Facebook Adds E-Mail, Stepping Up Rivalry With Google
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Facebook Inc. introduced an e-mail service for users of its social-networking site, stepping up competition with Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
Facebook is giving all users an “@facebook.com” e-mail address, Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive officer, said today at an event in San Francisco. The new service will include text messaging and instant messaging as well as traditional e-mail.