Facebook preparing for redesign to clear clutter

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Facebook product manager Mark Slee shows off the new look of Facebook during product announcement meeting at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto Calif. Wednesday May 21 2008.  Facebook is about to undergo a housecleaning thats supposed to make the sit ...
Facebook product manager Mark Slee shows off the new look of Facebook during product announcement meeting at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Facebook is about to undergo a housecleaning that's supposed to make the site more appealing to visitors who can't stand all the clutter. The site's new look, scheduled to debut at still-to-be-determined date next month, will sweep the disparate bits of personal information, pictures and computer programs into different categories that will be marked by tabs at the top of each user's customized home page. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- Having nearly tripled its audience and added about 20,000 new applications over the past year, Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout is about to undergo a housecleaning.


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