| Facebook tests ‘suggested guests’ for events Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:39 PM PST Some Facebook users now see a "suggested guests" module on events they plan to attend.  Suggested guests are listed on the right side of the event page along with an invite button. Facebook seems to serve suggestions based on interests relevant to the event and mutual friends attending. This test feature could increase awareness and attendees for public events.
For instance, an event page for a concert might suggest friends who listen to the artist on Spotify and could lead people to decide to go together. This is more likely to occur if users can see why a person is listed as a suggested guest. Currently the module displays friends without any context. This is another of several recent improvements to the events product. About two months ago, the social network introduced "Suggested Events“ to give users recommendations about events based on Open Graph activity, pages they Like and events that friends are attending. In November 2011, Facebook updated the event page UI. We've also seen Facebook testing a "Make Plans" option above News Feed.  |
| Facebook starts verifying popular accounts Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:50 PM PST Facebook will allow a small number of public figures to verify their accounts beginning today, a spokesperson from the company confirms. Users with verified accounts will appear more often in "People To Subscribe To" recommendations on the site, but unlike on Twitter and Google+, there will be no visual indication that a profile is official. These users will also have the option to display their more well-known pseudonyms, if applicable. For example, Curtis Jackson could choose to go by his stage name 50 Cent across the site, instead of displaying it as an alternate name as he does now. (See image below.) Facebook says users with a large number of subscribers will see a notification to verify their accounts. Not everyone who allows subscribers will see this option, and for now, users cannot request to be verified. 
What this does For Facebook, verifying accounts seems to be about improving its recommendations systems. Recommendation modules around the site have been key to the growth of the social network’s new subscribe feature. This will ensure that Facebook is presenting users with the real profiles of people they’re in which interested. Serving quality recommendations and being flexible about names helps Facebook compete with Twitter as a platform for asymmetrical relationships. Public figures who are known by pseudonyms will appreciate the option to display that name more prominently. A verified user’s birth name will still be shown in the About section of Timeline. What this doesn’t do Currently, there isn’t a way for users to definitively tell whether an account is the official profile of someone to whom they want to subscribe. There are already plenty of fake celebrity profiles on the site, and as more public figures begin to use Facebook, the number of impostors will likely increase. The company will need to do something to distinguish its verified accounts or work harder to eliminate the fakes. Facebook didn’t offer details on how verification might affect search. Subscriber numbers do not currently seem to influence how a user is ranked in search. This is frustrating for users and could lead some people to connect with fake pages. 
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| Facebook hires and departures: legal, privacy, search, engineering, data centers, more Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST  Facebook’s Careers page this week shows that the company removed a listing for IP counsel, as well as engineering positions in search, ads and several data center positions in Oregon and North Carolina. According to Facebook’s LinkedIn feed, the company hired its Lead Privacy Counsel — Joshua Smith, formerly of Yahoo.
- Joshua Smith, Lead Privacy Counsel – former senior legal director of privacy at Yahoo Inc.
- Peter Cottle, Software Engineer - former autopilot software development intern at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
- Brian Thomas, Software Engineer - former software engineering intern at Willow Garage.
- Faith Haddad, Ad Review, Risk – former marketing intern at A Glimmer of Hope Foundation.
- Neasa Costin Bannon, Client Partner UK – former sales manager at 98FM.
- IP Counsel
- Software Engineer, Search Ranking
- Software Engineer, Ads Product (Seattle)
- Marketing Communications Manager EMEA (London)
- Manager, Datacenter Facilities Operations (Prineville)
- Lead Data Center Technician (Forest City, NC)
- Head of Policy (Arabic)
- Head of Safety, Pan-Euro (London)
- Partner Development Manager, Mobile (Hong Kong)
- Custom Market Insights Lead (London)
- Senior Analyst ,Custom Market Insights, Nordics (Stockholm)
- Sales Manager – Global Marketing Solutions for SEA, India and Korea (Singapore)
- DSO Account Manager (Sao Paulo)
- Platform Operations – Contract (Menlo Park)
- Product Specialist, Platform Operations
- Manager, Business Operations – SMB
- Partner Engineer
- Lead, Measurement Solutions (New York)
- Financial Analyst
- Partner Engineer
- Data Analyst (Menlo Park)
- Associate,Tech Communications
- Analyst, Measurement Solutions (New York)
- Integration Engineer – HR Systems
- Product and Sales Training Consultant (Singapore)
- Diversity Technical Sourcer
- Diversity Technical Sourcer-Contract
- Recruiting Coordinator – Contract (Seattle)
- Recruiting Manager (Austin)
- Recruiting Sourcer (Menlo Park)
- Recruiting Sourcer (New York)
- Recruiting Sourcer – Contract (Dublin)
- Technical Recruiter, Mergers and Acquisitions
- University Strategic Sourcing Specialist
- Oracle Database Administrator
- Senior Strategist, Global Customer Marketing (Hamburg)
- University, Business Operations Associate, Finance (Menlo Park)
- University Intern: Account Executive (London)
- University Business Intern: Advertising Operations
- Technical Program Coordinator, Intern
- Account Manager – Swedish (Dublin)
- Small Business Marketing Manager, LATAM
- Site Integrity Associate, User Operations
- University Intern, Decision Support and Asset Analysis Intern
- University Business Intern: EMEA Platform (Dublin)
- University Business Intern: Platform Partnerships (London)
- University Business Intern: Platform Partnerships (Paris)
- University Business Intern: EMEA Sales and Business Development (London)
- University Business Intern: Market Solutions Strategist (Milan)
- University Business Intern: Sales (Hamburg)
- University Business Intern: Sales Operations (Dublin)
- University Business Intern: Sales (Paris)
- University Business Intern: EMEA User Operations (Dublin)
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| Facebook career postings: engineering, mail, search, data centers, more Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:02 PM PST Facebook expanded its engineering offerings this week, posting positions for a mail, game, prepaid card partnership and several search engineering positions, according to its Careers page. Other positions included data center jobs, partnership, account management and support staff. The company’s LinkedIn feed this week showed insights and support staff positions were posted. Posts added this week on Facebook's Careers Page: - Software Engineer, Mail
- Data Warehouse Operations Manager
- Network Operations Engineers 120102
- Manager, Production Engineering
- Strategic Partner Development, Gaming
- Strategic Partner Development, Prepaid Card Partnerships
- Software Engineer 120201
- Software Engineer, Ads and Pages (New York)
- Software Engineer, Mail
- Software Engineer, Search Infrastructure
- Software Engineer, Search Product
- Software Engineer, Search Ranking
- Multimedia Designer
- Associate, Business Operations, Mid-Market Sales (Austin)HR Specialist EMEA – Contract (Dublin)
- Data Warehouse Operations Manager
- Lead, EMEA People Services (Dublin)
- Technical Sourcer – Contract (Dublin)
- Salesforce Administrator
- Business Intelligence Engineer
- Data Analyst
- Physical Security Manager, Data Centers (Forest City, NC)
- Physical Security Systems Designer, Data Centers
- Physical Security Systems Designer, Offices
- eCrime Analyst
- Analyst, Measurement Solutions (New York)
- Lead, Measurement Solutions (New York)
- Senior Analyst, Custom Market Insights (Sydney)
- Ad Regulation Specialist
- Communications Specialist
- Privacy Specialist
- Safety Specialist
- Payroll Specialist
- Senior Reporting Analyst
- Administrative Assistant (Madrid)
- Administrative Assistant (Milan)
- Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment
- Compliance Associate
- Account Manager, Toronto
- DSO Account Manager (Tokyo)
- DSO Account Manager, Japan (Tokyo)
- Associate, Ad Operations
- Associate, Business Operations, Mid-Market Sales (Austin)
- Team Lead 120202
- Head of Policy (Russia)
- Partner Manager, Marketing API (Dublin)
- Client Partner (Melbourne)
- Client Partner, Commercial Development (Sydney)
- Client Partner, Korea (Singapore)
- Associate, User Operations, Intellectual Property (Austin)
- Associate, User Operations, Pages (Austin)
- Associate, User Operations, Site Integrity
- Marketing Manager, LATAM (Sao Paulo)
- Partner Engineer, Platform
- Global Customer Marketing Pod Lead (New York)
- Industry Relations Manager (New York)
- Strategic Partner Development, Gaming
- Strategic Partner Development, Prepaid Card Partnerships
Jobs posted by Facebook on LinkedIn: - Client Partner, Australia (Singapore), Facebook
- Account Manager, Online Sales Operations, Australia (Singapore), Facebook
- Senior Analyst, Custom Market Insights (Sydney), Facebook
- Manager, Custom Market Insights (Singapore), Facebook
- Client Partner, Korea (Singapore), Facebook
- Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment, Facebook\
- Manager, National Sales, Global Marketing Solutions (Austin), Facebook
- Client Partner (Austin), Facebook
- Manager, Risk Management (Austin), Facebook
- Operations Engineer, Facebook
- Custom Market Insights, Senior Analyst : Nordics
- Custom Market Insights Senior Analyst :France and Southern Europe
- Custom Market Insights, Senior Analyst : DACH, Benelux
- Analyst, SMB Growth – German (Dublin)
- Analyst, SMB Growth – UK and Ireland (Dublin)
- Analyst, SMB Growth – Italian (Dublin)
- Custom Market Insights Senior Analyst, London
- International Fixed Assets General Ledger Accountant (EMEA)
- Partner Manager, Marketing API (Dublin)
- Client Partner, Commercial Development (Sydney)
- Compliance Associate
- Business Operations Manager (Singapore)
- Learning and Development Consultant (Hyderabad)
- Legal Counsel (Hyderabad)
- Public Policy Manager (Sao Paulo)
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