Sunday, March 8, 2009

Facebook is courting Twitter lovers (AFP)

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook is courting Twitter lovers with pages that fire instant updates to limitless audiences in a fashion echoing the essence of the hot micro-blogging service.

The new feature debuts as Facebook prepares to begin rolling out on March 11 revamped home pages that emphasize fresh news from friends that users most want to stay in tune with.

Facebook still limits to 5,000 the number of friends that users can link to personal profiles, but has removed the cap from public pages tailored for celebrities, politicians and others with messages for the masses.

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