'Awesome' Facebook Launch Planned for Next Week

Facebook may launch a new product next week.

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told a handful of reporters yesterday at the company’s Seattle office that the site was planning to “launch something awesome” next week.

That’s leaving bloggers and reporters from the likes of Reuters scrambling to figure out what that “awesome” product is.

With the recent rumors that Facebook is preparing an application for the iPad and a specialized app for sharing photos on the iPhone, a mobile platform is the leading guess.

Helping to fuel the rumors is the site of Zuckerberg’s pronouncement — Facebook’s 40-person Seattle locale is dedicated to mobile design.

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