Specifically, Facebook says photos in the news feed will now be enlarged to up to 2x their previous size, and displayed in a new layout that can bring more photos from an album into the feed. Text in news feed posts is also going to be larger and wider spaced.

At the time of the mobile redesign, we said Facebook was taking a cue from Instagram, and that the change could make browsing the mobile news feed a less tiring experience. Looks like Facebook wanted to improve the Web experience in the same way, making the news feed more of an enjoyable photo viewer on its own, rather than something that just points you to a photo album elsewhere on the site. source techcrunch.com

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You can bet anything that parents will be reviewing their live using Facebook, heck, I will even torture my children with my timeline, starting all the way back to when I started Facebook… that will be a long boring night for them! Definitely right out of “How I met your Mother”, just maybe not as funny…

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I, like many people are waiting for the official release of OS 2.0. Right now I am running the developer release of OS 2.0 and I know its missing a bunch of things, the video below shows you some features, for those running the developer release, there are quite a few new things here to see, for those running OS 1.7, you will be shocked at how much better your PlayBook experience will be. Start hitting that update button on February 21st!

Go here to read more and watch a video of the new features, like facebook and twitter integration directly in the contact list!

When we took our first official tour of the native messaging on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2 a month ago at CES 2012, one of the services that was missing from the social messaging integration was Facebook. We *knew* Facebook would soon be joining Twitter and LinkedIn, but it’s good to see Facebook is now there too for when the highly-anticipated PlayBook software update drops later this month. You can hit up the video above to get a quick look of the Facebook addition within the Manage Accounts option screen and integrated into the native messaging client itself.

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It’s finally happened — the Facebook IPO is a real thing. No more speculation, no more guess-work. Facebook filed its S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this afternoon indicating its intention to go public with an eye toward raising $5 billion from sales of stock based on a $100 billion valuation.

How much do you think Facebook is worth? Read more here.

I think its pretty neat, you cannot see it here, but on the left is a slider since you joined Facebook, and you can click on any year and check out what happened back then, when you added friends, posts, pictures, it really is a digital “life book”

Anyways… have fun when you gain access to it!

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Overall, the changes make it easier for people to understand what audience will be seeing what they post on Facebook and to control who sees what others post that refers to them. The changes will start rolling out in coming days and people will be prompted with a tour option when they are available.

Facebook users have long complained that it’s not always clear who can see what content is posted, among other concerns. Meanwhile, Google+ has been praised for avoiding some of the Facebook (and Buzz) privacy pitfallsby allowing users to easily control who they share content with. Asked if the Facebook changes were in response to Google+, a Facebook representative said no.

Best thing about this is when your buddy posts you in a less than appropriate bar night picture, you get notified of the tag and can accept it or not. Power back to the people. My suggestion, start making groups asap. Friends, Work Friends, Bosses, Family. etc. you get the point. After those groups are created you can then choose who see’s what. The Ball is back in our court. Why? Because Google was doing it and Facebook should have already been doing it.

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Here is a little video of what it can do for you.

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So apparently there are 6 things that Google+ can do that Facebook cannot. Most of them I wouldn't find myself doing anyways. Watch the video and check out this webpage for the full out story.

Update : I must admit, i didn't watch the video until this blog had already been posted, it's pretty neat... I definitely will give it a try, but I still don't see it taking too much away from the juggernaut that Facebook is...

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Anyways, back to business, I included a small insert for you to quickly read, then you can decide if you want to check out the whole article.

The Cr-48 may look like just any other laptop, but we can tell you right off the bat that it feels considerably better than most of those plastic netbooks sitting on store shelves right now. The entire body (that means the lid, edges, and the underside) is made of a soft, rubber-like matte black plastic — in fact, it feels a lot like the back of the Droid, though it feels a bit less rubbery. Overall, it looks a lot like the old black MacBook, including a magnetic latch with a split spot for getting your finger in and lifting the lid and a sunken screen hinge. We’re obviously pretty taken with the hardware design look and feel, but the laptop itself isn’t going to turn heads or win any beauty contests, and that was clearly intentional on Google’s part — remember this one isn’t for consumers, but more for those less stylish developers and early adopters.

As promised here is the article from Engadget.

Enjoy!

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