Facebook launches new homepage, rules in mobile, changes cooperation with Microsoft and plans more email stuff

Facebook is dominating the news today. First the world’s number one social network came with a new design of its homepage which, in fact, is more a navigational redesign to make stuff a bit easier and more user-friendly.

Then the media all jumped on the findings from the GSM Association and comScore (published yesterday) that the social network is the most visited mobile site in the UK (before Google Sites) and now I read that Facebook is going to take care of its own display ad business.

As probably everyone visiting this blog knows, Microsoft was Facebook’s display advertising partner for ages.

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Soon coming to a car near you: Twitter

It’s that time of the year again: CES. One of the keynote speakers at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show is Ford CEO Alan Mulally.

Ford is planning to take in-car entertainment and communications a step further.

By 2015 the company wants to equip 80% of its models with all kinds of technological features including web browsing and, yes, social networking.

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