What makes sense in Microsoft taking shares in Facebook?

Everybody now heard and read about Microsoft’s decision to take 1.6 % of Facebook. A 240 M$ deal. Not so bad. But what does this mean?
The official answer is that Microsoft will be Facebook’s exclusive advertising company. Is that truly worth 240 M$?
There probably more behind this.
What will this mean for Microsoft’s Live Spaces? It [...]

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Why I love Fring

While I have not tested Fring yet, I have no suitable WiFi phone but it should not last, I already love Fring !!!
Having a one-stop solution to my mobile phone, my landline-over-ADSL-with-low-rates-phone, my Skype phone nightmare is more than a dream.
In a couple of words, Fring is a piece of software designed to run on [...]

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