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Sweet new Google Plus design...now only if people cared

Google Plus just updated the iPad app and the design is pretty nifty.  Using it on a tablet it is much easier to use and much more fun to browse through than the absolutely horrible Facebook app for the iPad (which doesn't even support the "Timeline" feature for some unknown reason).  One can only hope that, with the tighter Facebook/IOS integration coming this fall in IOS 6, Facebook will also take the time to revamp their mobile apps which are seriously lacking in both features and performance. Google Plus on iPad:

Facebook on iPad:

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Creative Facebook security feature

Kudos to Facebook for using some of the insane amounts of data they have stored about its users for a good purpose.  I tried logging in from India a few weeks ago and was prompted to identify Facebook "friends" shown in randomly tagged photos using  a multiple choice list of names.  It was easy, fast, and virtually impossible for a bot or some random hacker to crack effectively.

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