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Thursday, March 07, 2013  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new look for the social network's News Feed, the place where its 1 billion users congregate to see what's happening with their friends, family and favorite businesses.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A new report says about 61 percent of Facebook users have taken a break from the site for at least a few weeks for reasons that range from being busy to getting bombarded with "too much drama."

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Facebook is trying to make its privacy controls easier to find and understand in an effort to turn the world's largest social network into a more discreet place.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Facebook has topped 1 billion users, but the past few months have not been easy.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Facebook's beleaguered stock has lost more than half of its value since its initial public offering three months ago.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Attorneys for Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union want a federal appeals court to rule that clicking "Like" on the social networking site is constitutionally-protected free speech.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a new law intended to curb online bullying or harassment of students.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  Scam artists are now targeting Facebook pages, what can you do to protect yourself?

Wednesday, December 14, 2011  Facebook and its founder will try to have a man's lawsuit claiming part ownership of the $50 billion social networking website thrown out of court after securing proof the contract on which it's based is fake, a Facebook attorney said Tuesday.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  Facebook has hired the team behind Gowalla, the location service that lets people share where they are using their mobile phones.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  A new study confirms something many parents may already know.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  The Hannibal Central School District is looking at a new policy that would keep teachers from becoming friends with students online.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  Recently, the company raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investment firm, according to the New York Times. The staggering figures comes to light as the popular social networking website continues to make improvements in hopes of improving users' experiences.

Friday, December 10, 2010  An audit by the New York State Comptroller's office finds city of Geneva officials and employees used city-owned computers to visit pornographic, social networking, and gambling websites, as well as to conduct outside business.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010  Price Chopper has seen the negative side of a news story going viral in recent weeks.