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Photos: Check out what Facebook Home and Chat Heads will look like

Get a preview of Facebook's new and improved Android app in this photo gallery.
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Facebook puts a new spin on mobile messaging with Chat Heads [Updated]

Facebook introduced a new and native way to chat with your friends through Facebook Home called Chat Heads.

HTC First launched, the first and so far, only phone to feature Facebook Home (Updated)

Facebook Home refocuses your Android phone on ‘people, not apps’

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No reservations: How a restaurant took social media’s power back into its hands

Restaurants are tired of customers ruining their Web reps with Yelp complains. Instead, they're using social media for more than just gratuitous promotion.

Rumor Roundup: The 3-year history of the fabled ‘Facebook Phone’ (Updated)

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Everybody, calm down! Facebook brings back the ability to delete your Graph Searches

Facebook users might have noticed that the tab search your Graph Search history disappeared, but Facebook said that it was simply a bug that's been fixed.
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Who wants a Facebook phone? Survey says: almost no one

A new survey showed that, among those questioned, the majority said they had no interest in a Facebook phone.
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Psst, wanna buy a photo? Some apps are hawking prints of your Instagram shots

Facebook's Terms and Conditions are wrought with holes that third-party apps are able to grab friends' photos and create memorabilia.
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The new Twitter Cards are about to change the way you look at Twitter

Twitter wants to woo back developers on its own terms with the announcement of new Twitter Cards for displaying apps, galleries, and products.
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Trapit launches Publisher Suite so that all apps can become news reader apps

Trapit is offering publishers full access to the very Artificial Intelligence that powers Siri and Trapit to build their own newsreader apps.
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Online gambling: Zynga bets on real-money games to bring in the cash with UK launch

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SEC rules in favor of Netflix CEO’s Facebook post, execs now free to overshare

If your company is doing amazingly well, you may announce it on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms...just let your investors know first.
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To Russia with Internet restrictions: Russia’s child-safety plan is more censorship than good sense

New Russian regulations block sites that might endanger children. But do they go too far?

Vine is starting to get DMCA complaints … so maybe don’t upload that concert footage

Twitter, just three months after Vine's launch, is facing its first DMCA copyright complaint by Prince's record label NPG Records.
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Welcome to the all-knowing, very searchable, saturated world of the hashtag

A hashtag's value all depends on how social networks choose to use them.

Game of Thrones is the most seeded file on BitTorrent – and HBO is flattered

Fans of Game of Thrones all over the globe are rejoicing over the show's return, especially those who watch it courtesy of seeded torrent files.

Scary statistics show that sex offenders are taking over social media

The world is full of all kinds of sexual criminals, and they're all honing in on sites like Twitter and Facebook for their next victim.

The difference between second screen and social TV apps is that there isn’t one

Second screen and social TV overlap so mcuh that it's difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins - but is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Are you an above-average Facebook user? You might be racist, study says

We know you love using Facebook on a daily basis, but be careful - a new study says too much Facebook exposure can cause you to agree with racist posts.
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The New York Times’ non-terrible April Fools’ joke is a bot that turns journalism into poetry

A haiku-spewing robot has poetry fans in a tizzy. But it's not an April Fool's joke.
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April Fools 2013 Roundup: YouTube closes, Twttr eliminates vowels, and more

Internet rules say April 1 should not go by without a slew of Internet pranks to fool and make everybody laugh. Enjoy our list of the best gags this year.
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With threaded comments, Facebook Q&As look a lot like Reddit AMAs

Since threaded comments rolled out to Facebook Pages, celebrities have been conducting Q&A's but it's awfully reminiscent of Reddit AMA's.
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WTF, Internet? Facebook thinks it knows me … and it’s so, so wrong

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of Facebook's horrible, terrible, no good targeted ads.
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This week in Facebook

Here are some of the Facebook stories you may have missed this week.
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The Facebook and Google numbers behind the rise of the red equal sign

Facebook and Google can help explain the red equal sign meme's popularity.
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Vine’s silent update adds awaited video embedding function

Vine rolled out an updated version of its app that finally enables video embedding into outside sites.

The opus that is R. Kelly’s ‘Trapped in the Closet’ gets new life thanks to social media

If you love R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" hip-hopera, a new interactive soundboard uses Facebook, Twitter and other social media to unlock extra fun.
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Would you give up Instagram for $100k? Mobli wants to make you an offer you can’t refuse

You'd do a lot of things for $100,000 - include give up Instagram and post your last shot. If so, you need check out Mobli's MyLastInstagram contest.

Flipboard’s self-curation feature is a hit with 100,000 magazines created in 24 hours

Flipboard's feature that makes anyone a magazine editor, has been a hit with more 100,000 magazines created in 24 hours.

Hands on: Flipboard 2.0 lets you create and share your own digital magazines

Flipboard 2.0 became available this week, equipped with a new Magazines feature. Does it add any value to the already great social reader? Spoiler alert: Yes.
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How is this North Korean airline running an incredibly active Facebook page?

It's surprisingly open and responsive - probably because it's not run by North Koreans.
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What does the future of Facebook look like?

While the secret network keeps its roadmap cards close to the chest, recent actions and insiders help us get an idea where Facebook is heading.

Want a higher Klout score? Your Instagram photos matter now

Stock up on kitten picks and other clickbait if you want to raise your Klout score on Instagram.