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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Gannett Confirms Acquisition Of Facebook Ad Software Provider Blinq Media
Media company Gannett Tuesday confirmed its acquisition of Facebook advertising software and service company Blinq Media, first reported Aug. 10. Terms were not disclosed, but at the time of the original reports, TechCrunch pegged the sale price at $92 million, spread out over three or four years. TechCrunch also reported earlier this month that Gannett and Blinq had been working together for about one year prior to the agreement. The two companies said Blinq... read more>>
Chinese Company Sues Facebook, Claiming It Stole Timeline Idea
Many Facebook users are still angry with the site for implementing timeline. They're not alone. According to TechRadar, a Chinese Pinterest-like site - Cubic Network - has sued Facebook, claiming that the company stole the idea for timeline. Cubic Network (L99.com) claims that it thought of the idea for what Facebook calls timeline Feb. 9, 2008. TechRadar notes that Harvard grad Xiong Wanli started Cubic Network and held a discussion at Stanford... read more>>
People Love Pumpkin Spice Lattes So Much, They Crashed Starbucks' Facebook Contest
As summer turns to fall, it's time for one of Starbucks' most popular drinks - the pumpkin spice latte. The coffee shop has turned to Facebook for a contest to figure out which city will be the first to sip the sweet java. This contest's application was so popular that it crashed within one hour of its launch Monday morning. Not to worry, it's now up and running again. As of... read more>>
Facebook Deleting Inflammatory Content In India
Facebook has been complying with a request by the government of India and removing "inflammatory and hateful content" that has caused tens of thousands of people to flee their homes due to fears of retaliation for communal violence in the northeastern state of Assam that left at least 78 dead, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Internet was being used to spread rumors of retaliatory attacks, and the Indian government shut... read more>>
Small Businesses Eyeing Facebook Commerce Can Press Wishpond Social Buttons
Canadian developer Wishpond wants to help small businesses push all the right buttons when it comes to Facebook commerce, and Tuesday's launch of Wishpond Social Buttons is aimed at helping them to do just that. Wishpond said the platform helps small businesses take advantage of Facebook's open graph with what it called "supercharged like buttons," keeping the process simple and eliminating the need for developers or enterprise solutions. Page administrators can choose from... read more>>
Nanigans Taps Yahoo For COO Marc Grabowski
Forgive Facebook advertising platform Nanigans if it can't fight the urge to scream Yahoo about its new chief operating officer, as that's where Marc Grabowski spent the past nine years, most recently as vice president, media sales, North America. At Nanigans, Grabowski will lead the sales, marketing, business development, and operations teams. Highlights of his tenure at Yahoo include driving its acquisition of Interclick and leading Genome sales, midmarket sales, and reseller relationships. Nanigans... read more>>
Facebook Marketing Platform Syncapse Reels In CPG Giant Reckitt Benckiser
Social performance management platform Syncapse reeled in a big fish Tuesday in consumer-packaged-goods giant Reckitt Benckiser, as it was tapped to tie together social media marketing programs on Facebook, as well as Twitter and Google Plus, for brands including Clearasil, Durex, and Lysol. Syncapse's software-as-a-solution social performance platform will deliver Reckitt Benckiser a tailored collaboration platform, hosting all social data to power a customized performance dashboard, and providing a unified view of... read more>>
Treater Comes Out Of Beta, Enters Facebook, Mobile Gifting Fray
The Facebook gifting sector welcomed a new addition Tuesday as social and mobile gifting platform Treater came out of public beta and officially launched, with the help of $2.5 million in seed funding. Treater allows users to send their friends "treats" on their mobile devices, such as coffee, after-work cocktails, cupcakes, or movie tickets, along with personalized messages that are delivered via Facebook wall posts, text messages, or email. Recipients simply show the... read more>>
Explore Family History In Facebook Game Family Village
Facebook gaming and genealogy are intertwined with Tuesday's official launch of Family Village, a free Facebook game from Funium that had been in beta-testing since April 2011. Family Village allows players to explore their family histories while simultaneously building virtual online communities, and Funium said play time averages 14 minutes, or nearly three times the industry average. Players in the game build businesses and houses, help family members immigrate, and assign jobs, with... read more>>
Microsoft And Facebook Director Peter Thiel Unload Stock
It was rumored that Facebook Director Peter Thiel was going to sell some of his stock in the social network when it was possible. The rumor is now fact. CNBC reported Monday that Thiel offloaded nearly all of his shares - about 22 million of them (2 million of which were distributed to his limited partners). Microsoft also sold 20 percent of its Facebook stock, which dipped below $19 per share... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: Photos, Videos Are The Best Way To Tell Stories On Facebook
What better way to discuss the impact of photos on Facebook and other social networks than with a colorful infographic? Global communications company M Booth teamed up with media measurement and analytics outfit Simply Measured to bring their point home. Among the data cited by M Booth and Simply Measured: Videos are shared 12 times more than links and text posts combined. Photos are liked twice as much as text posts.... read more>>
Green Day Jams With Angry Birds For Facebook Game
One of Facebook's most popular games has joined forces with one of the site's most popular bands. Rovio announced Monday that a new level of the game Angry Birds will feature members of Green Day as pigs. The partnership is a promotion effort for the band's newest CD, as players can download Green Day's newest single, "Oh Love." The episode features 10 new themed levels, with bad pig characters inspired by Green... read more>>
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