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Google+ rolls out new look

April 12, 2012   CNN.com


Google+ will now offer profile pages that will include bigger photos and feature chat lists that puts friends front and center.

(Mashable) — Google announced on Wednesday that it is rolling out a significant redesign for its social networking platform Google+, which will allow users to create a more customized experience on the site.

The company said it will introduce a variety of new features to the site in the next few days, from customizing apps and the navigation bar to more flexibility with profile pages and pictures. In addition, the update introduces a new Explore page that posts what’s interesting and trending across the site.

Google also noted that the social network now boasts more than 170 million users since it’s 2011 launch.

Google+ will now offer profile pages that will include bigger photos,

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Facebook Timeline: love, hate and creativity

April 6, 2012   CNN.com


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Disclaimer: a href='http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-765134'I'm a fan of Facebook Timeline/a, writes Rudolfo Nobre of Lisbon, Portugal. He works in digital marketing and social media, so he says he was eager to start playing with the cover pic as soon as it came out. He describes his image as sort of like the film Inception -- a picture of himself holding up a picture of himself holding up another picture of himself. Nobre says he appreciated Facebook's previous visual simplicity but likes Timeline as well: With the cover pic, you now have a canvas that you can use to tell everyone, upfront, a bit of who you are, what you're using Facebook for, or how you're feeling.“Disclaimer: I’m a fan of Facebook Timeline,” writes Rudolfo Nobre of Lisbon,

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Gallery: creative Facebook Timelines

April 5, 2012   CNN.com


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Disclaimer: a href='http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-765134'I'm a fan of Facebook Timeline/a, writes Rudolfo Nobre of Lisbon, Portugal. He works in digital marketing and social media, so he says he was eager to start playing with the cover pic as soon as it came out. He describes his image as sort of like the film Inception -- a picture of himself holding up a picture of himself holding up another picture of himself. Nobre says he appreciated Facebook's previous visual simplicity but likes Timeline as well: With the cover pic, you now have a canvas that you can use to tell everyone, upfront, a bit of who you are, what you're using Facebook for, or how you're feeling.“Disclaimer: I’m a fan of Facebook Timeline,” writes Rudolfo Nobre of Lisbon,

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Facebook Timeline: love, hate … and creativity

April 5, 2012   CNN.com


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Disclaimer: a href='http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-765134'I'm a fan of Facebook Timeline/a, writes Rudolfo Nobre of Lisbon, Portugal. He works in digital marketing and social media, so he says he was eager to start playing with the cover pic as soon as it came out. He describes his image as sort of like the film Inception -- a picture of himself holding up a picture of himself holding up another picture of himself. Nobre says he appreciated Facebook's previous visual simplicity but likes Timeline as well: With the cover pic, you now have a canvas that you can use to tell everyone, upfront, a bit of who you are, what you're using Facebook for, or how you're feeling.“Disclaimer: I’m a fan of Facebook Timeline,” writes Rudolfo Nobre of Lisbon,

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Moves afoot to limit tracking of Web users

January 27, 2012   USAtoday.com

On Wednesday, the European Union formally proposed strict rules that could restrict much of the systematic tracking and profiling Google and Facebook routinely do of Internet users, as part of delivering targeted ads to them.

If Europe’s new rules are implemented as expected in 2013, the tech rivals could face hefty fines, up to 2% of annual revenue, for any violations. In Google’s case that translates into a maximum penalty of $800 million.

On Tuesday, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg delivered a statistics-filled speech at a tech conference in Munich outlining how Europe’s proposed rules are very likely to stymie the global economy.

Sandberg called for a “regulatory environment that promotes innovation and economic growth.”

Google spokesman Chris Gaither echoed Sandberg’s argument. He says the search giant “supports simplifying privacy

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