Facebook has just spilled the beans on its games-related announcement for today: A more streamlined, engaged App Canvas page, including a ticker for game updates (see below). Canvas Pages, for those unaware, are the "blank canvas" that apps get to occupy on Facebook.

Read More: Facebook Revamps App Canvas Page, Includes Ticker For Game Updates And Full Screen Option

At the end of yesterday's Google earnings call, CEO Larry Page made a very interesting comment about data portability, Google+, and competitors (aka Facebook). In the call, an analyst asked Page what the most compelling reasons are to switch from existing social platforms to Google+ or if the company sees a future where people can be a part of multiple social networks and platforms (paraphrased, at the 57 minute mark in the call).

Page responded with this statement on Google+ and switch costs: [...]

Read More: Zing! Larry Page Calls Out ‘Competitors’ (aka Facebook) For Lack Of Social Data Portability

What I am about to tell you may not come as a surprise because you love your cute little pets just as much as the other animal lover does, if not more. A recent study in the United Kingdom substantiated the fact that we love to show off and share our cute little pets through the social media.


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Here's a cautionary tale about just how vulnerable Facebook pages can be if you're unlucky.Earlier this year there was controversy around the withdrawal of a number of Facebook Pages belonging to well-known technology blogs like Ars Technica and NeoWin. As was reported at the time, Facebook acted on bogus intellectual property claims from people who told the social network that these Pages violated their trademarks. As is its policy, Facebook withdrew the Pages without any prior inve [...]

Read More: This is how vulnerable your Facebook Page can really be