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• Facebook Places service adds location-based services

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced the company's latest creation, a foray into the world of location-based services called Facebook Places.

• Facebook dislike button is real -- and I like It!

  Perhaps you heard the news yesterday about a fake Facebook "dislike" button that quickly spread virally across the service.

• Facebook Unveils New Batch of Updates, Features

  Perhaps Facebook is taking advantage of the summer doldrums, or maybe it's a sign that it really is listening to its users.

• Facebook location service unlikely to have game component

  Facebook's former privacy chief said he doubts that any location-related services from the company will center on games.

• Facebook 'dislike' button scam spreads virally

  The latest viral scam making its way around Facebook is a lure that asks users if they want to install a "dislike" button, according to security firm Sophos.

• RIM needs to make the BlackBerry business-sexy

  Last week at an event in New York, Research In Motion introduced its latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Torch, along with the most recent update of the operating system, BlackBerry 6.

• 5 tips to protect yourself on Facebook

  After news hit this week that Facebook developers are furiously trying to fix a bug that lets spammers harvest users' names and photos, the issue of online safety has reared its ugly head again.

• Delta customers can book flights on Facebook

  Looking to book a ticket on Delta Airlines? Now you can just go to the airline's Facebook page.

• Facebook fixes e-mail notification problem

  Facebook said Friday it has restored a feature that lets users receive e-mail notifications of new messages sent by their friends, according to a company spokeswoman.

• Facebook improves photo album browsing

  Facebook has implemented some changes to enhance the experience of browsing through photos, one of the most popular activities on the social networking site, to which people have uploaded tens of billions of images.

• Facebook bug could give spammers names, photos

  Facebook is scrambling to fix a bug in its website that could be misused by spammers to harvest user names and photographs.

• Google's march toward social networking

  Google this week confirmed its acquisition of online entertainment company Slide. The purchase rehashed speculation that the search giant is interested in working its way into social media, possibly with a game-centered service called Google Me."

• Facebook, Twitter killed Google Wave

  Was it a social network or a collaboration tool on steroids? Nobody could quite agree, and it’s one reason for the demise of Google Wave.

• Social Media Aids the Election of Colombia's New President

  With 50 days remaining in the Colombian Presidential Election, candidate Juan Manuel Santos's one-time lead of 30 points in the polls had plummeted. Santos and his committee suddenly found themselves 12 points behind opponent Antanas Mockus. Santos and his staffers were scrambling to regain their lead.

• Facebook doubles the size of its first data center

  Facebook has decided to double the size of its planned data center in Oregon before the first part of the project is even built, the latest sign of the company's rapid growth.