Why the Skype-Facebook deal is awesome for Facebook

Skype, the Internet telephony company that is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft has one ambition -- get to a billion users - even if it risks the company losing control over its customers. And that just is fine for Facebook.

Why the Skype-Facebook deal is awesome for Facebook

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Here's An Awesome Chrome Extension For Google Music Beta Users (GOOG)

If you use Google Chrome and Google Music Beta, the "Better Music Beta" browser extension is a must-have.

The extension will also make listening to music on Chromebooks, which don't have a real music app, a whole lot easier.

The "Better Music Beta" extension adds a button to your extensions bar that, when clicked, pops up a convenient tool for playing, pausing, and skipping back and forth between songs.

Google is starting to send out Google Music Beta invites a bit more generously these day (even if they've completely halted Google+ invites) so if you haven't tried yet, now's a great time to request an invite.

Also, the extension adds Gmail-like desktop notifications for when new songs come on. If you're a Last.fm user, the extension supports scrobbling your tracks.

Grab the Better Music Beta extension here for free.

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Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is Going To "Launch Something Awesome" Next Week

Google+? That's so this week.

Get ready for something "awesome" from the only social network that matters.

Mark Zuckerberg told reporters Facebook is "launch something awesome" next week.

He didn't reveal much else, but if we had to guess it would be an iPad app.

However, Zuckerberg said whatever it is that is being revealed was made in its new Seattle office.

We'll be on hand, and we'll get his thoughts on Google+.

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Get Google's New Chrome And Try Out Awesome 3D Websites Like This (GOOG)

Google continues its rapid release of Chrome.

The latest stable release is version 12 which includes some powerful features for 3D graphics on websites.

Chrome uses what's called hardware acceleration to power interactive 3D games, videos, or menus.

That means web developers have more room to beef up their sites and make them more interactive and attractive.

To check it out for yourself, download the latest version of Chrome here.

Next, head over to Google's Chrome Experiments page for a cool interactive 3D demo.

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Take A Tour Of Google Music (And Find Out Why It's So Awesome) (GOOG)

We'll save you the trouble: Yes, Google Music is way better than Amazon's Cloud Player.

We got our Beta invite to the service last night, and were blown away by how easy it is to use. If you're already married to iTunes, Google Music will sync your library to your online account without you having to do anything.

And Android users no longer have to worry about taking up space on their phone with songs. Instead, you can stream your entire library. (If you aren't connected, your most recent songs are cached on the phone so you can listen offline.)

The only downside we found was the painfully slow upload time. If you have a massive library, be prepared for it to take days to sync up.

If you haven't done so yet, you can sign up for a Google Music Beta invite at music.google.com. You can also download the new Android app here. While you're waiting, check out our walkthrough of the service at the link below.

After you receive your invite, head over to music.google.com. Log in with your Google account (if you aren't already) and click "Next"

Here's the Terms of Service for Google Music. If you agree, click to continue.

Here's the Privacy Policy. Read through it and if you agree, click to continue

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