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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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LIVE COVERAGE: Barack Obama's Facebook Town Hall

The cameras are already streaming live in the room at Facebook headquarters where President Barack Obama will answer questions posted by Facebook users starting at 1:35 pm Pacific Standard Time. You can watch the footage here, and follow along with our live commentary. Be sure to hit the refresh key often to keep up with our updates. read more>>

Facebook Accidentally Resets Email Notifications

Facebook has accidentally reset email notifications for some users. While the site has fixed this glitch, those affected still need to go back through the checklist consisting of 73 items. read more>>

How To Add A Fan Page To Your Facebook Profile

Add a personal fan page to your Facebook account while still keeping your profile intact, with help from a new application from Dragonjet. read more>>

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The 5 Golden Facebook Engagement Metrics

Marketers make the most of Facebook when they remember it's a two-way communication channel. Here are five ways to do engage fans in dialogues, culled from a white paper Buddy Media released on Saturday. read more>>

Indie Filmmakers Earn Money Via Fandor And Facebook

Using Fandor, independent film lovers can share clips from their favorite movies with Facebook friends, which in turn earns money for filmmakers. read more>>

Secret's Out: Google's Sergey Brin Has Facebook Profile

Many profiles on Facebook purport to belong to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, but he may have one that's more of a secret -- which one is the real deal, and why the secrecy? 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.

VOTE: Is Obama Smart To Speak At Facebook?

It's a massive coup for Facebook: getting the President of the United States of America to come host a town hall meeting at the company headquarters. Pundits are now debating whether or not this was a smart decision for the President. What do you think? read more>>

Sia Furler's Facebook Page Is This Week's Most Explosive

Entertainment pages lead the list of fastest-growing pages, with fan counts approaching the millions. read more>>

Learn The Secrets To Getting Published

Mediabistro is offering AllFacebook readers $100 off its Nonfiction Book Proposal class in New York with successful literary agent Ryan Fischer-Harbage. read more>>

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Social Media Optimization Conference (SMOC)

May 23-24 | San Francisco

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

Facebook Boosts Notifications For Page Admins

Page administrators are seeing an additional notification icon on their pages. 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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