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Facebook social graph search results limited for teens

If an adult were to search for “single females aged 17″, for example, no results would appear, it explained.

Facebook adds free calling feature for US iPhones

Facebook has added a feature in its mobile phone app that allows free calling for US iPhone users. Users can now make calls to each other via the Facebook Messenger app anywhere they have a wi-fi or a cellular-data connection. Share/Save

Facebook unveils social search tools for users

Facebook has announced a major addition to its social network – a smart search engine it has called graph search. The feature allows users to make “natural” searches of content shared by their friends. Search terms could include phrases such as “friends who like Star Wars and Harry Potter”. Share/Save

Facebook tests paid messages to strangers

How much would you pay to contact a stranger? Share/Save

So Instagram can now sell your photos: Get over it

The Instagram community is complaining about the change to its terms and conditions which allows Instagram to generate revenue from your photos — without compensating you. Share/Save

Facebook gives Gifts (including wine) to all U.S. users. Happy Hanukkah!

Just in time for the gift-giving season, Facebook is rolling out its Gifts product to all U.S. Facebook users. Gifts was recently in a walled-garden beta; with the new rollout, all us American types will be able to shoot presents back and forth with a few simple mouse clicks. Share/Save

Facebook Adds a Grab Bag of Gifts Partners

As a part of a greater push into e-commerce, Facebook announced a whole slew of retail partnerships Thursday night at a press event held at the iconic FAO Schwarz toy store in New York City. Share/Save

Sandy is year’s No. 2 topic on Facebook

Superstorm Sandy has been the year’s second most-talked-about topic on Facebook, after the Super Bowl, according to data provided to CNN by the social network. Share/Save

Judge Rules Trayvon Martin Files Can Be Used by Defense

  A judge in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman, the Sanford, Fla., man who said he shot an unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, in self-defense, ruled on Friday that Mr. Martin’s school and social media records should be provided to the defense. The judge, Debra S. Nelson of Seminole County Circuit Court, said Mr. [...]

Facebook stock pops 10% as ad sales surge

Facebook’s second earnings report as a public company comes out late Tuesday, and the social network is under pressure to prove it can make more money on its 1 billion users. Share/Save