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Friday, July 27, 2012
Instagram Has Skyrocketed Since Facebook Acquisition
Though Facebook's purchase of photo application Instagram may not be final yet, Instragram has already been reaping the benefits of being associated with the social network. The app's blog reported that Instagram now has 80 million users, with more than 4 billion photos shared. PC World notes that Instagram started off with about 30 million users as an iPhone app before Facebook's acquisition. The company has since made strides, adding an Android... read more>>
Facebook Adds 'Also On' Box To Timeline Pages That Directs Logged-Out Users To Websites
Facebook added a new module to its timeline pages that directs users to the page owner's website. The "Also On" box at the top of the right-hand column features the URL of the brand or company that owns the page, and it is only seen by users who are logged out of Facebook. Clicking on the link takes users to the website in a new tab. Readers: Are you seeing this on timeline... read more>>
A Citi Banner Ad On Starbucks' Facebook Timeline Page? Adware Strikes Again
A large banner ad for Citi appearing prominently under the cover photo on the timeline page for Starbucks: Is Facebook testing yet another advertising unit? No: It's probably just adware. The screen shot below from Ticular Principal Ulrike Ruppelt shared many of the same characteristics as the one Mashable Features Writer Christine Erickson encountered last month, particularly the small print under the banner ad that reads, "ads not by facebook." As we reported... read more>>
Social Media Jobs: Konami, Pocket Gems, Wooga
This week, Konami is hiring a software engineer for its social games department, and Pocket Gems needs an IT manager. Meanwhile, Wooga is seeking a product manager, as well as a game artist. Get the scoop on these openings below, and find additional social media jobs on Mediabistro. Software Engineer, Social Games Konami (San Mateo, CA) IT Manager Pocket Gems (San Francisco, CA) Product Manager Wooga (Berlin, Germany) Game Artist Wooga (Berlin,... read more>>
Zuckerberg On Facebook's Employee Total: Small Is Good
During Thursday's second-quarter earnings call, Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked about the size of the company when it came to number of employees and, while Facebook is expanding, he expressed a preference for remaining lean and mean. On the call, he said: On your second question about the overall size of the company, we've always been significantly smaller per employee compared with the number of people who we serve in... read more>>
Social Advertising Stressed Throughout Facebook's 2Q Earnings Call
A healthy portion of Facebook's second-quarter earnings call Thursday was devoted to advertising, specifically social advertising, and the unique opportunities and challenges presented by advertising on the social network. As Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said during the call: When you think about the advertising experience on Facebook, it is complicated, and that's mainly because we're a completely new kind of marketing. We're not TV. We're not search. We're a third medium, and... read more>>
Facebook Takes Early Financial Hit, But Execs Believe In Recovery
Facebook's first quarterly financial report since going public offered some good news and some bad news for the company. The good news? Facebook is continually gaining users, especially on mobile. The bad news? The company took a major financial hit in stock compensation after the post-initial public offering freefall. But the three executives on Thursday's earnings call - Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, and Chief Financial... read more>>
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Sends Mixed Signals On Facebook Phone
Will there be a Facebook phone, or won't there? Remarks from Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the social network's second-quarter earnings call started out hinting at yes, then ended with an emphatic no. During the question-and-answer period after Facebook's presentation, Zuckerberg was asked a general question about products Facebook might develop in the future, and he said: We believe that all these consumer products people use can become social over time,... read more>>
Facebook 2Q: 955 Million Monthly Average Users, 543 Million Mobile Monthly Average Users
Facebook is up to 955 monthly average users, after reporting 901 million as of March 31, according to information released shortly before the start of its second-quarter earnings call, its first ever as a public company. Facebook's data start with the second quarter of 2010, when it totaled 482 million monthly average users, and that figure steadily increased to: 3Q 2010: 550 million 4Q 2010: 608 million 1Q 2011: 680 million 2Q 2011: 739 million 3Q 2011:... read more>>
Facebook's Second-Quarter Report: What Others Are Saying
Today is the most anticipated day for Facebook since the company went public May 18. The social network will release its second-quarter financial report at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, giving the world a first glimpse into Facebook's books. Several outlets have been speculating about just what is in this report. What are people saying about the earnings call? Atlantic Wire's Rebecca Greenfield: Ad revenue is particularly important for Facebook, which has gotten itself... read more>>
Report: Facebook Doles Out Cash Rewards For Reports On Bugs, Holes In Corporate Network
Facebook already has a program in place whereby outside hackers can earn cash rewards for reporting bugs. And now, the social network has extended that to its corporate network, marking a first for a large technology company. Bloomberg reported that the initiative was hatched in May, when a "white hat" hacker, meaning an outside researcher who does not exploit the information he or she gains, alerted Facebook about a weakness in its... read more>>
Facebook Phone Could Be On The Market Next Year
Like the Facebook application for your mobile device? Why not go all out and invest in a Facebook phone? Bloomberg claims that Facebook is reportedly working with HTC and could release a Facebook smartphone mid-2013. It has long been rumored (and denied, and speculated, and planned), but it appears that users might have a Facebook smartphone this time next year. HTC already released the HTC Status and the HTC ChaCha,in 2011, which... read more>>
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