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Monday, December 03, 2012
Early Voting Results Show THat Facebook Users Don't Want Policy Changes
Facebook is proposing significant changes to its data use policy and statement of rights and responsibilities (namely the ability to vote on future privacy policy alterations), allowing users to vote for or against the changes. Users have until noon PT Dec. 10 to vote. While it would take a massive effort - 30 percent of Facebook's 1 billion user base - to strike down the changes, it doesn't take political stat... read more>>
Facebook's David Fisch Talks Mobile At Inside Social Apps Conference
Facebook is increasingly becoming a mobile company, as evidenced by the fact that roughly 600 million people access the social network via their phones. David Fisch, Facebook's vice president of marketing and business partnerships, spoke with Inside Network Managing Editor AJ Glasser at Mediabistro's Inside Social Apps conference in New York about the future for the company on mobile and why organic reach has decreased. Fisch talked about how Facebook is handling... read more>>
Facebook Registers FacebookLiveStaging URLs
Facebook registered the domains FacebookLiveStaging.com, FacebookLiveStaging.net, and FacebookLiveStaging.org Nov. 30, just one day after loosening its arrangement with game developer Zynga. Fusible reported on the registration of the domains, which the social network performed via Internet brand-protection company MarkMonitor. According to Fusible, none of the URLs resolves to websites. Readers: What do you think Facebook will use the FacebookLiveStaging URLs for? Image courtesy of Shutterstock.... read more>>
Next Up For Nasdaq 100 Index: Facebook?
Facebook is likely the next company in line to be added to the Nasdaq 100 Index, as CNBC pointed out that the social network is currently the company with the largest market valuation listed on Nasdaq that is not part of the index, and adding that a spot will open Dec. 12, when information-technology-services company Infosys leaves Nasdaq for the New York Stock Exchange. The potential good news comes just following the... read more>>
Nine Important Facts About Facebook Photo Sync
Now that Facebook's photo sync feature has officially been rolled out for iOS and Android users, what should users of the social network know about it? Sophos' Naked Security blog offered a primer. Here are nine things Facebook users should know about photo sync, courtesy of Naked Security: Photo sync is an opt-in feature: Facebook does not turn it on for mobile users by default. The social network is pushing out messages urging... read more>>
Report: Facebook In Talks To Acquire WhatsApp
What's up at mobile messaging application WhatsApp? If a report in TechCrunch proves to be accurate, talks with Facebook about being acquired by the social network may be up. Sources told TechCrunch WhatsApp and Facebook are in talks, with no word on how advanced those discussions are, or on a possible price tag for the deal. TechCrunch pointed out that WhatsApp is currently the No. 2 paid app on Apple's App Store, where... read more>>
Search Through Your Facebook History With Archify
So you remember a funny picture or a witty post from a Facebook friend, but you can't recall when or which friend. Archify, which launched earlier this week, seeks to solve this problem by allowing users to easily search through their Facebook histories and see which of their friends and pages are the most active. Users can even access their Facebook histories from their Gmail accounts. Archify is a simple, visual way... read more>>
Man Fools More Than 500,000 Facebook Users Pretending To Be Lottery Winner
As we learned earlier with the ubiquitous "In response to the new Facebook guidelines" posts, Facebook users will share just about anything - especially if they've got a shot at $1 million. Recently, a Facebook user named Nolan Daniels posted a photo of himself with the $587.5 million-winning Powerball ticket, with the caption, "Looks like I won't be going to work EVER!!!! Share this photo and I will give a random... read more>>
Facebook Plays Role In PR War Over 'Fiscal Cliff' Debate
As the rhetoric around the "fiscal cliff" talks heat up in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama and the Republican leadership in Congress are squaring off on Facebook to to tell their sides of the story. It's not unlike the summer of 2011, when congressional leaders used Facebook and other social media channels to rally support for their sides during negotiations to raise the debt ceiling -- and we know how well... read more>>
Facebook Offers Social Networking Tips To New Members Of Congress
The men and women of the U.S. Congress may know government affairs, the economy, and public policy, but they might not be well-versed in Facebook. The social network is here to help, offering tips for the newest members of Congress looking to get started on Facebook. Even if you don't hold office in Washington, D.C., there are some helpful hints. The guide includes a checklist on getting started, such as linking Facebook... read more>>
Ecwid Touts Facebook Storefront Holiday Shopping Success Of Small, Midsized Businesses
Facebook commerce provider Ecwid has a client base made up of mostly small and midsized businesses, so it came as no surprise that Ecwid touted the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Facebook success of those types of businesses. Ecwid sought to counterattack a study earlier this week by IBM Smarter Commerce, which found that social media was responsible for only 1 percent of online traffic and sales on Black Friday. The IBM study... read more>>
Facebook Officially Rolls Out Photo Sync For IOS, Android
Throughout the year, Facebook has been testing photo sync, allowing mobile users to automatically upload photos to the social network, but in a folder only they would see for later approval. The site announced Friday that photo sync is now available for iPhone and Android users. This is not an automatic feature, but one that users can opt into once they update their native applications. This way, when users are out taking... read more>>
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