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ASOS, Europe’s first integrated Facebook store launches

Today, ASOS became the world’s first fully integrated Facebook Store in Europe. ASOS, a retail site based in the UK worked with Usablenet‘s platform to extend the same e-commerce experience on ASOS’s website to their Facebook Page.

On their site you can view items, “like” them, share items and comments on certain items on your Facebook… »

Facebook Is Hard At Work On A Tablet-Optimized Experience

“We need to make a tablet version of Facebook. It’s something we’re working on right now.”
That was Facebook CTO Bret Taylor speaking to me yesterday in a sit down following his one-on-one interview on stage at the Inside Social Apps conference in San Francisco.
Now, before you get all excited, note that Taylor is not specifically… »

Twitter Launches ‘Connections,’ Its Own Version Of Facebook’s ‘Mutual Friends’

Twitter has collapsed its “Followed By” and “You Both Follow” features into one area called “Connections” which allows you to see what users you have in common with other Twitter users. While you still can’t see the number of users you have in common, the individual features are now expandable and you can see complete… »

Arrr’ me FaceBook

I’ve just read it’s been around for a couple of years now but it didn’t make me laugh less! Go and change your language on the bottom of the page to English (Pirate) and have a blast!

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Is Facebook Testing Voice Chat? [PIC]

Facebook appears to be in the midst of testing voice chat with a number of its users, a feature that has been a rumored addition to the social networking site for some time.
Multiple Mashable readers have sent in pictures of what appears to be a “call” button that shows up when viewing other people’s profiles,… »

Is Facebook making us more responsible Internet users?

Last week I attended an event at Facebook for bloggers and journalists. One of the speakers was Andy Carvin, social media guy at NPR and former director of the Digital Divide Network.
With nearly 1,500,000 Facebook fans, NPR have some of the best Facebook engagement amongst news organizations in the US and Andy told the crowd how he often… »

Google, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook now all reported blocked in Egypt

Following widespread public protests in Egypt, the country’s government is reportedly coming down heavily on social media. Twitter and Facebook have already been blocked for several hours and now we have word that Google services, including YouTube have been added to the list.
With the social media-fueled recent uprising in nearby Tunisia fresh in the region’s memory, it’s… »

2 Official Facebook Phones to Debut Next Month [REPORT]

HTC will be debuting not one, but two Facebook-branded smartphones next month, according to a new report.
The phones will be the first to sport Facebook’s official colors and branding, according to City A.M. And in line with previous rumors, Facebook’s phones will run on modified versions of Google’s Android OS.
The Facebook phones are expected… »

Two Facebook Phones Reportedly To Launch Next Month

According to City A.M, HTC have been chosen to manufacture two new Facebook-branded smartphones which will launch at Mobile World Congress, starting next month.
The devices are said to feature Facebook’s branding and colours with the partnership seemingly confirming rumours of a Facebook phone that first started circulating in September 2010.
The smartphones will run a slightly… »

Facebook & Twitter Both Blocked in Egypt [Updated]

Update: A member of Facebook’s PR team tweeted that although Facebook is aware of disruptions to service, the company has not seen any major changes in traffic from Egypt.
As security forces in Egypt attempted to break up protests on the street using water cannons and tear gas Wednesday morning, it appears that Egypt also took… »