Facebook roundup: Messenger, Open Compute Project, IPO, Like button, FBI, Ordr.in. more

iOS and Android Messenger app gets update - Facebook's standalone mobile Messenger app got an update today so users can now see whether their messages were received and more quickly see the location from which a message was sent. Image via Techcrunch Facebook Messenger for iPad, video chat for iPhone in development - 9to5Mac says a source provided the site with access to an upcoming Facebook Messenger app for iPad and a version of the iPhone app with video chat features. Facebook introduces Open Rack - Facebook introduced a new open source server design Wednesday called Open Rack. Part of the company's "Open Compute Project," Open Rack is meant to increase efficiency in Facebook's data centers, the entire design of which is open sourced so others can model after it or improve upon it. Facebook joins GNI with unique status - Facebook has joined the Global Network Initiative as an observer, Fast Company reports. The GNI is a consortium of institutions that monitor Internet firms on issues of free speech and human rights. As an "observer," the company does not have to submit to auditing. It is the first company to have this special status. Facebook's first buy rating - Facebook saw its first buy rating from Wedbush Securities Inc. this week, with a target price of $44. That's well above the $28 to $35 range Facebook set earlier this week. Like button is not protected speech - A federal judge in Virginia ruled this week that Liking something on Facebook was not tantamount to speech protected under the First Amendment. FBI lobbying for Facebook backdoor - Wired reports that the FBI has been lobbying Facebook, as well as other companies like Yahoo and Google, to give them backdoor government access to their platforms for wiretapping. Googles Ordr.in launches Timeline integration - Google Ventures’ Ordr.in became the first restaurant commerce app to integrate Facebook Open Graph. Users of the app can order from a restaurant and share their activity to Facebook timeline using the new actions “crave” and “eat.” U.K. bouncers identifying patrons via Facebook - Bouncers in some U.K. bars are asking patrons for their smartphones to compare IDs to Facebook profiles in order to guard against fake IDs. Roadwire wins Facebook Small Business Boost contest - Roadwire, an automotive aftermarket manufacturer and distributor based in Austin, Texas, won the Facebook Small Business Boost contest that rewarded companies that added the most new fans in a given period. Roadwire added over 125,000 fans in less than three months, and earned $10,000 in Facebook advertising as a prize.

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