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Changes to Popular Facebook Web site Rankle Students

Seems the honeymoon is over.

In the past few years, college students have rushed to sites where they’ve been able to make new friends and reconnect with old ones across the world. But recently, issues with the massively popular site Facebook.com have fueled fears that there can be too much of a good thing.

On Sept. 5, Facebook users logged on to find a new way the site’s creators hoped to help them stay connected to their friends.

The News Feed, found on the opening page after logging onto the site, showed every move one of your “friends” made.

It was hardly a cause to celebrate.

After more than two years as the largest networking site for college students, Facebook, which boasts nearly 10 million users, is finally seeing signs of wear.

Marlon J. Ivy, a student at Mississippi State University, logged on one day to find all his friends’ information right at his fingertips for his perusing.

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