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MARCH 8, 2017

Last night I received a Facebook friend request from an old friend and accepted it. I quickly checked, and found that (of course) I already was Facebook friends with my old friend. Facebook has a handy way of reporting this exact problem and the fake account was suspended within minutes.

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JUNE 21, 2009

Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook had the tough gig of presenting a lunch keynote outside under a tent in lower Sproul Plaza (mucho noise and people talking). She was much more on Facebook marketing message, but of course that's her role at FB. Tags: Craigslistbootcamp charismatic Newmark Arianna CLFBC09 facebook Zuckerberg.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Then please share your experience on Bookshare's Facebook page. Tags: Reading facebook Bookshare National Family Literacy Day literacy. So, put down the remote control -- and shut down the game consoles and set aside a few moments to read with a family member, a friend, a student -- or just by yourself. Happy reading!

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AUGUST 17, 2012

As for this project, with the limited time frame, I have limited the social network integration to Facebook and Twitter. So why not give Go Read some space in social networks? Users can share interesting books on social networks.

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JUNE 10, 2011

He talked about the opportunities and challenges he sees ahead, especially as technology tools continue to be adopted by more of the human rights community, from cell phones to Facebook.

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MAY 22, 2013

Top tech companies like Google, Facebook and IBM have figured out how to make vast quantities of money by giving away their core product, or building products on top of open source and free software. I want to advocate for “giving the sleeves off your vest” strategy!

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OCTOBER 12, 2008

From the story: He is urging young entrepreneurs and engineers to stop making some of the sillier software that lets Facebook users throw virtual sheep at their friends or download virtual beer on iPhones, and instead start making a real difference in the world. Great article on Tim O'Reilly in the Los Angeles Times.

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