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News about Web 2.0 and Web Apps

• Web 'Handles' vs. Phone Numbers

• Online retailers turn to social networks for holiday profits

  Online shopping becomes more social as big retailers turn to Facebook, Twitter, Google+

• Flow launches new data exchange technology

  Startup has $3M in financing

• Facebook goes through corporate reorg

  After privacy slap and with IPO looming, social network names 5 team leaders

• Twitter didn't fuel U.K. riots, study says

  Social network was a source for good works, cleanup

• Facebook disables bug used to expose Zuckerberg photos

  Bug was fixed just a week after Facebook disclosed settlement with FTC over privacy issues