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Friday, April 01, 2011

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Will Facebook Announce 'Green' Initiative April 7?

Facebook is holding a press event at its headquarters next Thursday, April 7, and the invitation's design suggests that the announcement could involve more energy efficient hardware run by the company. read more>>

RockMelt Releases Updated Facebook Browser

I think the latest incarnation of the social browser could use improvement. read more>>

Zimbabwe Facebook 'Revolutionary' Gets Bail

A Zimbabwean man was jailed after he posted a message on the Prime Minister's Facebook page calling for social change. read more>>

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Facebook Allegedly Fires Employee For Insider Trading

Michael Brown has abruptly left his post as corporate development manager for Facebook amid talk that he engaged in a private marketplace equivalent of insider trading. read more>>

8 Truths About Baseball Fans On Facebook

Here are eight patterns shown among baseball fans on Facebook, as culled by the data team at the social network. read more>>

Court Might Block Release Of Facebook Posts By Juror

California's Supreme Court ordered the case of a juror who was asked to turn over his Facebook messages be revived and sent back down to the lower courts. 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.

April Fools': Academic Profiling Facebook Lifestyles

What if a consulting company really befriended college applicants in order to spy on their Facebook activities? read more>>

Facebook Unifies Mobile Site For 250 Million Users

Two out of every five of Facebook's 600 million users access the site from a handheld device. The company is announcing today a new, unified website for all access by all types of phones. read more>>

Chicago Teacher Mocks Student On Facebook

Students frequently mock their teachers on Facebook, but one teacher is being investigated for allegedly mocking a student that way. read more>>

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Facebook Pulls Spinnaker Photo Suggesting Oral

Facebook pulled a larger version of the image you see to the left, from the page of the University of North Florida's student newspaper, Spinnaker. 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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