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Facebook on Google Buzz: How Well Does That Friendship Model Work?

Written by Jolie O'Dell / February 9, 2010 8:54 PM / 7 Comments

While end users are eager to try out Google Buzz for themselves, many of the Web's largest social properties have expressed a certain amount of fear, uncdertainty and doubt about Continue reading »

Facebook Shows Its Cards With Bing on Ad Strategy: Full House

Written by Mike Melanson / February 5, 2010 11:57 AM / 9 Comments

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As we've seen from some of the previews of the new layout, search is becoming more of a focal point for Facebook, and today's announcement seems to back that up. Continue reading »

Facebook Ad Terms Prevent Dirty Dealings with Virtual Goods

Written by Mike Melanson / February 3, 2010 4:26 PM / 0 Comments

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Online advertising can, at times, be downright villainous. We've all fallen victim to the misleading "X" that opened up more windows instead of closing the one, or lured by ads Continue reading »

PHP Creator Asks, Is Facebook's HipHop Just a "Nifty Trick"?

Written by Jolie O'Dell / February 3, 2010 4:00 PM / 11 Comments

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Earlier this week, we pinged PHP creator Rasmus Lerdorf about the implications of HipHop, the new PHP runtime that Facebook just open-sourced. Using ReadWriteWeb as an example, he goes into Continue reading »

Experimental Facebook Feature Shows Better Friend Suggestions

Written by Jolie O'Dell / February 3, 2010 1:42 PM / 27 Comments

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We've just discovered an awesome new feature that Facebook is using to experiment with friend request confirmation pages. When you confirm a new friend, you'll be presented with four people Continue reading »

Open Thread: What Do Developers Think of Facebook's HipHop?

Written by Jolie O'Dell / February 2, 2010 11:35 AM / 32 Comments

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So, Facebook went and secretly rewrote PHP's runtime to be a lean, mean, C++ translated, g++ compiled piece of resource-friendly hotness. If that sentence confused you, then you're not the Continue reading »

UPDATE: Facebook Rewrites PHP Runtime With HipHop

Written by Jolie O'Dell / February 2, 2010 10:10 AM / 13 Comments

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Last night, we reported that Facebook was planning to release a JIT compiler for PHP, a huge step toward making the PHP runtime - and PHP-based sites and apps - Continue reading »

CONFIRMED: Facebook Gets Faster, Debuts Homegrown PHP Compiler [Update]

Written by Mike Melanson / February 2, 2010 1:09 AM / 52 Comments

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The rumors have been flying over what's going on over at Facebook headquarters. The word has been that a PHP team was brought in and made to sign non-disclosure agreements Continue reading »

Why Your Boss Hates Facebook

Written by Sarah Perez / February 1, 2010 9:07 AM / 9 Comments

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Are you goofing off on Facebook at work? As it turns out, this sort of "time theft" may be no longer be your company's top concern when it comes to Continue reading »

Facebook Brags: 35% Adjusted their Privacy Settings

Written by Sarah Perez / February 1, 2010 7:40 AM / 12 Comments

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After Facebook's recent privacy settings "adjustment," the social network is now reporting that 35% users who had never before engaged with their privacy settings took the initiative to do so Continue reading »

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