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As we have with every change to features and functionality on All Things Digital, today we are writing to give you details about a new Meebo toolbar on this site. Designed to facilitate sharing, help navigation and more, it appears at the very bottom of each page on our site. The first thing you need to know: You can get rid of it whenever you like.

What Facebook Privacy Problem? Advertisers Yawn.

Bloggers (ahem) have been bellowing about Facebook’s privacy changes. What about advertisers? Not a peep, says Mike Lazerow, whose Buddy Media helps big brands build and promote “fan pages” on the network.
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Opens Up (And Wants You To Do It, Too)

Facebook had to imagine it would hear from lots of people who are upset about changes to its “privacy” policy, which encourages users to abandon traditional notions of “privacy.” So give Mark Zuckerberg credit: By allowing anyone in the world to see his own profile–and everything associated with it–the Facebook founder is at least putting on a good show.
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Social-Networking Software Becomes Neighborly

We tested Meebo, Adium and Digsby, free instant-messaging programs that work by being a one-stop shop for online communication. All three are straightforward and work without much effort or instruction.