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This Week's Most Explosive Facebook Applications

Today we bring you another round up of Facebook applications that have shown explosive weekly growth. This week we have quizzes, games, search engines, and more to help you best utilize and have fun on Facebook. Be sure to look over all of our Facebook Application Statistics here. Check out this week's explosive applications below. read more>>

Security Concerns? Try BitDefender's New Safego Facebook App

Online privacy, or the lack thereof, has been getting a lot of play in the media lately. From lawsuits levied against Facebook and Zynga for alleged privacy breaches to third party Firefox extensions designed to highlight flaws in Facebook log-in security, we've had plenty to write about just in the past week. App developers are taking note and responding in turn. read more>>

Facebook To Adopt New PayPal Micropayment Service

Facebook is adopting a new micro-payment system from PayPal for sales of its Credits virtual currency. read more>>

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SOCIAL GAMING SUMMIT and VIRTUAL GOODS SUMMIT
November 11-12, 2010 | Chelsea Football Club, London

Social Gaming Summit and Virtual Goods Summit are teaming up in London November 11-12, 2010, to explore the emerging market opportunity for virtual goods and social games. Keynote speakers include Christian Hernandez Gallardo (Facebook), and Kristian Segerstrale (Playfish). Register today!



Facebook Limits Page Name Changes To Those With Under 100 Fans

Yesterday we wrote that many Facebook Page administrators would soon be able to change their Page names, however we didn't know the limit. Now we do: pages with more than 100 fans cannot change their page name. read more>>

WalMart And Best Buy To Carry Facebook Credits Gift Cards

Next time you're casually strolling the aisles of Best Buy and the urge to stock up on fertile hens for your online farm strikes you, you may not have to wait. read more>>

My Afternoon At The Target Kodak Kiosk

Last week, we relayed the unveiling of Facebook connectivity at Target KODAK photo kiosks, but we didn't dig into the details. I'm a strong believer that you have to do something for yourself to get the real picture, so today I headed to a nearby Target to get a feel for the new feature. read more>>

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Virtual Goods in Social Games: What Sells Best, Who Buys Most, and How Your Company Can Profit From Them
Though revenue numbers and sales methodologies are closely guarded secrets, our analysis and interviews with top executives from leading companies including Playfish, CrowdStar, RockYou, and Live Gamer yield takeaways on best-selling categories, monetization tactics, and where the industry is headed. read more



Don't Post Information About Committing Fraud On Facebook [Photo]

Did you just uncover details of fraud being committed in your company? Or are you part of the fraud being committed? If there's one thing you should avoid doing, it's probably posting a status update about the crime. One Facebook user apparently didn't realize where she was posting the update. Check out the image below. read more>>

Firesheep Exposes Flaw In Facebook Log-In Security

A new extension to Firefox called Firesheep reveals a potential security flaw in Facebook's log-in process. read more>>

Facebook Allows Users To Turn Off Group Chat

Facebook has bowed to user demands for the ability to turn off chat for the new groups function launched earlier this month. read more>>

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Semantic Web Summit - Nov. 16-17 in BostonSEMANTIC WEB SUMMIT
November 16-17, 2010 | Boston, MA
Brought to you by SemanticWeb.com

Explore how companies are using semantic web technologies today, and should be using them tomorrow, for significant bottom line impact in marketing, publishing, corporate information management, customer service, and personal productivity. Speakers include Mike Dunn (Hearst Interactive Media), Dennis Wisnosky (Department of Defense), Rachel Lovinger (Razorfish), Jay Myers (Best Buy), and more. Register early and save!



Want To Change Your Facebook Page Name? You May Soon Be Able To

Facebook is currently testing a new Page administration area which among other things, includes the ability to change a Facebook Page's name. This is something that a large number of administrators have been asking for, and now Facebook may finally allow it. read more>>

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