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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Poll: Only 13% Trust Their Data With Facebook
On the cusp of decision time, when many fund managers and investors will have to decide whether or not to partake in Facebook shares during its initial public offering (orders will reportedly cease at the end of today), a poll conducted by CNBC in conjunction with The Associated Press reveals surprising findings that may dissuade some investors. Among revealing findings, three out of five adults polled responded that they do not believe... read more>>
Foursquare Check-Ins Appear On Facebook Timeline Maps
Check-ins made via Foursquare will now pop up on Facebook timeline profiles, the free location-based mobile social networking application announced on its Facebook page. The post -- which, at the time of this post, totaled more than 2,600 likes and nearly 150 comments -- read: Good news, Facebookers! The Foursquare check-ins that you share to Facebook will now be sitting pretty on your timeline map. Now, users who sync their Facebook profiles with their... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: According To Facebook Social Interests, Mitt Romney Wins Running Away
Will Mitt Romney be sworn in as the next president of the United States on Inauguration Day, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013? If the results of The United States of Facebook: Electoral College Edition from Facebook advertising platform GraphEffect turn out to be accurate, say hello to President Romney. GraphEffect examined the Facebook pages of Romney and President Barack Obama and collected data on their social interests in categories including activities, music, books,... read more>>
The Donald To Facebook's Zuckerberg: Consider A Pre-Nup
Oh, silly Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times financial columnist and co-host of CNBC program "Squawk Box." Today, on Trump Tuesday, he wanted to discuss Jamie Dimon and JP Morgan's recent $2 billion loss. While Donald Trump entertained that topic for a bit, he soon enough got to his chosen topic: Facebook. According to Business Insider's Silicon Alley Insider, the conversation went like this: Trump: Here's my question...I was thinking about Facebook and do... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: Humorous Look At Facebook's IPO
With all of the serious news and analysis surrounding Friday's Facebook initial public offering, Victoria, British Columbia-based Forbes blogger Greg Voakes chimed in with Facebook MBA, a humorous infographic based on Facebook's timeline profile. We particularly enjoyed the fictional status updates and comments from Facebook Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, and MySpace Co-Founder Tom Anderson, among others.... read more>>
Report: Timeline For Pages Ups Facebook Post Engagement By 13 Percent
Use of timeline for pages has led to a 13 percent increase in post engagement on Facebook, according to a new study published by London-based analytical marketing tool Sotrender. Researchers from Sotrender analyzed 5,000 Facebook posts created by 130 of the largest brands in the United Kingdom for the last two weeks in February and the last two weeks in April, finding that an average of 179 Facebook fans responded to posts... read more>>
Facebook Increases IPO Price Range To $34 To $38 Per Share, Adds More Than 50M Shares
Facebook filed the seventh and what will likely be the final amendment to its S-1 initial public offering filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last night, increasing the price range of its shares and making more of them available. Confirming reports by CNBC late last week and by AllThingsD last night, Facebook upped the price range of its shares from the initial range of between $28 and $35 to between... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: Kraft, Brazil Show Strong Facebook Global Marketing Growth
Facebook analytics provider Socialbakers examined efforts by brands on the social network to target the 83 percent of its users outside of the United States. According to Socialbakers, three of the five fastest-moving global brands, in terms of increases in likes as of April 30 versus 2011, are owned by Kraft and based in Brazil -- Halls Brasil, TridentBrasil, and Chiclets Brasil -- and five of the top 10 are from that... read more>>
Facebook Video Chat App Rounds Launches Social Matching Algorithm
Facebook video-chat application Rounds rolled out its social matching algorithm today, which allows users to connect with friends of friends or other Rounds users with common interests. Rounds (said users can now hold interactive chat sessions with friends of friends, including secure video chats, games, and content sharing. The app's "meet new people" feature also pairs up users based on conversation topics, mutual likes, interests, and other data mined from the Facebook social... read more>>
Buddy Media Soups Up Social Marketing Suite
Social enterprise software creator Buddy Media announced a host of additions to its social marketing suite this morning, including a unified social data application-programming interface, universal conversion tracking, and a new mobile content-development platform. Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Jeff Ragovin said of the new features announced by Buddy Media: It's about powering your connections. We are bringing everything under one roof and under one umbrella to leverage all of the data. Having... read more>>
Moo.com Launches Business Cards Based On Facebook Timeline Pages
Business-card creator Moo.com is finally putting the business in business cards, extending an offer of free card creation to brands based on their timeline pages. In January, Moo.com offered a free set of 50 business cards to the first 200,000 Facebook users who signed up, allowing them to integrate elements from their timeline profiles into their cards. Page administrators can showcase the various products and services offered by their brands by creating individually... read more>>
Zuckerberg To Ring Nasdaq Bell From Facebook HQ Friday Morning
Facebook Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will do the Nasdaq honors Friday morning, marking his company's initial public offering by ringing the stock exchange's bell, meaning that he will sign a screen and press a button from the social network's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., according to reports. The news was first tweeted by CNBC and later confirmed by TechCrunch. Nasdaq.com will broadcast the event in real time. Watching is sure... read more>>
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