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Will Facebook's 'Listen With Friends' feature kill Turntable.fm?

The social network unveils a new music-sharing service — that looks a lot like another buzzy social listening site

Facebook is joining forces with Spotify for a music sharing service that will let you see what songs your friends are listening to, and even listen along with them in real time.

Put your headphones on. Facebook is out with a new music-sharing feature called "Listen With Friends," in which the social network's 800 million (and counting) users can see what songs their friends are listening to on services like Spotify or Rdio, and even listen... More

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Timeline: 'The greatest thing Facebook's ever done'?

For better or worse, Facebook's new profile lays out a user's entire online history in an easy-to-graze chronological format

Facebook users can now access Timeline, the social networking site's highly anticipated "digital scrapbook" alternative to the traditional profile.

It's here: After a September preview, Facebook is now rolling out its dramatic profile redesign — Timeline — to its 800-million-plus global users (watch a video tutorial here). The "entirely new kind of profile" collects every moment and detail... More

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Is Facebook ruining sharing?

While some find Facebook's new, automatic "Seamless Sharing" feature invasive and wrong, others consider it the wave of the digital future

Mark Zuckerberg's most recent Facebook upgrade "Seamless Sharing" requires users in some cases to install an app before clicking through to an outside link.

Facebook has rolled out a new feature called "Seamless Sharing" that's polarizing the tech world. The service makes it easy for third party websites, say Spotify or The Washington Post, to automatically post links and updates about what you're reading, listening... More

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Facebook's 'buggy' iPad app

The social network's long-awaited iPad offering is finally here — but it's saddled with a host of technical problems. Should you bother using it?

The much anticipated Facebook app for the iPad has some frustrated by log-in problems, but it's still better than Facebook's mobile website, critics say.

At last, after more than a year of waiting and behind-the-scenes drama, the official Facebook app for the iPad has finally arrived, boasting many of the social-media site's familiar features, plus an improved photo interface, instant messaging, and swipeable navigation... More

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