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Initially Facebook launches a deal program in five cities of Us which include Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco. But now it is available in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.

Deals is the fast growing business across the world. Several websites using deals are groupon, sellthedeal, LivingSocial, etc. It provides discount to several products like movie tickets, restaurant, etc.

You can find deals on facebook easily on touch.facebook.com for iphone. You will find "Places", touch on it and then "Check In". Places nearby deals have a yellow icon. When you touch it, you can find lots of deals for you.

User can buy a deal or recommend others. Also you can share it to your friends by private message. When you like a deal or purchase it, it will be shown in your friends news feed.

In some condition, you will get "friend bouns" point as an additional discount, if at least one person in your friend list buys a deal.

Previously Twitter had also launched its own daily deal program called Earlybird, but it was cancelled even after two months.

Facebook is launching new messenger app. It does not require facebook account. It can be used by any facebook or non facebook user.

User have to enter their name and phone number to start this messenger. It is firstly available on Google's Android in India, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Venezuela. For other smart phones, and other location its version will be launched shortly.

It has several facilities as given below:
  1. Text and video chat.
  2. You can include your location and share photos.
  3. Message will be posted on phone as well as web so that you do not miss any message.
  4. You can include your friends of friends in conversation.
  5. You can know who has seen your message and who has not.
  6. You can send message to any person even if they are not using mobile messenger app. They can see that message, when they log onto facebook.

Facebook has realized the limited uses of its messenger,so launching this messenger aap will increase its popularity in messenger market. Some expert says, it will effect sms marketing a lot.

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is donating around $500 million in shares to a nonprofit group silicon valley Community Foundation in charity for health and education issues.

Silicon valley is a nonprofit group which depends only upon donors across the globe. Emmett D. Carson, CEO of silicon valley says "Mark's generous gift will change lives and inspire others in Silicon Valley and around the globe to give back and make the world a better place,".

Not only this, Zuckerberg has donated around $100 million in shares to Newark, New Jersey public schools in 2010. Also, before two years he has donated over half his wealth to charity in "Giving Pledge" campaign, promoted by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.

Generally people in young age want to earn more and more and never think to donate, but Zuckerberg set an example to all young generation. He proves that he has a very big heart who do not think about himself only, but lots and lots to other also.

Facebook intern get more than $5,000-$6,000 per month salary, according to Glassdoor. Generally mostly companies do not pay any thing to interns. Interns work hard like a slave, but do not get any thing in its response or some companies pay very less. Even mostly permanent employees do not earn so much as compared to facebook interns.

Glassdoor has announced 'Facebook' as the best place to work award. There are different criteria to announce this award. It includes employee rating for its company, facebook's hight salery, different facilities given by facebook to their employees, etc.

Social networking gaint is currently working on sound alert system. This features is used to intimate users if any one write in his timeline or send you a message.

This features is in testing mode and they have selected some profiles for its testing.

Some people gets angry from this new alert system as it disturbs them everytime if someone write any thing in his wall. Currently this feature has no mute option.

Also Facebook is going to change its comment system. Now are create a system where user can reply for their comments.

Takeo is a rural city in Japan, located on the southern island of Kyushu.

Before few days, no one knows about it even in Japan very few people know about this city. But now it became world famous city as It is the first city which declared itself as the "Facebook City". In August 2011, Takeo was declared as a "Facebook City" by its mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi.

He replaced its website with a Facebook page and ordered his administrators to create a Facebook account. It helps him to interact with Takeo's resident most. Any one can see the content of Facebook page which currently works as their website, but only registered users can leave comments. All the content of website is hosted on their government servers but it can be viewed by Facebook page.

Facebook investors are little bit worried for the growth of facebook. Company is going for puplic in May and its large number of shares will be free for trading.

Around 800 million shares was available for trading, but bans are put for its sales as it effects a lot in the economic market. Bans will be removed for smaller numbers of shares in coming August.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerber announced that he keep his shares but his employees is free to sell their shares. Also employees is allowed to encash around 200 million shares.

Facebook is the legend in social networking website. It was founded by an iron man Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. Currently it has more than 900 million users. Maximum country is using it. Among them United States has its maximum users till date. Other country following it are Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, etc. Facebook have lots of features so, it effect every one in their professional as well as personal life. Now every one wants to be updated on facebook. No need to remember any birthday, if we have facebook. We can talk to our collegues through it. It has a voice and video calling facility. It provide several APIs, which help to improve business. People creates several application on facebook and promote themselves. Currently lots of game is available on facebook. People engage themselves in playing games.