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Facebook Apps Must Reveal What Information Is Collected, How It Is Shared
California Facebook users worried about privacy while using applications can breathe a sigh of relief. Based on an agreement struck today with California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, all apps in Facebook's App Center are required to have a written privacy policy detailing what profile information is used and how it is shared. The Los Angeles Times reported this agreement, which Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan said will enhance trust among... read more>>
Facebook Users Can Export Events To Calendar; Event Pages Get New Gear Menu
The events function on Facebook continues to undergo tweaks, with the addition of the ability to export the event to users' calendars, as well as the addition of a gear menu with additional options. Links for "export," "share," and "report" now appear at the bottom of the left-hand column on event pages. Those features are also available via the new drop-down menu under the gear icon. Readers: Have you seen these changes on... read more>>
Here's How Executives Can Embrace Facebook In The Office
It's no shocker that people check Facebook at work. You might be doing it right now. But despite sentiments that Facebook is hurting work productivity, a Wall Street Journal editor feels that chief information officers should embrace the social network and use it to enhance business instead of banning it at the office. Steve Rosenbush, deputy editor of Wall Street Journal's CIO Journal, feels that top executives should find ways that Facebook... read more>>
Photos: Facebook Employees Take Aim In San Jose
Facebook has been lauded as one of the best tech employers around, with plenty of perks for employees and a casual working environment. But one of the favorite activities of Facebook employees might surprise you: target shooting. Pictured: Justin Shaffer, formerly of Hot Potato. Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasn't there, but several key employees headed down to San Jose's Metcalf Shooting Range to let loose. Luckily someone took some shots with... read more>>
Wishpond Looks To Carve Facebook Offers Niche With Social Offers
Brands looking to provide offers via Facebook can now do so with a little Canadian flair, as developer Wishpond debuted self-serve application Social Offers. Features of Social Offers include: The ability to set all parameters of a campaign, including start date, start time, duration, discount being offered, minimum number of participants, maximum number of participants, and redemption details. Offers can be set up to be claimed online or offline. Social Offers is integrated with PayPal... read more>>
U.S. Ambassador Uses Facebook To Send Message To Syrian Military
More politicians are using Facebook pages as a way to get their message across to voters. Robert Ford, the United States' ambassador to Syria, used social media to deliver a stern warning to that country's military. The ambassador told Syrian soldiers that they could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity as they continue to spread violence in the war-torn country. From his note on the U.S. Embassy Damascus page: Members of the Syrian... read more>>
Facebook Ads, Sponsored Stories Show Up On Zynga.com
Facebook game developer Zynga launched Zynga.com as an option for users to play its games and still connect with Facebook while off the social network's platform, but one element of Facebook found its way to Zynga.com: Facebook ads and sponsored stories. Sister blog Inside Facebook reported that traditional Facebook ads and sponsored stories are appearing in the sidebar on Zynga.com, where ads served by Google AdSense previously landed. Google-served ads are still... read more>>
Nike Relaunches Nike+ GPS App As Nike+ Running, Deepens Facebook Integration
Just did it: Nike relaunched the Nike+ GPS application it debuted at South By Southwest in March as Nike+ Running and further integrated the app for the iPhone and Android with Facebook. Users who post their runs to Facebook with Nike+ Running will see information including total distance logged, cities they have run in, and maps of their longest runs, and they can tag their friends and share their routes. Other new features... read more>>
Social Media Jobs: GameDuell, FunSockets, Work4 Labs
This week, GameDuell is hiring a product manager for mobile games, while FunSockets needs a senior director of user acquisition. Work4 Labs is seeking a product manager of growth and engagement, and Future US is on the hunt for a junior interactive Web developer. Get the scoop on these openings below, and find additional social media jobs on Mediabistro. Product Manager, Mobile Games GameDuell (Berlin, Germany) Senior Director, User Acquisition... read more>>
Unilever, PSI, Betapond, Facebook Turn On Waterworks To Provide Safe Drinking Water
Access to safe drinking water is taken for granted, but nearly 800 million people lack it, and Unilever, Population Services International, developer Betapond, and Facebook set out to remedy that with their announcement at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in France of open graph application Waterworks. Waterworks enables Facebook users to partner with "Waterworkers" -- real women working toward achieving the goal of providing safe water -- by connecting the app... read more>>
Facebook Users Can Edit Past Comments
Facebook users now have (or will soon) the ability to edit their comments at any time, rather than the grace period of a few seconds the social network previously allowed. However, in order to prevent instances of revisionist history ("I never said that!"), Facebook will indicate when comments have been edited, and clicking on the edited link will bring up an edit history. The social network added an entry to its help... read more>>
Thunderclap Migrating From Twitter To Facebook
Thunderclap, a mass-messaging service that gained popularity on Twitter, has set its sights on Facebook. Twitter recently booted Thunderclap from operating on its network, so now its organizers are gearing up to run on Facebook. The first mass-message has already been sent, as the Human Rights Watch used Thunderclap to spread support through Facebook for female athletes from Saudi Arabia. Their country has banned women from competing in the 2012 London Summer... read more>>
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