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Facebook on Wednesday sent around invitations for a November 15 press event in San Francisco.

The social-networking site provided few details about what might be discussed except to say that "this special event is in advance of Mark Zuckerberg's conversation on 11/16 at Web 2.0 Summit."

Zuckerberg will appear at the Web 2.0 conference Tuesday at 4:50pm; the conference agenda did not specify what he will talk about; it is being billed as "a conversation with Mark Zuckerberg." The summit is an invite-only event that will also feature appearances by Google's Eric Schmidt, Yahoo's Carol Bartz, RIM's Jim Balsillie, Adobe's Shantanu Narayen, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, and Twitter's Ev Williams.

Naturally, rumors about what Facebook might announce have been making the rounds. Given that the invitation includes an image of Facebook's iPhone inbox icon, TechCrunch speculated that it might be related to Facebook's fabled Project Titan webmail effort.

During its last event, Facebook unveiled "Groups" and announced that users would be able to download their Facebook information. An August press conference, meanwhile, included the launch of Facebook Places.

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Chloe Albanesius

Chloe Albanesius

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I started out covering tech policy in DC for The National Journal, where my beat included state-level tech news and all the congressional hearings and FCC meetings I could handle. I later covered Wall Street trading tech before switching gears to consumer tech. I now lead PCMag's news coverage.

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Getting my start in DC means I still have a soft spot for tech policy; Congressional hearings can sometimes be as entertaining as a Bravo reality show, for better or worse. But PCMag is all about the technology we use every day, as well as keeping an eye out for the trends that will shape the industry in the years ahead (or flop on arrival). I've covered the rise of social media, the iOS vs. Android wars, the cord-cutting revolution that's now left us with hefty streaming bills, and the effort to stuff artificial intelligence into every product you could imagine. This job has taken me to CES in Vegas (one too many times), IFA in Berlin, and MWC in Barcelona. I also drove a Tesla 1,000 miles out west as part of our Best Mobile Networks project. Of late, my focus is on our hard-working team of reporters at PCMag, guiding and editing their robust coverage.

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