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MyFitnessPal Gets More Social With Facebook And Address Book Integration

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http://techcrunch.com – MyFitnessPal, which allows users to track and share their exercise and nutrition, is rolling out an update that should make it easier to find your friends on the service. Connecting with friends was an important feature on MyFitnessPal before, but until now, you had to know their email address or user name. With this update, you can log in with Facebook and connect with your Facebook friends, or invite your Facebook friends to join the service. You can also look up users from your smartphone address book. If, on the other hand, you’re not interested in sharing your weight and other fitne (IT news)

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