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Those of you who saw Facebook as some sort of safe haven from the autoplaying music and blinky annoyances of MySpace had better watch out: the social-networking site launched its music section today, and among its offerings is a Flash player that allows bands to "upload [their] own Flash files to achieve advanced customization." For now, I'm going to say that said customized Flash apps can't possibly be as annoying as those incessant "How Hot Are You?" requests, but I'm sure there's someone working on testing out that theory as I type this. [Facebook]

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9:50 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Maura Johnston
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by Big Gray. at 10:29 AM on 02/28/08
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This has already been around for a while without the Flash customization stuff. Kind of a soft launch if you ask me.
by Dead Air ummm Dead Air at 11:10 AM on 02/28/08
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Boo
by Catbirdseat at 11:15 AM on 02/28/08
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That reminds me, have you seen that iPhone commercial where they're like, "Do you like to crap every waking second of your life away on Facebook while you're at your computer? Well now you can crap your life away EVERYWHERE you go with Facebook on iPhone!"

When I see that commercial, it makes me think that if a giant asteroid came and blew up the earth, the universe would probably be a better place.
by El-Zilcho at 12:00 PM on 02/28/08
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@Catbirdseat: I saw that commercial and said to myself, "Well, I guess there's no reason for me to ever get an iPhone."
by Ned Raggett at 02:08 PM on 02/28/08
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Friends of mine like to keep saying how they appreciate Facebook over Myspace because 'it's so clean and nice and well-designed' -- and I always think to myself, "Not for long."