposed merger of Facebook and Twitter, which only fell apart because nobody knew how much Facebook’s stock was really worth. Structurally, it makes sense: status updates are essentially tweets. • source
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27 Feb 2009 10:09

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Tech: Facebook makes changes to seem less evil, more open

  • The past week reminded us that users feel a real sense of ownership over Facebook itself, not just the information they share.
  • Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg • On implementing a democratic process for people to discuss changes to the site’s policy. If enough response is created, the site will put changes up to a vote. Beats dramabombs. • source
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18 Feb 2009 02:13

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Tech: TOS reverted: Facebook gives into user pressure

  • Because of the feedback we received, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised.
  • Facebook • in a message to its users, labeled “Terms of Use Update” posted today. After much controversy, the service backed down publicly. • source
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16 Feb 2009 23:10

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Tech: That Facebook TOS thing is turning into a real dramabomb

  • Users respond … … by creating a group critical of the changed terms of service. As of right now, the page has over 12,000 users, but give it 12 hours and it’ll probably be triple that. Unlike other times people have criticized the service (like the redesign and the news feed), this Facebook-owns-your-life brouhaha might be harder to forget about.
  • Mark Zuckerberg responds … … by claiming that Facebook believes that the license is “necessary” to provide users with the service. However, he says that they’ve been refining the language of the terms of service over time. Says Zuckerberg: “Our philosophy that people own their information and control who they share it with has remained constant.” Your users certainly hope so, dude. source
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16 Feb 2009 10:42

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Tech: Facebook’s new Terms of Service? Not so friendly

  • They can do what they want when they want, forever. Know those photos of you partying that you don’t want your employers to see? Or that message in your Inbox to your ex-girlfriend where you got all whiny and depressing? Bet you thought you were sharing it with just your friends, right? Well, thanks to a chance in the terms of service, you’re also sharing it with Facebook, which can use your content as they want, says The Consumerist. source
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