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Facebook isn't just for goofy pictures and silly chatter. Shoppers' actions online help dictate what's in stores this holiday season.

The Facebook "Like" and Twitter "Tweet" buttons that appear on so many websites do a lot more than just help you share content with friends.

We used to measure popularity in sales, but with the Facebook generation slowly taking over, it seems that “likes” are just as significant as dollars these days.

Say goodbye to the Share button because the Like button is taking over.

Kraft's Oreo brand tries to set the Guinness record for Facebook likes.

Facebook users who check in to a store or click the "like" button for a brand may soon find those actions retransmitted on their friends' pages as a "Sponsored Story" paid for by advertisers....

Facebook's "Like" button is popping up on e-commerce sites, but these Web companies are giving access to some of their users' data to the social-networking giant.

Despite ongoing questions about privacy, Facebook’s new social plugins continue to expand their footprint across the web, with the company announcing on Tuesday that more than 100,000 websites have now deployed them.

Four U.S. senators want Facebook to make it easier for its more than 400 million users to protect their privacy as the website develops new outlets to share personal information....