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Skype and Facebook have teamed up to make it easier than ever to stay in touch. Instant message, import your newsfeed, comment and ‘Like’ all from within Skype

FACEBOOK USERS IN THE WORLD Facebook Usage and Facebook Penetration Statistics By World Geographic Regions New Facebook Stats for 2011 Q2

Ads on Facebook have pretty much always had their place ; we know they’re going to pop up on the right hand side, clearly labelled under sponsored content.

According to Inside Facebook, the social giant has released a new migration tool that will allow personal profiles on the website to be converted into business pages, opening the door for businesses that originally created the wrong type of profile to move to the more corporate-friendly page structure.

When Google’s +1 feature launched to help users of the world’s most popular search engine share the results they found to be interesting or most useful, it immediately signalled the search giant’s determination to provide functions that could compete with Facebook and its complete dominance of the social networking market.

Last week brought a whole new set of Facebook page changes which we covered in some depth but there is another angle that we’ve been thinking about that didn’t occur to us at first and that is business networking.

Surely you’ve seen the talk about business profiles on Google+ lately. In fact, our own profile for The Next Web was shut down (unsurprisingly) after Google+ clarified its terms of service to say that only people were allowed to have them. In short, if you want your business’ name to appear in search results on Google+, there’s only one way to do it for now.

Facebook is a pretty important mode of communication for many of us, but it’s just one of the many ways we stay connected, right?

A survey of 3000 adults has revealed that Facebook is seen as more of a priority in life than things like shoes, fresh fruit and vegetables, and a flushing toilet.

A recent study, conducted by Constant Contact and Chadwick Martin Bailey, indicates that people are more likely to interact with brands via Facebook than any other social network.

Summary: A new rumor suggests Facebook is working on an HTML5 platform, codenamed Project Spartan, that will take on Google’s Android Market, with help from Apple.

Summary: The Facebook Music rumors are coming in more and more frequently as we get closer to the expected official announcement for the social networking giant’s new service.

Ever since news broke back in May that Facebook was planning on adding new music functionality, speculation has been rampant over what exactly these features will look like and when they'll go live.

Yesterday, we outlined a bit of what we’ve heard about Facebook’s upcoming f8 conference. One big launch will be their official foray into music. Today, we’ve heard more about that launch.

In late August, Miramax began streaming movie rentals on Facebook using an Ooyala-built app that offers social sharing features. Starting today, the OVP (online video platform) is offering the same service -- dubbed Ooyala Social -- to any content owner.

Ooyala Social Enables the Selling and Renting of Premium Video on the World's Largest Social Network

The safe return of a threeyear-old abducted boy in Sparwood on Sunday was a bright spot in what was otherwise a sombre day of reflection on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

This month in San Francisco, Mark Zuckerberg will address for the fifth year his annual F8 conference on the future direction of his gift to the world: Facebook.

Wisdom Empowers Facebook Users with Valuable Insights into their Personal Universe of Social Interactions

Germany's minister for consumer protection has cautioned her cabinet colleagues against using the social networking site Facebook. The warning was issued over data security concerns.