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Friday, June 15, 2012
You've Been Served ... Over Facebook?
Courts all over the world have been dealing with the strange but growing trend of serving lawsuits via Facebook. Now, a New York lawyer believes that it might soon be legal in the United States to serve someone over the social network. Long Island, N.Y.-based attorneyPedram Tabibi wrote on the Long Island Business News' website that the practice of serving a lawsuit over Facebook in the U.S. might not be that far-fetched.... read more>>
Social Media Jobs: Checkpoint Studios, King.com
This week, Checkpoint Studios has three openings available. The company is hiring a social game designer, a senior programmer, and a producer. Meanwhile, King.com needs an IT manager and a sales director. Get the scoop on these openings below, and find additional social media jobs on Mediabistro. Social Game Designer Checkpoint Studios (Costa Mesa, CA) Senior Programmer Checkpoint Studios (Costa Mesa, CA) Producer Checkpoint Studios (Costa Mesa, CA) IT Manager... read more>>
'Redbook' Offers Father's Day Appreciation App On Its Facebook Page
Facebook will likely be flooded with Father's Day wishes this weekend, and Redbook magazine will contribute to the wave with its Father's Day Appreciation application. Users must like the Redbook page and grant the app permissions, after which it searches through their social graph and offers a list of friends who are also fathers, giving them the opportunity to send personalized messages to those friends. Postings by other Facebook members who used the... read more>>
Does Facebook Affect Your Productivity?
According to a new study from Kelly Services regarding social media in the workplace, 53 percent of people polled in the Americas region think that checking Facebook and other social media websites hampers productivity at work. The study also revealed how different generations interact online. Of people polled around the world, roughly 43 percent feel that social media is hazardous to working. Click through the report -- it's colorful and easy-to-read --... read more>>
SEC Expressed Mobile Concerns To Facebook In Pre-IPO Communications
The Securities and Exchange Commission expressed concerns about how the explosion of mobile users would affect Facebook's revenue in a letter from SEC Assistant Director Barbara C. Jacobs to Facebook Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman Feb. 28, well in advance of the social network's May 18 initial public offering. CNET reported the release of the pre-IPO correspondence between the SEC and Facebook, saying that communications such as this are typical prior to... read more>>
Facebook Can Complicate Family Issues
Family issues can sever ties between relatives, parents, and children, but what happens when family members who have grown apart are still connected through Facebook? A Bay Area psychologist told The New York Times that he often hears patients talking about how they heard about a birth or wedding in the family through the social network, and not with a phone call or in-person visit. Many people have no problem adding family... read more>>
Songza In Tune With Facebook Open Graph
Songza, a music-streaming application for the iPhone and iPad, is in tune with Facebook, as its iPhone app has soared from 7,000 daily active Facebook users to 112,000 in the past week, with each Facebook-connected user generating more than one referral visit. Songza's newly released iPad app became the No. 1 free app for the Apple tablet on iTunes, and its iPhone app sits at No. 2, but it is the top... read more>>
Facebook Testing Call Button For Video Chat
Do you remember the big announcement about Skype's integration with Facebook last July? Facebook may be testing a way to remind its users in the form of a "call' button on their timeline profiles. TechCrunch reported that the social network is testing the call button as an alternative to the video-camera icon it currently features in the window for text chats. While video chatting has soared in popularity on services such as Hangouts... read more>>
Defense Strategy Of Facebook, Underwriters: Consolidate Lawsuits, Blame Nasdaq
Facebook will reportedly file a motion, as early as Friday, to consolidate all of the lawsuits against the company related to its troubled initial public offering, and the motion is expected to include lead underwriters Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan. The New York Times' DealBook reported that Nasdaq will be a major part of the filing, with Facebook and the underwriters pointing to the technical issues experienced by the exchange... read more>>
Hearsay Social Launches Content Exchange With Demand Media, Tribune Media Services, Thomson Reuters
Social sales and marketing software provider Hearsay Social announced the launch of content-curation platform Content Exchange, with Demand Media, Tribune Media Services, and Thomson Reuters already on board as content partners. Hearsay Social customers will have access to: The full selection of lifestyle content from Demand Media, including eHow, Livestrong, and Cracked.com. The ability to work with TMS to secure access to content from its stable of writers and brands via a suite of... read more>>
POLL: Why Did Facebook Change Its Search Bar?
Facebook's search bar, which previously displayed only the word "search," now prompts users to "Search for people, places, and things." As far as we can tell, no changes were made to the social network's search functionality. Why does Facebook's search bar now read, "Search for people, places, and things?" Image courtesy of Shutterstock.... read more>>
With Facebook Exchange, Company Changes Stance On Cookies
With Facebook Exchange, users will see more targeted ads based on what they've recently posted or searched for as the company tries to boost revenue. While you're probably growing used to that, it represents a change in Facebook's stance toward cookies. Previously, Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg felt that collecting cookies and gathering that kind of information was scary and lacking in transparency. In a November interview with ZDNet, Zuckerberg talked... read more>>
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