Using multiple iPhones questions

Hello all,
I have had my iPhone 4 for over a year and am very happy with it. My father is thinking of getting one also, however I need some clarification on a number of issues.
1. Is it possible for two iPhones to be backed up to iCloud without sharing contacts/pictures etc.?
2. Will the 'find my friends' app work between two iPhones with the same apple ID? I do want to use the same ID as I have all music/apps stored and ready to sync between the new device.
3. Will there be the same gamecenter account on both devices?
What would you suggest?, Could I make a different apple ID account for the new iPhone but still sync any purchases from my main apple ID?7
These multiple accounts seem very confusing. I will try and sum up what I would like to be able to do:
- Separate contacts/photos backups to iCloud
- Different gamecenter/findmyfriends accounts (between the two iPhones)
- Access to purchases from my main apple ID (for both iPhones)
Thanks in advance,
-Ozzy

we have 2 iphones, and one apple id, and when we upgraded to ios5, and backed up to the cloud - all of our contacts merged together...i am here on the discussion boards to try to figure out how to handle this as well

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Be gentle with me as this is my first post and I'm not sure if this is correct discussion board, anyhow...
I have been tasked by my bosses to do some research on the possibility of using iPhones as a business communication, email and document device to be used by the senior management of my firm.
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You should check into MobileMe. It's an Apple service that allows you to sync mail, contacts, and calendars over the air to your iPhone.
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