Today in Tech: Facebook's new 1-million square-foot campus

July 25, 2011: 3:30 AM ET

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A glimpse of Facebook's new HQ. Photo: Aaron Sittig via TechCrunch

* Facebook started moving the first bunch of lucky staffers into its new 1-million square-foot Menlo Park campus. Company product architect Aaron Sittig documented the move with some choice snapshots.

* Apartment-swapping startup Airbnb is on a roll: it just raised $112 million at a $1 billion valuation, led by Andreeessen Horowitz, bringing Airbnb's total funding to $119.8 million. (TechCrunch)

* News curation app Flipboard introduced in-app advertising by way of a partnership with publishing house Condé Nast and American Express. Readers of The New Yorker should expect to see them, followed by regulars of Wired, Bon Appétit, and other magazines. (Flipboard)

* Why Hulu, billed as "tomorrow's TV," looks boxed in. (The New York Times)

* How the Valley was won: the birth of tech in Silicon Valley. (Digital Trends)

* Decoding your e-mail personality. (The New York Times)

* Social media background checks? How more employers are checking candidates' social media history. (CNN)

* Five current trends shaping the TV industry. (Mashable)

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JP Mangalindan
JP Mangalindan
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With a background in consumer products and pop culture trends, JP Mangalindan has brought his ability to spot the next big things to his coverage of the tech industry for Fortune.com, writing on topics as diverse as the evolution of net neutrality and the influence of social media. A graduate of Fordham University, Mangalindan has written for GQ, Popular Science, Entertainment Weekly, and nymag.com. He lives in San Francisco.

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