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Friday, December 14, 2012
Thousands Share Alleged Conn. School Shooter's Facebook Profile - But It May Not Be Him
Not long after the name of the shooter who killed nearly 30 people - including 20 children - was released following a tragedy Friday morning at a Connecticut elementary school, many people rushed to Facebook to find the social media profile of Ryan Lanza. The Facebook profile of a Ryan Lanza from Newtown, Conn. was posted all over the Internet, with roughly 9,000 people sharing his profile photo. However, reports have... read more>>
Facebook Asks What You're Doing For The Holidays
Much like Facebook did for Halloween and Thanksgiving, some users (and page administrators) are seeing a holiday-related prompt where the usual, "What's on your mind?" message is. Facebook is asking some people, "Are you doing anything special for the holidays?" Readers: Have you seen this prompt? Teaser image courtesy of Shutterstock.... read more>>
Social Media Jobs: SupersonicAds, Guinness World Records, GameDuell
This week, SupersonicAds is hiring an account manager, and Guinness World Records needs a records manager for gaming. Meanwhile, GameDuell is hiring a head of games architect, as well as a senior game designer. Get the scoop on these openings below, and find additional social media jobs on Mediabistro. Account Manager SupersonicAds (Sunnyvale, CA) Records Manager (Gaming) Guinness World Records (New York, NY) Games Architect GameDuell (Berlin, Germany) Senior Game Designer GameDuell (Berlin, Germany) Head of... read more>>
'The Guardian' To Pull The Plug On Its Facebook Social Reader App
U.K. newspaper The Guardian will pull the plug on its Facebook social reader application Monday, sending users who click on its links on the social network directly to its website, rather than to pages within Facebook. The Guardian Facebook app debuted in conjunction with the social network's launch of open graph in September 2011. Much like the other social reader apps from news outlets including Yahoo News, The Washington Post, and fellow... read more>>
Facebook Testing Recent Articles Module, Showing Stories Users May Like
Facebook is testing a new feature - recent articles - showing users news stories based on subjects they've liked. For instance, if a user liked the page of a prominent actor, a review of his newest film might be suggested. This is Facebook's latest attempt to push more news stories into users' news feeds. As first noticed by sister site Inside Facebook, some users are seeing a recent articles module pop up... read more>>
Facebook SDK 3.0 For Android Is Out Of Beta
Facebook's Thursday blitz of mobile announcements for both the iOS and Android platforms continued with news that software development kit Facebook SDK 3.0 for Android is now out of beta. The social network said in a post on its developer blog that the beta version of the SDK had been downloaded more than 80,000 times in six weeks, and it went on to describe the new features in the release: Native Facebook login:... read more>>
Viewster Launches Facebook App To Find World's Biggest Movie Buff
So you can quote Pulp Fiction line-by-line and list Brad Pitt and Sophia Loren among your biggest influences? Viewster has the Facebook game for you. The company launched an app recently - Qster - which pits movie lovers against each other to see who knows the most about the silver screen. Much like SongPop, Qster makes Facebook friends compete with each other and the clock to name actors and movies. The game... read more>>
Facebook For IOS Update Lets Users Choose Album When Uploading Photos
Facebook's Android application wasn't the only one to receive a facelift Thursday. The social network also announced that its native iOS app received a slight upgrade, as Facebook improved the speed and offered users the ability to choose an album when uploading photos from their iPhone or iPad. Now available in the App Store, Facebook for iOS 5.3 includes a quicker-loading news feed. The biggest change is that when a user takes... read more>>
15 Tricks Learned While Getting My App's Facebook Page From 0 To 100K Fans
Running a successful Facebook page is often more about science and accuracy than about socializing. You probably already know this from your personal page: You can post great content at the wrong time or under an unattractive title, and it will hardly be noticed. The AutoCAD WS application Facebook fan page now exceeds 200,000 fans (for a business-to-business app; not a company). I had the honor of working on that fan... read more>>
Facebook For Android 2.0 Is Built For Speed
Earlier this year, Facebook gave its native iOS application a much-needed speed upgrade. Now Facebook has done the same with its Android app. The social network claims that Facebook for Android 2.0 - available later Thursday - is twice as fast when looking at photos and much quicker to launch. Much like Facebook did with iOS, the company completely retooled its Android app, rebuilding it with native code. Facebook for Android 2.0 will... read more>>
CountMeIn Enters Facebook Social Gifting App Fray
Another take on Facebook social gifting applications comes by way of Toronto in the form of CountMeIn, which offers a fairly standard list of features for the genre, along with a charitable bent. Much like other social gifting apps, CountMeIn allows users to search for gift ideas based on the recipients' likes and interests, also alerting users to birthdays and other events that may prove gift-worthy. Users can organize, promote, and purchase gifts... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook Ads Lead To More Interaction Over The Holidays
Brands on Facebook have been advertising aggressively during this holiday season, knowing that people are willing to buy. New figures released by Kenshoo Social show that people are also more willing to like, comment on, and share Facebook ads around this time. The study found that the return on ad spend for U.S. retailers from Facebook ads hit $10.95 on Cyber Monday, and direct sales revenue through Facebook ads on that... read more>>
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