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Facebook Email? Um, not really

Janet Fouts

The new Facebook messaging will incorporate email, Facebook messages text (SMS) and other chat clients like Jabber all collected in an email address that will be yourusername@Facebook.com. Here are the basic features. What’s different than email? It’s going to feel more like a chat, or (dare I say it?)

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Twitter to Offer Deals with Earlybird

Janet Fouts

With only two tweets on the site (one of them says “ Send “follow earlybird&# to 40404 to receive each deal via SMS. It’s pretty easy to assume it’s going to be popular. A head start never hurts. “) the account is followed as of this writing by 23,667 people and is on 931 Twitter lists. Twitter owns the show.

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Google Hangouts just get better and better

Janet Fouts

Invite people to chat via SMS If you get a message while the app is running the in-app alert will sound a tone so you don’t miss it. The only drawback is not having the ability to do a Hangout on Air from your mobile device. Share images and clickable links within the IOS app.

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