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"Non è vero che in Italia non c’è più la legge. Anzi: da oggi in Italia c’è una legge chiara, semplice, onnivalente e priva di ogni ipocrisia. E’ la legge del più forte." Piovono rane (15)
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Non è vero che in Italia non c’è più la legge. Anzi: da oggi in Italia c’è una legge chiara, semplice, onnivalente e priva di ogni ipocrisia. E’ la legge del più forte. Quello che è successo nella settimana che si va chiudendo, lo ho detto fino alla noia, trascende di molto le poltrone dei governatori. Perché quello che è successo è stata una puntata importante di un confronto che dura da decine di secoli, ...Shared by Andrea (67) catempio (73) Claudio (28) esorciccio (16) Gabriele (30) Giovanni (19) ivanmez (26) markgreene (41) Maura - sindromedisnoopy (14) Michele (14) and five more »Comment View comments -
We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. Well, We Are — Google, Kansas. (49)
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Last month, Google announced plans to sell 1 gigabit-per-second fiber optic broadband to consumers. The plan called for it to be rolled out to no fewer than 50,000 homes in the initial test, and maybe as many as 500,000, but didn’t specify where it would be rolled-out. Topeka, Kansas wants in. Bad. The city’s mayor today signed a proclamation that for the rest of the month, Topeka will be known as “Google, Kansas.” Yes, you’re ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (142) Aaron Traffas (57) Alon (44) Amr (70) Andrew (7) armyofgnomes (171) Ashish (9) Atul Arora (154) Austin (59) Ben (133) and 39 more »Explore read six notes- Hokey said: Welp when it's a town on the brink on dying you gotta do what you can
- David Gross said: ROFLMAO ;o)
- Alon said: Google, Kansas.
- Convoluted said: What the hell! Grand Rapids needs to step it up...maybe we are called Googler, MI? or maybe Googlest? C'mon we have to do something. We can't be beat by a city named Topeka...
- James said: The capital of Kansas is now Google.
- darrellsilver said: Nifty idea; Reminds me of efforts in path dependent economics...
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New U.S. Military Policy Opens Up Social Media to the Troops (13)
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A new policy released today by the Pentagon has reversed multiple bans on social media websites and tools, effective immediately. This policy includes YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Google Apps, and other social tools.Certain branches of the military, such as the U.S. Marines, ban the use of social media because they are a “proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure.” Today’s decision, handed down by the Office ...Shared by bluesnyce (33) C (67) Darin (302) Darnell (41) Larry (7) marccanter (22) marleyuk (391) Mathias (64) PeppeC (30) Rachel (244) and three more »- Darnell said: Huh? Last I checked military personnel were already using Facebook, Twitter, etc. for...ummm...forever!
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Can Someone Please Tell This Italian Judge What YouTube Is? (27)
onSometimes I despair of Europe, even though I’m proud of what can be achieved here. But really, guys, can we get it together? At the same time the European Union is investigating a pretty flimsy anti-trust complaint against Google, it’s conspiciously ignoring a case in Italy where three Google executives have been found guilty on a ridiculous charge. Here is the bizarre story. An Italian court yesterday convicted three (ex) Google executives in a trial ...Shared by 0m4r (69) Accio (10) Adam (145) Alessandro (2) Alex (12) Andrew (137) armyofgnomes (171) Brandon (13) CJ (7) Danny (7) and 17 more »Explore read six notes
- Brandon said: A great example of how "progressive" they are over in Europe.
- Alex said: I'm amazed at the remarkable level of stupidity here.It's like newspapers saying that search engines are stealing their content by showing an article excerpt.
- PeppeC said: Italiani, ci stiamo coprendo di ridicolo.
- 0m4r said: Siamo di nuovo lo zimbello del mondo e silvio non è nemmeno parte in causa questa volta...
- CJ said: This judge is a moron.
- Alessandro said: This country never stops surprising me...
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Google Italy Executives Found Guilty Over Offensive Video (13)
onItalian court in Milan has found three Google executives guilty (and acquitted the fourth) of privacy violations, convicting them to suspended six-month sentences. The Google employees were sued over a video posted to Google in 2006, showing four youths bullying a kid with Down syndrome.This decision sets a disconcerting legal precedent. As we wrote before, there are four Google executives implied in this case: David Drummond, Google’s senior vice president and chief legal officer; George ...Shared by Carlo (35) Jeroen (0) Jesse (50) Jinny (30) marleyuk (391) Matt (32) nonlinear (202) PeppeC (30) PGei (8) Ryan (35) and three more »Explore read four notes
- Tim said: This is just plain stupid.....
- PGei said: David Drummond plans to appeal the verdict, summing it up nicely: “If individuals like myself and my Google colleagues who had nothing to do with the harassing incident, its filming or its uploading onto Google Video can be held criminally liable solely by virtue of our position at Google, every employee of any internet hosting service faces similar liability.”
- Jesse said: This is a bit crazy!
- Thomas said: Yikes. Bad precedent indeed.
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The Cutest 911 Call Ever (15)
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Jason Bonham answered a 911 call at the Hancock County, Indiana dispatch. On the line was a five-year-old named Savannah Hensley who reported that her father had trouble breathing. An ambulance was dispatched, and Frank Hensley’s life was saved by her calm but adorable call. Link -via Digg (YouTube link) You won’t regret listening for six minutes to hear what Savannah had to say. The YouTube video is audio only.Shared by alessandrobonino (70) Beej (26) Caleb (21) Edo (206) effemmeffe (22) Heloisa (229) jmb1977 (116) Melkir (12) nonlinear (202) PeppeC (30) and five more »- alessandrobonino said: Io a un certo punto ho pianto. Savannah, sei bravissima.
- zar said: questo fa piangere davvero, che meraviglia di bimba
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Serious threat to the web in Italy (239)
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In late 2006, students at a school in Turin, Italy filmed and then uploaded a video to Google Video that showed them bullying an autistic schoolmate. The video was totally reprehensible and we took it down within hours of being notified by the Italian police. We also worked with the local police to help identify the person responsible for uploading it and she was subsequently sentenced to 10 months community service by a court in ...Shared by ◄ani625Ξ (23) 007bond (19) 0m4r (69) 100rabh (67) Abdellah (5) abgely (35) abraham (198) Adam (145) Adam Sherk (36) Ade (27) and 229 more »Explore read 38 notes- Can Koklu said: This is repulsive.. and what's worse is that this is standard procedure in Turkey.. But instead of suing people, they just pull the plug on the website.. Shame..
- lizunlong said: 觉得稀奇，因为这事发生在意大利，如果原告是中国，才是常态。
- Arkady said: басманное правосудие как диагноз...
- AJ Kohn said: An interesting (and chilling) development.
- Chung said: WTF?!
- Andrea said: Sempre e solo noi a farci riconoscere!
- pelles said: Tragiskt. Italien utmärker sig negativt igen.
- Tambu said: hey, ma siamo in Italy! :-/
- t said: WTF. Here I thought only idiot Americans were so litigation-happy that common sense was no longer present in our courtrooms. At least it sounds like Google-as-a-company is throwing its money at the problem.
- Bill said: Proof that there are MORON judges in every country. Of course, I never really doubted that.
- marcell said: "In late 2006, students at a school in Turin, Italy filmed and then uploaded a video to Google Video that showed them bullying an autistic schoolmate. The video was totally reprehensible and we took it down within hours of being notified by the Italian police. We also worked with the local police to help identify the person responsible for uploading it and she was subsequently sentenced to 10 months community service by a court in Turin, as were several other classmates who were also involved. In these rare but unpleasant cases, that's where our involvement would normally end.But in this instance, a public prosecutor in Milan decided to indict four Google employees —David Drummond, Arvind Desikan, Peter Fleischer and George Reyes (who left the company in 2008). The charges brought against them were criminal defamation and a failure to comply with the Italian privacy code. To be clear, none of the four Googlers charged had anything to do with this video. They did not appear in it, film it, upload it or review it. None of them know the people involved or were even aware of the video's existence until after it was removed. Nevertheless, a judge in Milan today convicted 3 of the 4 defendants — David Drummond, Peter Fleischer and George Reyes — for failure to comply with the Italian privacy code. All 4 were found not guilty of criminal defamation."
- Rex said: this is fucking crazy. I'm sure if google banned italy from viewing youtube the italian government might change its tune real quick.
- Rick said: Part of the challenge of being an internet-based company is that you tend to be international, and therefore have to deal with all the absurd laws that various countries impose on you. It goes with the territory, I suppose. =)
- Matt said: This is like convicting a person who built a wall because someone else came by and wrote graffiti on it.
- Sal said: "crazy"
- Zypher said: Romantic Italy!
- mrhizzlestizzle said: Pasta-eating losers...
- Christian said: "En attack mot de principer som webben bygger på". Google kommenterar Italiendommen.
- Coates said: Wow. Thanks Geoff. and Reshare!
- Setu said: WTF
- Nathan said: It is amazing how far behind laws and legislation are. The problem is that the changes on the internet are pushing into the future and laws are pulling us back into the past.
- billmasson said: They should be held responsable
- blackflame451 said: This is just unfathomable.
- Alex Linebrink said: Wow - this is bad. Italy: what are you thinking?
- Alex said: Get a grip Italy!
- jodyfanning said: WTF!?!?
- Steve said: Unbelieveably stupid move by the Italian government!
- Cannonade said: Judge #FAIL
- cb160 said: A worrying development - hopefully a higher court will resolve this but not great for the individuals involved.
- bdebois said: Yikes
- ryan said: This case is really insane.
- Sabrina said: This is absolutely ridiculous. Is Italy crazy?
- blippe said: absurdt.
- Hrishi said: This is a very interesting turn of events...
- fseixas said: Quando os juízes vão começar a entender a Internet?
- Piotr said: What?! Google executives (including retired CFO) given six-month sentences for privacy law violations, on account of allowing users to upload videos?Bizarre. Talk about shooting the messenger.
- Joe said: Google's getting sued by Italy...
- Geoffrey said: I still think Google should stop serving Italy as a whole as a precautionary measure while this is being worked out.
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Infographic of the Day: Curling Explained (FINALLY) (36)
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At last, someone makes sense out of the weirdest sport of the Winter Olympics. If you've been following the Winter Olympics at all, you've probably seen a little bit of curling--and you've probably been totally baffled by it, as well. Finally, The Times of London has produced an infographic, designed by Ciaran Hughes, which explains the sport (full-size version here): The key to remember is that you only get points for the stones you throw ...Shared by achoate (5) ainsley (4) alessandrobonino (70) Auro (20) Berk Sarper Şenol (8) Brandon (26) Chris Gardner (7) Craig (1) Derrick (53) Doganman (108) and 26 more »Comment View comments -
Octazen: What The Heck Did Facebook Just Buy Exactly, And Why? (38)
onFacebook has acquired its third company, Malaysian startup Octazen Solutions. Facebook says this is largely a talent acquisition, according to GigaOm. Octazen has a slightly different story on their home page, saying Facebook acquired “most of the company’s assets and to employ those assets in a different direction.” Either way, it’s leaving some people scratching their heads. Said one senior engineer at a competing company that we spoke to this evening, “Facebook just bought the ...Shared by Alex (296) Andrew (91) AntonioASA (12) Bill (419) Chung (145) Corvida (520) DeadRinga (176) Devlin (142) Domino (17) eas (15) and 28 more »
- eas said: So, as I read this, Facebook has both deprived competitors of a resource that could be used to bleed users and their data off Facebook, and at the same time gained a resource they can use to bleed users and their data off their competitors.Well played. But we are all just pawns in this.
- PeppeC said: Occhi. Aperti. Su. Faccialibro.
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Welcome To TechCrunch Or 5z8.info/dicksonparade_k5f1f_hackwebcam (24)
onThe web has no shortage of URL shorteners. In fact, there are so many that they’re all kind of blending together and I have no idea where to turn beyond the de-facto one Twitter uses, Bit.ly. But today, a new one has piqued my interest. ShadyURL (made by Wonder-Tonic) is awesome because well, it creates shady URLs. Rather than focusing on making a URL as tiny as possible to spread on a site like Twitter, ...Shared by Alberto (5) Amit (31) ankit (17) broepke (14) danliebke (98) David (22) Enrique (2) FB (10) Flipwared (27) groovysoup (67) and 14 more »
- broepke said: Hilarious!
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Missile genera onda d'urto visibile (19)
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La scienza dà spettacolo: onde sonore giganti visibili nell'ariaL'11 febbraio scorso è stato lanciato un missile Atlas V per portare in orbita una sonda automatica che sorveglierà il Sole. Durante l'arrampicata, il missile ha attraversato uno strato di nubi molto tenui, creando nel raggio di diversi chilometri onde d'urto visibili nell'atmosfera, come quando si lancia un sasso in uno stagno, e sostanzialmente dissolvendo le nubi. Impressionante. Per chi lo vuole vedere in alta definizione, il ...Shared by 1Co (22) Alberto (49) alt (16) Bear72 (6) buffer (21) cacioman (206) Cristiano (0) Giampaolo (44) grudelsud (32) hypnotherapist (13) and nine more »Comment View comments -
Opera Convinced Apple Will Welcome Opera Mini For iPhone Into The App Store (11)
onWe had a brief chat with Opera Software product analyst Phillip Grønvold here at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday. We inquired about the company's plans to submit an Opera Mini application for the iPhone / iPod touch in the near future, and also got a hands-on demo of the app in action. Unfortunately, Grønvold was unwilling to demo the app on video, but take our word for it: the browser really is very, ...Shared by allan (30) Christian Burns (0) DarkBls (117) Félegyházi Dávid (101) iBspoof (64) James (78) Knut (7) LouCypher (733) MrBen (11) PeppeC (30) and one more »Comment View comments
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Vintage Technologies That We No Longer Use [PICS] (61)
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Most of the technologies that we have used in the past have been eclipsed by the remarkable technology that we use today. Advances in their design have occurred in tandem with the advances in technology in this digital era, with many large products being redesigned and miniaturized into amazingly small sizes. While we may laugh at the fact that anyone ever found this technology to be cutting-edge, we can’t discount its place in history as ...Shared by AmyVernon (549) Andrew (38) ashility (19) Atom (43) Brendan (6) Bryan (5) Catalin (14) Cheeky (32) Chris (5) Chris Portscheller ✔ (549) and 51 more »Explore read seven notes- PeppeC said: molti non li ho mai visti.
- Metaphox said: 34. Polaroid CamerasWhile these cameras were largely replaced by digital cameras, the trademark has recently been purchased and the buyers are trying to breathe new life into the brand by hiring Lady Gaga as a spokesperson.
- Jardenberg said: Förundras över att telefoto aldrig är med i sådana här sammanställningar. Tack till @selanna för spårhjälp: http://twitter.com/selanna/status/9276352168 (orginalet här: http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/svd-125-ar-fullt-av-innovationer_3958603.svd bläddra till 30 dec 1947)
- Garrett said: Ahh, nostalgia. It's amazing how many of these things I've used, seen sprout up, and then get replaced by new technology.It's good to remember the past to see how awesome the present is... (and this isn't even that far into the past!)
- Vuka said: ima awww stvari :)
- roundeg said: just a quick trip down memory lane
- Hans said: Hi Trench, I also love Twin Peaks. Try maybe the German serial " Heimat" also, the ceame in the Heimat, Heimat 2 and Heimat 3 sequel, amazing.I have a question: Can you tell me, how to post these big sized images into Buzz ? Do you do that vie the embed feature in Picasa ??Best regards, Hans
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Are We All Asking to Be Robbed? (51)
onA new website called PleaseRobMe.com does nothing more than aggregate publicly shared check-ins, but its name and purpose attempt to shed more light on the dangerous side effects of location-sharing.It’s no secret that when you share your location via Google Buzz and Foursquare you’re exposing information that could put you at risk. Many of us location-sharers get so caught up in the novelty and bonuses associated with our behavior that we forget the implications of ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (142) Aaron (193) Alex Rubio (1) Alexandre (211) Andrew (123) Antonio (7) Beej (26) browneyes (45) Bruno (10) Chad (294) and 41 more »Explore read six notes
- Dave said: The flip side of the location-based technologies, such as Foursquare, are that by telling people where you are, you are also telling them where you are not...
- Steve said: I've been saying this for a while, so I'm glad to see someone else sees these things the same way that I do. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye (or all their belongings).
- serialdeviant said: Proving that stupid people are really stupid.
- Dani said: These things really don't bother me. Address is unlisted and I only give it out to those I trust. So I don't mind checking in at other places for others to see. You just have to make sure you're more cautious about giving out your personal information. Now, if there were an increase in muggings at your check in locations....
- Gienah said: I still haven't figured out the appeal of location sharing. I don't THINK I have a stalker, but the idea of strangers knowing where I am - and where I am not - does kind of creep me out.
- unfinishedperson said: Too true...um...I'm at home right now, but I'll be gone about...;)
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Facebook Is the Web’s Ultimate Timesink [STATS] (38)
onThe average U.S. Internet user spends more time on Facebook than on Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Microsoft, Wikipedia, and Amazon combined. Think about that for a moment.New numbers released by Nielsen today confirm what we’ve known for a while: Facebook is the web’s #1 time sink. What’s more interesting though is just how much more time we spend on the world’s largest social network today than we did 6 months ago.Back in June 2009, Nielsen estimated ...Shared by Alexander (1) Angie Brandt (0) Bj (191) Damond (61) Dave (4) Dave (24) DeftOne (15) earth2marsh (13) Edward (24) filos (17) and 28 more »Comment View comments
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Coltivare la paura (23)
onDa sempre i mezzibusti Mediaset – e anche Mentana a suo tempo – si autoassolvono sostenendo che la televisione «non sposta voti». Forse si riferiscono agli inginocchiamenti di Fede, che ormai sembrano comici anche alle nonne. Però magari prima di parlare potrebbero utilmente leggersi questo rapporto realizzato da Demos con l’Osservatorio di Pavia, o se sono di fretta limitarsi almeno a guardare questa tabella: La linea blu, quella in basso, racconta l’andamento dei reati in ...Shared by akiross (17) alebaffa (11) Alessandro (13) Andrea (67) Arnopeck (49) batta (8) bezdomnyj82 (0) bretek (2) Claudio (28) Emiliano (8) and 13 more »Comment View comments
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20 Percent Of TechCrunch Readers Are Already Browsing With Chrome (26)
onGoogle’s Chrome browser is quickly gaining market share, with one estimate putting it at about 5 percent of total usage, while Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is seeing a drop in overall share. But among TechCrunch readers Chrome is already beating every browser except for Firefox. A look at our Google Analytics numbers for the past 30 days shows that 20 percent of TechCrunch visitors are using the Chrome browser. Just on TechCrunch, we’ve seen Chrome’s share ...Shared by Atul Arora (154) BJ (40) Bonstio (21) broepke (14) Bruce (37) Dan (53) Daniel (71) DarkBls (117) Erik (114) icue (87) and 16 more »Explore read six notes
- Bruce said: If you're not using Chrome yet, now's the time to give it a try!
- Toy said: I use Chrome and I like Shiny and New but I do think Chrome is a half decent browser...
- Luka said: 20 % pour Chrome ! Impressionnant
- broepke said: I think this is huge. It's showing a pretty big trend amongst the techies. I was in a meeting the other day at work... 5 out of 6 people use chrome as their default browser. While most of these were "tech" type people - they weren't programmers...
- Sean said: I'm pretty sure they're right - in a few years IE will be in a poor 4th on the browser market, or at best 3rd (as Safari won't take over). The decline of Windows is as certain, if not as quick.
- BJ said: I am one of the 20.05%.
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BREAKING: Iranian Government Bans Gmail (41)
onAs the Iranian authorities attempt to stifle tomorrow’s protests surrounding the anniversary of the Iranian revolution, they are going one step further: Iran is permanently suspending access to Google’s Gmail.Earlier this week, we wrote about failing Internet connections in Iran. The timing of these problems has been met with suspicion: February 11 (tomorrow) marks the anniversary of the Iranian revolution and gatherings are already being planned to protest against June’s alleged election fraud.From the Wall ...Shared by AC (150) Ali (39) Angelb (11) bkim (34) browneyes (45) cifero (63) Dave (24) Eris (11) Gary (7) Geoffrey (121) and 31 more »Explore read seven notes
- PeppeC said: w000t????
- Dave said: If you are considering a move to "cloud computing" for your ministry, take note of this article. I realize that here in the US, the chances of something like this happening are slim (after all, the government can't shut down Google, can they?), but if your ministry has a presence in a restrictive country, this could paralyze your communications. And think of all the saved email you would lose access to as well! If you use other "cloud" services to store documents, client information, presentations, etc., this is a call to be sure you have them backed up!
- jbruin said: absolutely nuts
- Pelpa said: Gmail sta diventando troppo social per l'Iran
- rvanas78 said: this is insane...and makes me so proud that we have the freedoms we have in the US.
- miguerum said: Feeling the #Buzz effect?
- Angelb said: Ojo. Esto suena a problemas muy serios
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Google Getting Into the ISP Business With Ultra High-Speed Network (39)
onCould Google be your next ISP? Maybe. The company has just announced a trial of its own high-speed network that it plans to offer to “at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.”The company says it will be capable of delivering speeds more than 100x faster than typical US Internet connections of up to 1 gigabit per second. It will do so at a “competitive” price.Google’s next step in getting this potentially massive project ...Shared by Aaron (193) AC (150) Andrew (123) Andrew (38) Antonio (7) Beans (9) Bronson (63) Bryson (55) CrisDias (40) Daniele Bazzano (dAn) (142) and 29 more »Explore read five notes
- nucaka said: ...и всеобщая гуглификация всей страны!
- CrisDias said: Com o Nexus one e agora isso o Google pode finalmente entrar na zona onde as pessoas ficam incomodadas com seu poderio.
- PeppeC said: ecco, che scavino il mondo intero.
- Ferran said: 1Gb/seg???? Y Sinde qué piensa de todo esto?
- Maarten said: This is big!
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Facebook’s Major Redesign Emphasizes Search and So Much More (31)
onFacebook is celebrating its sixth birthday today with a dramatic redesign of the homepage that millions of people see when they log on every day.We’ve already seen images of this new design in the past, and all the things we said to watch for are included. It places a new emphasis on search and lets you sort through much more information without ever leaving the homepage. You can even send messages without navigating away.Facebook confirmed ...Shared by Alex (16) Daniele Bazzano (dAn) (142) Dave (24) db (304) Devin (84) geekyspaz (10) Gerald Hildebrandt (13) Goktug (119) icue (87) Jo (18) and 21 more »Explore read four notesComment View comments
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