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 GM really likes Facebook - It reverses ad decision

Facebook wins back General Motors Co. as an advertising customer a year after the automaker said it would quit running marketing messages on the world's largest social-networking service.

 Facebook COO seeks to quash subpoena in worker recruiting suit

Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will move to quash a subpoena requiring her to give a deposition in a lawsuit alleging that seven technology companies broke antitrust laws by agreeing not to recruit from one another.

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 New Facebook Home software puts 'people before apps'

Most Facebook users access the social network via mobile devices so the new Facebook Home software could keep them engaged longer while coaxing advertisers to pay to place promotions on small screens.

Facebook Home

 Facebook phone expected to be unveiled today

Facebook plans to unveil a new phone as the company aims to capture a bigger chunk of mobile advertising.

 Facebook must face trademark trial in 'Timeline' feature dispute

The owner of the world's largest social-networking service lost bid to end a trademark- infringement lawsuit over its use of "timeline" and related terms.

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 Facebook news: 'New home' on Android; Microsoft deal OK'd

Facebook plans a media event next Thursday to announce an Android project. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission approves Facebook's purchase of a Microsoft ad business.

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 R.I.P for RSS: Google to shut down Google Reader

Google announced on its blog Wednesday that the company will "retire" Google Reader on July 1, leaving users loyal to getting information from RSS feeds scrambling to find an alternative.

 More youth use smartphones as route to web

A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 78 percent of young people, ages 12 to 17, now have cellphones. Nearly half of those are smartphones, a share that's increasing steadily -- and that's having a big effect on how, and where, many young people are accessing the Web.

 Report points to potential of using analytics for good, not just proft

A new research paper published by MIT Sloan Management Review and SAS documents a surging increase in business interest for the use of data analytics. But the report also points to ways in which society could benefit as well.

More businesses benefiting from analytics

 Smart execs think 'omni-channel' - not online or offline

Analysis: I am energized about how digital media is pushing businesses to get better both online and off. When business leaders ask the right questions about how they make their companies better, I remember why I do what I do.

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 Facebook goes for 'personalized newspaper' design

Facebook is revamping its News Feed to include bigger photos, sorting by topics and a more consistent design across devices as the world's most popular social network ramps up efforts to make money from content.

Facebook's new look

 Study proves what pros have long believed: Interpret Twitter with caution

Analysis: A study from Pew Research finds that Twitter tweets often run counter to overall public opinion. But professionals can still find benefits in what the Twitterverse is saying.

Tracking Twitterverse

 Twitter dumping some apps to focus on mobile, web

"To continue to offer a great product that addresses your unique needs, we're going to focus our development efforts on our modern, web-based versions of TweetDeck," Twitter says. "To that end, we are discontinuing support for our older apps: TweetDeck AIR, TweetDeck for Android and TweetDeck for iPhone. They will be removed from their respective app stores in early May and will stop functioning shortly thereafter."

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 Groupon CEO out; Facebook buys Microsoft ad biz; Google keeps cash; iTune U downloads top 1B

Bulldog Blog: Struggling Groupon ousts its CEO; Microsoft parts with ad business Atlas; Google keeps cash for acquisitions; Apple says iTune U downloads top billion.