Facebook Unveils Social-Search Tool in Challenge to Google
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Facebook Inc. unveiled a tool for searching information posted to its social network of more than 1 billion users, creating an alternative to services now available on Google Inc., LinkedIn Corp. and Yelp Inc.
Graph Search lets users discover people, photos, places and interests, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said yesterday at Facebook’s Menlo Park, California, headquarters. The company showed how the service can be used by recruiters to find potential hires and by members seeking dating partners.