StumbleUpon users are likely unhappy about the company’s decision to shut down some features of the service on October 24. The company reports that they are shutting down groups, photo and HTML blogging, and the ability to select themes. The reason behind the decision is to simplify the service and make it easier for a broader audience to use.


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Facebook is shutting down its Deals service reports Reuters. Facebook's Groupon-like deal service launched late April in 5 major cities and offered the ability to cash in on deals local to you and your network."After testing Deals for four months, we've decided to end our Deals product in the coming weeks," said a spokesperson."We think there is a lot of power in a social approach to driving people into local businesses. We've learned a lot from our test and we'll continue to evaluate how to bes [...]

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Facebook is shutting down its Deals service reports Reuters."After testing Deals for four months, we've decided to end our Deals product in the coming weeks," said a spokesperson."We think there is a lot of power in a social approach to driving people into local businesses. We've learned a lot from our test and we'll continue to evaluate how to best serve local businesses."This is the second product that Facebook has altered recently as it just shut down its Places feature in favor of distributi [...]

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