As you log into your Facebook account, you’ll soon notice the option to switch to the newest edition. The social networking site has revamped the profile pages, which features a strip of your tagged photos across the top of the page now, instead of under your profile picture. The pages will also allow users to summarize at the top of each page who they are by listing where you’re from, where you live now, what you do for work, and what you like. Facebook will be gradually rolling out this new redesign over the next year, but each user has the option to switch to it immediately if they like; The New York Times is reporting that Facebook is rumored to be renting space on Madison Avenue in New York City. The social networking site already has a small office in the Big Apple, but is said to be upgrading to as much as 150,000 square feet, which could suggest that Facebook may be planning to employ as many as 600 people in New York City, expanding its sales and operations departments on the East Coast. Currently, Facebook has 15 open positions in New York City; And if you were following the buzz last week about Google supposedly shelling out $6 billion dollars to purchase the site Groupon, the latter has turned the offer down. The Chicago-based localized shopping Web service apparently decided that its best move is to remain independent for the time being; Google is still on the move though, recently acquiring two other companies: Widevine and speech synthesis startup Phonetic Arts. Regarding Widevine, Google is looking to bolster is YouTube Web site with video optimization and digital rights management technology. Then there’s Phonetic Arts, whose software samples human speech and tailors it for computers; WikiLeaks is on the run. With mounting government pressure from France and the United States, hosting and DNS providers are backing away from the site, forcing WikiLeaks to keep moving in order to stay online. On Dec 2, U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman issued a statement that asks what "Web service providers will do in the future to ensure that their services are not used to distribute stolen, classified information." This move by the senator has made many companies nervous, including some like Amazon and Tableau Public, which have since cut ties with WikiLeaks.
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