We question whether Check Point Software Technologies latest infographic uses the most current information, as the rendering states that one in five links posted to Facebook’s news feed lead to viruses.

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Oreo will celebrate its 100th birthday March 6, and is inviting the brand’s nearly 24 million Facebook fans to share in the festivities by being recognized as the featured birthday of the day on the page.

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Although Republicans kicked off the 2012 campaign with a wild contest in Iowa, new data shows the party is losing the social media war to President Barack Obama. Badly.

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Say goodbye to Facebook application profile pages, as page managers are seeing notifications stating that they will be removed by February 1.

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Words With Friends narrowly slides into the top spot in the first 2012 ranking of Facebook’s fastest growing applications.

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Facebook users who are still not satisfied with the chat sidebar rolled out by the social network in July may be interested in a new browser extension.

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It was only a matter of time before scammers took advantage of Facebook users’ disdain for the new timeline profile.

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Recovering alcoholics and addicts can commemorate their progress using the timeline submenu item labeled “health and wellness,” especially helpful when combined with the privacy settings for visibility only by likeminded folks.

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Iowans have spoken and with all the votes tallied, Mitt Romney — the Republican presidential candidate with more than one million Facebook fans — eked out a victory just ahead of Rick Santorum.

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The economy and the U.S. budget deficit top the list of concerns for voters on Facebook, with some regional variations.

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