The new proposals also outlined details of Facebook's plans to combine information across various services it owns.

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"That's the power behind a tool like Facebook Connect, " says Qualman, a platform that allows third-party sites to share the information of its users, including their likes and dislikes of various products and services.

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Caterpillar Inc. is using separate Facebook sites to serve the information needs of various customer segments and constituencies including construction, power generation, paving, and financial services.

FORBES: Connect

These expert-network services connect money managers with people working in various fields, sometimes facilitating the exchange of insider-information that hedge funds have used to profit.

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