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Feb 18 2009 9:30am EDT

First Bytes: Facebook, Google, Virtual Border Fence, Comcast

Facebook did an about-face on its new terms of use policy after users revolted over the rights to photos and personal information posted on the social networking site. [BizJournals]

TradeComet.com, which operates a site called SourceTool.com, a search engine for those seeking business products and services, accused Google of raising the advertising rates it charged the company after it realized that SourceTool was a potential competitor. [New York Times]

The $8 billion project to construct a "virtual fence" along the U.S.'s southwestern border has received a boost, with federal officials giving the go-ahead for Boeing to continue work, and the economic-stimulus package supplying renewed funding for it. [Wall Street Journal]

Comcast's net income fell 32 percent amid rising competition, slowing subscriber growth and asset write-downs. But that actually beat expectations. [Reuters]

Why Microsoft should imitate the Apple Store. [Slate]

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