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Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

Back in February we wrote about Facebook's secret Project Titan — a web-based email client that we hear is unofficially referred to internally as its "Gmail killer". Now we've heard from sources that this is indeed what's coming on Monday during Facebook's special event, alongside personal @facebook.com email addresses for users. This isn't a big surprise — the event invites Facebook sent out hinted strongly that the news would have something to do with its Inbox, sparking plenty of speculation that the event could be related to Titan. Our understanding is that this is more than just a UI refresh for Facebook's existing messaging service with POP access tacked on. Rather, Facebook is building a full-fledged webmail client, and while it may only be in early stages come its launch Monday, there's a huge amount of potential here.

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Facebook’s rumored deal service could make Places more annoying (VentureBeat)

... a deals service. Other startups that let users check-in to locations, such as Foursquare and Gowalla, are only beginning to reveal their revenue plans, but everyone I know to assumes that they’ll make money by giving businesses a chance to offer deals to loyal customers. What is unusual is how Facebook is reportedly structuring these deals. Instead of rewarding customers for visiting a...

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Mark Zuckerberg On Facebook’s Strategy For China (And His Wardrobe)

Today at Y Combinator's Startup School, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down for a lengthy interview with Jessica Livingston. The topics discussed ranged from Facebook's beginnings (including a brief discussion of The Social Network) to the social network's strategy in China, which has proved to be problematic for other Western tech companies like Google. Zuckerberg says that for years Facebook didn't have a strategic plan for international growth — each month, the site would take off in a seemingly random country with no apparent pattern (obviously this approach paid off). But there are still a handful of countries that Facebook isn't winning in, or isn't on a path to win: China, Japan, South Korea, and Russia.

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