StraightUpSocial News Links for 1/20/2010

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Bill Gates Surpasses 100,000 Twitter Followers in 8 Hours

Ben Parr at Mashable points out a new Twitter user by the name of Bill Gates, who surpassed 100,000 followers in his first 8 hours.

Facebook Changing Maximum Size of Photos, Profile Pictures

Justin Smith at Inside Facebook tells us about upcoming changes to the maximum size of user photos and profile pictures.

Sweethearts Candy Adds a Social-Media Message: Tweet Me’

Bruce Horovitz at USA Today shares the social-inspired Valentines message on this year’s Sweethearts candy, in addition to information about the company’s upcoming iPhone app.

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