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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Another Harvard Classmate Of Mark Zuckerberg Feels Slighted By 'The Social Network'
Aaron Greenspan, Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard classmate who previously claimed that he came up with the original idea for Facebook, is back in court, but this time his target is Columbia Pictures. Greenspan filed a lawsuit against "The Social Network" film studio, claiming defamation by omission, but his case was dismissed. Apparently, he appealed to the First Circuit recently, according to law blog "Above The Law." Greenspan claims that he was unfairly left... read more>>
Amex To Boost Small Businesses Through Facebook
Pretty much every small business could use a little extra cash and some guidance with social marketing. Luckily, Facebook and American Express want to help. By entering the "Big Break for Small Business" contest, smaller companies can win $25,000 and house calls from American Express and Facebook branding experts to help them launch a sound social marketing campaign. This is the second year that American Express and Facebook have teamed up to... read more>>
8thBridge: Social Commerce Platform Graphite Boosts Traffic From Facebook By 10%
Following the launch of its Graphite social commerce platform in late April, 8thBridge provided an update on its progress, saying that in their first four weeks on the platform, participating brands saw an average 10 percent increase in traffic from Facebook. 8thBridge also offered the following statistics, all of which are averages for Graphite customers: Every share leads to 85 Shoppable Story impressions on Facebook. Facebook users click on Shoppable Stories 18 times more... read more>>
Russia Launching Its Own Social Network
As the internet becomes more widespread in Russia, the country's government has decided to launch its own Facebook-like social network, according to The Guardian. Government officials hope the site, which will go live sometime this month, will overshadow current Russian competitors such as VKontakte andOdnoklassniki - currently the most popular social networks there. This new social network is part of an electronic-first push by Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev, who forced ministers to use... read more>>
Facebook IPO Aftermath: Nasdaq-FINRA Relationship Faces Scrutiny
Nasdaq continues to catch heat for its role in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, but the glare is starting to shine on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, as well. Reuters reported that the relationship between the exchange and the regulator is being called into question on Wall Street due to Nasdaq asking FINRA to review its proposed payouts to traders and investors to make good for its technical issues when the Facebook... read more>>
Yap.TV Connects Facebook With Television
Want to see what television shows your friends are into right now? Yap.TV just made that a little bit easier with Facebook integration, TechCrunch reported. Now when users log into Yap.TV using Facebook Connect, the app imports their favorite shows, as well as those of their friends. Yap.TV was launched with the social media watcher in mind. If you like to post to Facebook or Twitter from your phone or tablet while... read more>>
What Facebook Mobile Advertising Revenue Crisis?
Facebook's move to allow advertisers to purchase sponsored stories exclusively targeted to mobile news feeds is apparently paying off, at least according to Facebook and social advertising outfit TBG Digital, and if the social network and brands can sustain the momentum, it may present a solution to Facebook's oft-reported mobile revenue woes. TechCrunch reported that TBG studied 278,389,453 sponsored story ad impressions across 17 of its clients and found that mobile sponsored... read more>>
Add Some Pizzazz To Your Facebook Page With Meltwater Buzz Connect
Looking to spice up a boring Facebook page to draw in more business? Business-to-business firm The Meltwater Group recently announced the launch of Meltwater Buzz Connect, which gives companies more control over tabs and other page features. Meltwater posted news about Buzz Connect on its blog Tuesday morning. Meltwater Buzz Connect gives business page owners another vital tool to help interact with their fans. It is a new module that works seamlessly... read more>>
GE, Facebook Gear Up For Olympics With Launch Of HealthyShare App
GE is tapping the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London for inspiration with Tuesday's release of new Facebook application HealthyShare, using current and retired Olympians including Kevin Durant (basketball), Alex Morgan (soccer), Michael Johnson (track, retired), and Summer Sanders (swimming, retired) to motivate users to reach their health goals. The app was created as the result of "a real partnership between GE and Facebook," according to GE Global Executive Director of Digital,... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook Details Its Reporting Process
Facebook released a detailed infographic Tuesday that takes users through the entire process of what happens when content or users are reported to the social network. In its blog post describing the infographic, Facebook stressed that dedicated teams are handling such reports "24 hours a day, seven days a week," noting its offices throughout the world and saying that its user operations department is divided into four specific teams: Safety Hate and harassment Access Abusive content Facebook... read more>>
SocialAppsHQ Enters Facebook Post Scheduling Fray With Social Planner
Facebook tab developer SocialAppsHQ added scheduling to its arsenal with its launch of Social Planner, which enables page administrators to schedule updates on Facebook, as well as LinkedIn and Twitter. Social Planner allows page administrators to: Instantly share status updates, photos, videos, links, and other content to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Include an unlimited number of Facebook pages and profiles on LinkedIn and Twitter. Schedule the time and date for future posts, as well as... read more>>
Payvment Debuts One-Click Facebook Ad Buying
Facebook commerce platform Payvment found in a recent survey that more than 60 percent of its customer base of over 165,000 small and midsized businesses had not yet tried Facebook ads, with 25 percent of those citing lack of understanding how to use them, so it addressed that issue with today's rollout of a one-click Facebook ad-buying service. Payvment customers can access its standard promotions tool, and then edit the headlines and... read more>>
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