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Friday, June 08, 2012
Facebook Suggests 'Games You May Like' To Users
Just hours after Facebook officially launched its app center, some users reported seeing a games you may like box, similar to the apps you may like tab the social network introduced in 2008. Games you may like marks another effort by Facebook to push gaming via its platform, joining its introduction last month of feed gaming, which allows users to sample games directly via their news feeds. Readers: Have you seen this games... read more>>
eHarmony Mines Couples' Timeline Content For The Story Of Us Facebook App
Online dating website eHarmony released a new Facebook application, The Story of Us, which mines information from the timeline profiles of each member of a couple to create its own timeline of the couple's various milestones. The Story of Us draws from timeline content including: Milestone dates in the relationship. Shared check-ins. Shared interests. Shared photos. If both members of the couple were on Facebook when they met, the results could be quite interesting. However, what if... read more>>
Facebook-Twitter Integration Quietly Upgraded
Twitter integration enhancements with Facebook occurred late last month in a rather hush-hush manner, and the silently rolled-out changes are intended to improve how Twitter pages, photos, hashtags, and user names cross-pollinate on Facebook. On a Twitter support web page titled, "I'm Having Trouble Using Twitter with Facebook," answers are posted to users' questions about cross-posting, from, "Why can't my Facebook friends see my tweets on my wall?," to, "Why does Facebook... read more>>
Do Automated Facebook Responses Defeat The Purpose?
As demand for customer support on Facebook and other social networks increases, it will be increasingly difficult for companies to keep up. But appeasing customers will garner the customer loyalty they depend on. In order to evolve with the social networks, companies are already finding themselves turning to automated responses, similar to how phone operators were replaced by automated systems -- a trend that can only continue to expand, Altimeter Group Analyst... read more>>
Report: Half Of Smartphones Access Facebook 24/7
There's no downtime for Facebook, and when you consider its 900-million-plus monthly average users, more than one-half of which access the social network via mobile devices, this makes sense. Speaking at a social media panel in Toronto this week, Dave Caputo, chief executive officer of Waterloo, Ontario-based networking equipment company Sandvine, said: We are finding that 50 percent of smartphones are actually connecting to Facebook every hour of every day. (This is) not... read more>>
Case Study: Mall's Three-Pronged Method Of Boosting Facebook, Foot Traffic
At the tail end of 2011, Atlanta-based shopping mall Atlantic Station had attracted roughly 13,000 likes -- not too shabby a showing. But of course, the outlet hungered for a better showing. After putting in place a swift if simple social strategy developed by Atlanta-based Barnes Creative Studios, the shopping venue now brandishes more than 28,000 likes and counting. The path Atlantic Station and Barnes Creative Studios took to doubling likes was tacking... read more>>
Facebook Redesigns Developers' Documentation
Facebook has been quietly revamping its documentation for developers, with better organization and a neater appearance. Prior to the redesign of the getting started page for Facebook developers, relevant information was scattered all over, but the new look makes everything easy to find, on a single page. Individual sections have also been overhauled, such as the page covering social plugins. Thanks to Ticular Principal Ulrike Ruppelt for the tip.... read more>>
Facebook Officially Launches App Center
The leak is now a launch, as Facebook began rolling out its app center to users in the U.S. Thursday night, saying that it will be available to all users "in the coming weeks." App center is available via the Facebook applications for Apple's iOS and Android, as well as via Facebook.com. Users who discover apps on the latter can tap the send to mobile feature, and if the app requires a download,... read more>>
Facebook Debuts Three Mobile Security Measures
Two topics that have been top-of-mind at Facebook the past few weeks, mobile and security, were combined in the social network's announcement Thursday of three mobile security updates: code generator, the ability to report unwanted content, and improved mobile recovery flows. Code generator enables users to more easily confirm logins via mobile devices. Users with poor cellular service, or those having difficulties receiving SMS, can now receive login approval codes through their... read more>>
Social Media Jobs: High 5 Games
This week,High 5 Games has five available openings. The New York-based company is looking for a social media analyst, a director of audience insights, a vice president/director of social media and digital marketing, a Flash developer, and a UI/UX designer. Get the scoop on these openings below, and find additional social media jobs on Mediabistro. Social Media Analyst High 5 Games (New York, NY) Director, Audience Insights High 5 Games... read more>>
Facebook App Center Screen Shots Leaked
The app center Facebook announced last month could be very close to launch, as Facebook confirmed that it is being tested with a small percentage of users, and one of them leaked screen shots that were not previously available. Facebook told TechCrunch: Since we announced the app center to developers last month, we've been testing it with a small percentage of users. We have no further details to announce at this time. According to... read more>>
Club 53: A New Place To Hang On Facebook
There's a hot new venue in town (er, on Facebook) -- at least, those launching it are hoping it sizzles on the social network. Called Club 53, it's a virtual music venue from San Francisco- and Israel-based Shaker, a company founded in 2010 that "brings real world interactions online." In collaboration with BandPage, a social application built to help musicians share their sounds, Shaker will host a series of events, the first... read more>>
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