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Monday, March 19, 2012
2012 Facebook Hacker Cup World Champion Crowned
Roman Andreev of Russia was crowned the 2012 Facebook Hacker Cup World Champion, taking home $5,000 for completing one of the final problems of the five-round programming competition in one hour and four minutes. read more>>
Twittus Puts Tweets Into A Box On Facebook Timeline
Twitter users posting their tweets to their Facebook accounts is nothing new, but new Facebook application Twittus takes advantage of timeline to allow users to create a separate box on their profiles to house all Twitter activity, including retweets and mentions. read more>>
Facebook Open Graph Grows Izlesene Users 16-Fold
Video-sharing site Izlesene has grown its user base 16-fold after upgrading to Facebook's open graph actions. read more>>
What Happens To Facebook Canvas Apps On Timeline
Developers, take note: The default migration of all pages to timeline at the end of the month doesn't automatically upgrade canvas applications into the new format. read more>>
Napkin Labs' Apps Soak Up Facebook Timeline For Pages
Custom Facebook application provider Napkin Labs announced a suite of apps that will be optimized for the social network's timeline pages in time for the March 30 transition date for brands. read more>>
Facebook Tests Aggregated Tags Linking External Sites
Facebook appears to be testing the linking of its aggregated tags on its news feed to destinations outside of the social network, rather than to Facebook pages on the topic. read more>>
Managing Franchise And Corporate Facebook Pages
Elaine Mesker-Garcia, who manages social media for Fuddruckers and Luby's, talks about the difference between running corporate pages and franchisee pages on Facebook. read more>>
NPR Eyes Expansion Of Local Facebook Content Trial
NPR plans to build on its experiment in using the ability to customize Facebook posts by location with its Seattle affiliate, KPLU, and the public broadcaster detailed its plans in its entry to media innovation contest the Knight News Challenge. read more>>
Facebook Is The #1 Social Site For News Traffic: Pew
While Facebook has made a push in the past year to engage more journalists, the social network lags behind Google and other platforms as a significant driver of traffic to news media sites. read more>>
Facebook Adds Mobile Referrals To Insights Dashboard
A new component in Facebook's insights dashboard shows mobile traffic referrals. read more>>
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