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Facebook Picks Up Design Expertise with Acquisition of Bolt Peters

File this one under a small talent acquisition: Facebook has just acquired Bolt Peters, a so-called research and design agency. Co-founder Nate Bolt says it will officially close on June 22, after working on more than 200 projects for 90 clients, including Sony, HP, Electronic Arts and the Washington Post. Most of the company’s six employees will be joining Facebook and report to Design Director Kate Aronowitz.

As Facebook Launches a Standalone Camera App, the Instagram Buy Comes Into Focus

Facebook launches a camera app, and it’s not Instagram.
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In Lead-Up to Launch, Obvious-Backed Lift Leaves Gamification Behind

In early tests, reality appears to be much more motivational than fantasy, according to Lift co-founder Tony Stubblebine.
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Conan O’Brien Explains TV’s New Rules (Video)

“The days of, ‘I only want people to experience me at 11, on TBS’ — those days are over. … A whole generation is growing up that doesn’t watch television that way.”
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Facebook’s New, New Ad Plan

Keep in touch via Facebook, this is critical to your future success. And we’re public now, so can you click on an ad or two when you’re there?

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, speaking at Harvard Business School’s “Class Day” event Wednesday

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Mobile App Bump Can Now Push Photos to Your Desktop

Bump Technologies launched a new Web site feature on Thursday morning, allowing Bump’s mobile app users the ability to share smartphone photos to their computers by physically bumping the phone against the PC keyboard. The photos are hosted online, and users can choose to download the images to their hard drive or share them using a short URL. Previously, Bump’s mobile app allowed for sharing photos and contact information between mobile phones, but not directly to a computer.

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Some Big Firms Got Facebook Warning

It is one of Wall Street’s best-kept secrets: Securities firms are allowed to selectively confer with favored large investing clients about crucial information as they prepare IPOs.

Will Mr. Zuckerberg Have to Go to Washington?

Can Congress resist a juicy Facebook IPO hearing? (Of course not — it’s an election year, people!)
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To Combat Creepiness, WhosHere Launches In-App Video Chat

When you’re ready to take it to the next level — visual contact.
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A Perfect Storm: Facebook’s Troubled IPO Enters More Dangerous Waters Over Disclosure

Grab the Dramamine and a life jacket (just in case)!
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