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Friday, April 15, 2011

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Facebook Ramping Up Journalist Outreach

In attempts to have the news feed contain more, well, news, Facebook staffed a new position with the goal of building relationships with reporters and news organizations. read more>>

T. Rowe Price Reveals $190 Million Stake In Facebook

T. Rowe Price has revealed that several of its funds have Facebook holdings, together totaling $190 million as of the end of March. read more>>

Facebook Responds To Complaints At Varying Pace

You might have to wait a long time to hear back from Facebook after reporting inappropriate content or filing a complaint -- at least until the social network increases its staffing and possibly infrastructure in this area of the business. read more>>

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Phrases Tops This Week's Fastest Growing App List

Our weekly growth leaderboard seems to have done some spring cleaning, as quite a few new applications appear, and some of the top choices of weeks past are left in the dust. Popular trends this time around include applications that help build an improved page on the social network, some games and even a few inspirational items. read more>>

Uganda Rumored To Want Facebook Blocked

Rumor has it that Uganda's government wants to block access to Facebook and Twitter, but local Internet service providers haven't given in to a possible demand of that kind. read more>>

Canadian Candidate Resigns Over Facebook Comment

A Green Party candidate in the British Columbia province of Surrey bowed outWednesday over a controversial comment he made on Facebook. read more>>

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Facebook & Hollywood: It's Complicated

Facebook has become an integral component of the marketing plan for some studios, but others seem less convinced that Pages and Facebook Ads can contribute to real box office success. This report examines ways movie studios are using Facebook to generate awareness and why very few of them are using it to drive ticket sales. Read the report.



10 Measures Of Facebook ROI For Your Brand

Here are ten ways to measure return on investment in Facebook marketing. read more>>

N.Y. Mom Left Suicide Note On Facebook

LaShonda Armstrong, the New York mother who drove her minivan into the Hudson River Tuesday killing herself and three of her four children, managed to first update a posting on her Facebook account. read more>>

Facebook's Commenting Versus Livefyre's Comment App

We spoke with Jordan Kretchmer, founder and CEO of the San Francisco-based start-up Livefyre, Inc., which offers a third-party application that competes with Facebook's commenting system and sometimes complements it. read more>>

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Social Media Optimization Conference gives you the lowdown on organic user engagement and advertising. Experts including Jon Fougner (Facebook), Scott Bulbransen (Applebee̢۪s), Bob Tripathi (Sears), and Ekaterina Walter (Intel), will share techniques for fueling your readers̢۪ desire to comment, consume, and share. Register before April 27 and save!



Facebook App Gives Dibs On Prom Dresses

Lord & Taylor has partnered with Fashism.com to allow high school girls to claim dibs on prom outfits. read more>>

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Gamification Strategies & Virtual Goods: What Works and What Doesn't

Whereas virtual goods are still largely associated with online games, “gamification” adds fanciful, game-like metaphors on top of trackable user behaviors. This report offers insights into the best strategies and examples of gamification, and forecasts future trends in this sector. Read the report.



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