Facebook crushes hopes of critics

After weeks of stone-throwing prompted by IPO, critics now pitch Nerf

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This must have been a really tough couple of weeks for the flacks and apologists spackling and painting over the cracks, weak spots, contradictions and violations in various aspects of Facebook's behavior and business model.

These three stories didn't make it any easier to finish the whole thing off by painting on a smiley face with eyes that look like they follow you wherever you go on the web (they do).

None of them amount to even a solid criticism of Facebook, though, let alone an undeniable sign of it's imminent demise. Whether you're a fan or hater, you can be relatively sure Facebook isn't going away any time soon.

Dammit.

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