Facebook Welcomes Back Gifts

Two years after its last attempt failed, Facebook is giving Gifts another shot.

The ability to buy and send real gifts to your friends will gradually roll out to Facebook users in the U.S.

Facebook closed its "Gift Shop" in August 2010, in favor of focusing on Photos, News Feed, Inbox, games, comments, the Like button and the Wall.

At the time, it seemed that Gifts just wasn't popular enough to be in Facebook's list of priorities. But now the social network is ready for a new revenue stream.

You'll know if you have the ability to send a gift by looking for the "gifts" tab -- a little present box with a red bow alongside photo and post tags, or next to the person's name if it…
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