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• Analysis: How Facebook could integrate with iOS, OS X

  By Lex Friedman | 31 May, 2012 19:45

  Speaking at the All Things D conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook essentially sent Facebook a friend request. "I think the [Apple-Facebook] relationship is very solid," Cook said. "We have great respect for them. I think we can do more with them."

• Menlo Park city council advances Facebook expansion plans

  By Cameron Scott | 30 May, 2012 18:12

  The Menlo Park, California, city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve Facebook's plan to expand its headquarters in the city, pending a final procedural vote at its next meeting on June 5.

• Rumored Facebook purchase of Face.com spotlights facial recognition technology

  By Cameron Scott | 30 May, 2012 00:52

  Whether or not Facebook acquires facial recognition services provider Face.com, as rumors say it will, the persistence of the speculation calls attention to the expanding use of the technology in social applications.

• Experts question the need for a Facebook smartphone

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 May, 2012 15:35

  Mobile technology will play an important role for Facebook as it tries to find new sources of revenue, but building its own device doesn't make much sense since competition in the smartphone market continues to be very tough, according to analysts.

• China's Sina Weibo targeting Japanese advertisers

  By Michael Kan | 25 May, 2012 05:42

  One of China's top Twitter-like sites, Sina Weibo, is working to attract Japanese companies to advertise on its platform by helping the firms open and use accounts on the microblogging service.

• Facebook beefs up mobile photo sharing with Camera

  By Cameron Scott | 24 May, 2012 18:56

  Facebook introduced its own mobile photo app, Camera, on Thursday, bringing richer photo-sharing features to the platform even before the company closes its deal to acquire the popular photo-sharing app Instagram.

• Facebook to settle class-action suit over Sponsored Stories

  By Cameron Scott | 23 May, 2012 10:47

  Facebook is to settle a class-action lawsuit in California that accused it of appropriating its users' likenesses for its Sponsored Stories advertising feature, according to a court document filed Tuesday.

• Phones are distractions during catch-ups

  By AAP | 23 May, 2012 08:15

  Sick of your friends tweeting during dinner or constantly texting on nights out?

• Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users

  By Joab Jackson | 10 May, 2012 07:12

  What is Facebook's secret to keeping the world's largest user base content? Sticking to well-proven software design principles, one study has concluded.

• Four ways to become a true social business

  By Jon Ferrara | 04 April, 2012 05:29

  You and I may be fully participating in popular social media like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, but I'll bet your company isn't - at least as well as it could be.

• Four critical trends in IT business continuity

  By Bob Violino | 03 April, 2012 00:28

  In IT, failure is not an option. Not surprisingly, organizations have made it a high priority to develop and implement reliable business continuity plans to ensure that IT services are always available to internal users and outside customers.

• Technology argument 6: Facebook vs. Google+ vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn

  By Jeff Caruso | 15 November, 2011 09:37

  Much has changed since we examined the ongoing war between Facebook and Twitter in the autumn of 2010. The stakes are higher, the competition has increased, and we see LinkedIn and Google roaring into the social networking arena like never before.

• Social media, virtual meetings help firms enter markets and save capital

  By Fred O'Connor | 28 October, 2011 08:49

  When cloud computing service provider Nimbula hires employees for its South Africa development office, the Mountain View, California, company turns to social networking, not recruiters, to find workers. The company also uses video conferencing to conduct interviews with job candidates and to demonstrate software to potential customers, which saves travel expenses.

• First Look: Facebook Single Sign-on

  By Alex Wawro | 05 November, 2010 09:03

  Facebook is getting serious about on-the-go social networking with a suite of new features announced during the Facebook Mobile event on Wednesday.

• Can you trust Facebook Places?

  By Robert X. Cringely | 21 August, 2010 07:10

  Facebook, the company many people don't trust to protect their status updates and personal information, is now in the business of collecting location information, thanks to the introduction of its Foursquare/Gowalla killer, Facebook Places.

• Who really runs Facebook?

  By Christopher Null | 06 July, 2010 00:59

  Quick: Who's the CEO of Facebook?