Facebook's 'flurry of announcements': 8 highlights

Mark Zuckerberg unveils a host of big changes to the world's most popular social network. Here's what you need to know

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a raft of new additions to his social network at the Facebook f8 developers' conference in San Francisco on Thursday.
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Facebook's "flurry of announcements" at its f8 developers' conference on Thursday all point to one ambitious goal: Convincing the social network's 800 million users that they don't ever need to leave Facebook. Facebook's many offerings pretty much break down into two categories, says Mike Isaac at Wired. There's the much-discussed "Timeline," which seeks to present your life to the world via a digital scrapbook of sorts; and a new universe of apps to keep you informed and entertained. Here, a look at eight of the highlights from Facebook's big makeover:

1. The Timeline

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