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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Facebook Groups Now Show Who Viewed Each Post
Facebook wants to let you know when messages are seen. Now it also wants to let you know when Facebook groups' posts are seen. The company announced Wednesday that you can now see exactly who views each post. This is a key tool for people who use Facebook groups, as they can see who went to the group page and read the post (and when they did). Both the desktop and mobile... read more>>
Facebook SDK 3.0 For IOS Released In Beta
The largest software development kit update in Facebook's history is now complete, and the results can be found in the beta release of Facebook SDK 3.0 for iOS, aimed at enabling developers of applications for the Apple operating system to integrate the social network into their apps. Facebook said Facebook SDK 3.0 for iOS is backwards-compatible, and it will automatically use the native Facebook Login in iOS 6 when it becomes available,... read more>>
AgoraPulse Now Allows Facebook Page Admins To Track Deeper
There has been much discussion within the Facebook marketing world about what to post to Facebook pages and when. New features recently released by AgoraPulse, which provides cost-effective Facebook solutions to businesses, allow page administrators to see what types of posts are most popular, when they're most popular, and what kinds of posts users are hiding or marking as spam. AgoraPulse CEO and Founder Emeric Ernoult, who spoke at the AllFacebook Marketing... read more>>
FaceItPages Schedular Allows Post Scheduling For Multiple Facebook Pages
When Facebook added the ability for page administrators to schedule posts in advance in late May, one feature it was lacking was the ability to do so for multiple pages from one dashboard. FaceItPages came up with a solution. Its new Schedular application compensates for its questionable spelling by allowing page administrators to create scheduled posts for an unlimited number of pages from one dashboard, as well as to schedule posts from... read more>>
Facebook's Newest Feature Could Be Banking
It's no secret that Facebook is trying to become a destination site, where you do pretty much everything possible online through the social network. According to CNN/Fortune, you might soon be able to do your banking on Facebook, too. Facebook has already reached out to one financial institution - Australia's Commonwealth Bank. The partnership is currently in beta testing, but likely sometime later this year, members of that bank will be able... read more>>
Extole Consumer Marketing Platform Embraces Facebook Open Graph
Consumer-to-consumer social marketing platform Extole introduced the next generation of its platform, adding full support for Facebook's open graph, as well as new social expressions and more advanced analytics. Extole customers can now take full advantage of the capabilities of Facebook's open graph when using the vendor's social referrals and social promotions features, enabling referrals, coupon claims, and purchases. Marketers using the Extole platform can also move past likes and incorporate open graph... read more>>
Zendesk Adds Support For Facebook Private Messages
Cloud-based help desk software provider Zendesk announced that its Zendesk for Facebook now supports private messages. Users at Zendesk's 20,000-plus customers can now respond to Facebook private messages and wall posts without ever leaving the Zendesk interface. Adobe, OpenTable, and Groupon are among the companies that use Zendesk. Vice President of Product Marketing J.D. Peterson said: Communicating with customers via social media has created a fundamental shift in customer service. There is a new generation... read more>>
Social Curation Summit Attracts Expert Curators And Tastemakers -- July 31 In New York
Join the industry's leading curators, tastemakers, brand marketers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists at the Social Curation Summit July 31 for sessions revolving around social news curation, brand loyalty, next-generation storytelling platforms, and filtering. Attend expert panels, including Inspiration for DIY Communities, Leveraging Community for Curation and Commerce, The Social Media Mixtape, Artists on the Verge, and more! Register before Friday for only $299, a $200 savings. The summit is the must-attend event... read more>>
Court: Ignorance Of Facebook Privacy Settings Is No Excuse
Ignorance of Facebook's privacy settings did not fly as an excuse in one courtroom, where a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination and privacy invasion was dismissed. Sophos' Naked Security blog summarized the case by Texas emergency medical technician Robert J. Sumien against former employer medical transport company CareFlite. Sumien's ambulance partner, Jan Roberts, posted a comment on the Facebook wall of CareFlite employee Scott Schoenhardt saying that she wanted to slap a patient she... read more>>
Facebook Adds News, Video Modules To 'Posts By Others' Section Of Timeline Pages
Facebook quietly added news and video modules to pages June 15, under the "posts by others" view of timeline, which display brand-related content users have been reading or watching in open graph applications. Alejandro Marcu, a Facebook engineer who works on pages, confirmed the rollout to sister blog Inside Facebook, but it only applies to pages that allow users to post on their walls. Users can see videos and stories that are the... read more>>
Study: 22 Percent Of Web Pages Reference Facebook
Just how much influence does Facebook wield over the Web? According to a study by Zyxt Labs, a lot. The Seattle-based lab studied roughly 1.3 billion URLs via Common Crawl and found that 22 percent of them reference Facebook. Other interesting findings from the comprehensive study: 8 percent of the websites included implement open graph tags. Among ~500 million hardcoded links to Facebook, only 3.5 million are unique. There are more than 471 million total... read more>>
Oracle Adds To Facebook Marketing Portfolio With Involver Acquisition
Oracle added to its social media portfolio Tuesday, announcing its acquisition of Social Markup Language platform Involver, which follows its addition of Vitrue in May. The transaction will close during the summer, Oracle said, adding that the two companies will continue to operate independently until the deal is final. Terms were not disclosed. Oracle said in a statement on its website: Companies are looking to harness the full potential of social media to increase... read more>>
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