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• Facebook's Zuckerberg is Time's Person of the Year

  The man behind the world's largest social network has been named Time's Person of the Year.

• Microsoft adds Facebook 'likes' to Bing search results

  Microsoft on Wednesday showed how Facebook friends will be able to influence Bing users' search results, as part of a wide-ranging update on search that also included developments for its image, maps and mobile services.
  

• Winklevoss sued for piece of Facebook settlement money

  Wayne Chang is suing Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss -- who are suing Mark Zuckerberg -- for cutting him out of their Facebook/ConnectU settlement.

• Smartphone wars: Analyst sees threat from WP7

  A prominent Wall Street analyst declared Friday that Windows Phone 7 has seen a "successful launch" and that Microsoft will heavily market the new platform further, leading to a possible pitched battle against Android smartphones that would leave the iPhone on top.

• Facebook rejected Microsoft's $15B offer

  At a tech conference in Paris on Friday, a Microsoft executive confirmed that the company made a failed bid to buy Facebook three years ago.

• Winklevoss twins open new suit against Facebook

  After a $65 million settlement, the Winklevoss twins are not satisfied with their payout from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

• Facebook co-founders pledge to give away most of their fortunes

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was one of 17 billionaires this week to pledge donating more than half of their wealth to charitable organizations.

• Facebook's Zuckerberg vows to donate his wealth

  Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire behind Facebook, has pledged to part with a sizable chunk of his fortune for good causes.

• Emerging tech: Social commerce fills the shopping cart

  Six months ago, Kembrel, an online discount retailer serving college students, added promotional features and a shopping cart to its Facebook page. Today, Kembrel's Facebook page drives 20 per cent of all sales. Students stuff up to 10 per cent more goods into the Facebook shopping cart than they do at Kembrel's e-commerce Web site.

• Facebook updates profile pages: Navigate the new features

  Almost two months after its last product announcement, Facebook yesterday released its latest redesign, this time focusing on profile pages.

• Facebook's profile redesign: A tour

  Facebook launched a new profile page layout Sunday night that emphasizes the most important parts of your life, including your biographic information, photos, education, work experience, and important relationships. The new profile layout was announced during 60 Minutes as part of an interview with company CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

• Facebook profiles makeover puts focus on ads

  Facebook rolled out a fairly extensive makeover of the Facebook profile pages over the weekend -- timed to coincide with the 60 Minutes interview of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The changes put more <focus on relationships within the social network, but also feature the ads much more prominently than the previous version.

• Business will get more social in 2011, IDC says

  Businesses will increasingly turn to social networking tools in 2011, but there will be fewer social platforms for companies to choose from, according to predictions from IT research firm IDC.

• Facebook rolls out redesigned profile pages

  Facebook on Sunday introduced a redesign of its user profile pages in advance of an interview on the "60 Minutes" news show where CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained the redesign.

• How to build a network in 12 days (before Christmas)

  The holiday season is an ideal time for re-connecting, making new contacts and strengthening relationships. Networking is, in fact, the best job search method: It generates more than 80 per cent of new hires.