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Facebooks iPhone App (Almost) Replaces My Contacts List

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2008-07-10 22:40:36 by Mark Hendrickson in TechCrunch
...Facebooks new app Why is it so compelling? Because it almost eliminates the need to maintain a separate contacts list on my phone. While Facebooks web app for the iPhone was cool enough , the native app basically transforms Facebook into a mobile directory with rich information about your friends If youre even semi-serious about using...
 
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Were Facebooks Loose Limits Self-Destructive?

2008-05-27 16:34:18 by Nick O'Neill in All Facebook
 
...Facebooks decision to launch their platform with no restrictions one year ago, led to an onslaught of crappy applications. While Facebook could argue that the users are best suited to judge the utility of applications, Im beginning to think that perhaps some sort of initial filtering process would prove useful. There are some obvious...
 
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Will Facebooks International Competitors Slow Its Growth?

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2008-08-04 14:34:55 by Nick O'Neill in All Facebook
...Facebooks growth domestically has slowed, Facebook has looked abroad for continued growth opportunities. So far Facebook has been experiencing some phenomenal growth, especially in Latin America. Unfortunately though, the spectacular growth that Facebook is looking for in other countries is not coming easily. An Associated Press article this...
 
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Facebooks reason to accuse StudiVZ is.

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2008-08-08 07:29:18 by Sardar Mohkim Khan in Startup Meme
...Facebooks design and the German social network terming it to be pure jealousy arising from Facebooks failure to capture German social networking market. The latest report brings to notice a far more solid reason (or should I term it mud-slinging to show the other low The current controversy rises from reports by an anonymous executive of...
 
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Should Andreessen Join Facebooks Board?

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2008-05-07 00:32:12 by Kristen Nicole in Mashable!
...Facebooks board. When it comes to Facebooks founder Mark Zuckerberg, one thing is clear: there is a quickly growing team of veteran executives, from Google and other established backbone companies in the technology space, that are joining Facebook s team This is a typical move for newer startups, especially as they become more established,...
 
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Facebooks Growing Server Demand

2008-05-12 14:39:09 by Nick O'Neill in All Facebook
 
...Facebooks VP of Technology, the company is currently using over 10,000 servers including over 1,800 MySQL database servers The money will be used by Facebook to purchase another 50,000 servers. While this sounds like a large number, Google is currently consuming over half a million servers each year whereas Microsoft is consuming 200,000...
 
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Facebooks Long Road Ahead

2008-05-13 14:04:42 by Nick O'Neill in All Facebook
 
...Facebooks only challenge. Zuckerberg is facing more pressure as he separates himself from his college roommates and buddies who were once his closest allies in favor of a more experienced management team. While it shows maturity on Zuckerbergs part it no doubt causes tension among colleagues, friends and the management. Perhaps reflection is...
 
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SGN Raises $15M to Build a Platform on Top of Facebooks Platform

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2008-05-13 13:00:26 by Kristen Nicole in Mashable!
...Facebooks platform, Open Social, and the ability for third parties to develop applications, associated ad networks and cross promotional and distribution tools therein, were currently seeing an increase in activity around this concept And SGN has just landed A $15 million Series A round of funding from Greylock Ventures, Founders Fund,...
 
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Facebooks Inevitable Openness

2008-06-03 14:00:17 by Nick O'Neill in All Facebook
 
...Facebooks mobile platform is extremely limited in its current form and thats not the only thing lacking for Facebook. Their messaging system, advertising analytics, application directory and a number of other areas are also lacking. Its not that Facebook isnt working on these things, its just that they have invested their resources in what...
 
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Facebooks Board of Directors to welcome Andreessen

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2008-06-30 10:11:38 by Sardar Mohkim Khan in Startup Meme
...Facebooks reputation Just when things seemed to be a bit heading towards the anxiety zone, Andreessen, founder of Netscape, Opsware and Ning as well as the former CTO of AOL decides to add more feathers in his cap by joining Facebooks board of directors. Though the announcement is yet to be made officially, there have been enough rumors since...
 
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