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Monday, July 09, 2012
Facebook Plays Key Part In How People Discover, Share News
It's apparent that Facebook has changed the way people share information, and not just baby photos and event announcements. According to a study in the United Kingdom by the Reuters Institute, the social network is responsible for 55 percent of the country's news sharing, beating out e-mail and Twitter. Some other interesting tidbits from the study: 20 percent of UK residents now discover news via social media. 55 percent of news links are shared... read more>>
Facebook Acquisition Face.com Will No Longer Support APIs, Shuts Klik App
Following its acquisition by Facebook last month, Israeli-based facial recognition site Face.com is shuttering its own products, including its application-programming interfaces and Klik iPhone application, to focus on the social network. A note on the Face.com homepage reads: Face.com has been acquired by Facebook, and, as part of this process, we need to close up existing products and services so we can focus on new products at Facebook. We're working with Face.com developers to... read more>>
Report: Mutual Funds Not Wary Of Facebook
Facebook's initial public offering may not have lived up to expectations on the Nasdaq exchange, with the stock slumping from its $38-per-share debut May 18 to approximately $32.25 at the time of this post, but that hasn't stopped at least 160 U.S.-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds from adding the social network to their mix. The Wall Street Journal reported that research from Morningstar showed that funds run by Fidelity Investments, Morgan... read more>>
Report: Facebook Marketers More Concerned With Promoting The Brand Than Racking Up Likes
While several businesses that market on Facebook tend to become overly concerned with the number of likes their page has, Advertising Age found that more marketers are buying ads on Facebook to build brand awareness, not boost fan numbers. The survey of 488 marketers performed by AdAge shows that 45.9 percent of responders polled said building brand awareness is their No. 1 priority with regard to Facebook ads. Driving traffic to brands'... read more>>
Facebook App, Firefox Plugin Analyze Facebook Friends To Root Out Potential Fakes
A new tool to help parents protect their kids on Facebook, and to help Facebook users in general avoid fake user profiles, was developed by Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The tool comes in the form of a Facebook application called Friends Protector or a Firefox add-on called Social Privacy Protector. They work by analyzing users' friends lists and scoring their "connectedness" to every friend, based on mutual links. Those friends with... read more>>
Facebook Might Launch Job Search Feature
Although LinkedIn is still king when it comes to finding jobs through social networking, Facebook might make some waves soon with a job search feature. A Dow Jones Newswires reporter recently heard that Facebook is planning to launch its own job board, aggregating listings from third-party providers. Sources say this doesn't mean that Facebook is trying to take over LinkedIn, but it does pose a bit of a threat. The two sites... read more>>
Free Speech Group Angered After Facebook Deletes Post On Syria
Facebook issued an apology after mistakenly deleting a post from free speech group Article 19 about human rights abuses in Syria. The Guardian reported that the social network said the post was mistakenly removed after being reported as containing offensive content, adding that its moderation team receives "a high volume of take-down requests," and issuing a statement saying: The link was reported to Facebook. We assess such reports manually and, because of the... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: Recruiting Via Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Continues To Grow
A total of 92 percent of U.S. companies use social networks and social media to recruit talent, up from 78 percent five years ago, according to new research from recruitment platform Jobvite, which also found that although LinkedIn remains dominant in the sector, Facebook and Twitter continue to make inroads. Other findings in the 2012 annual Social Recruiting Survey from Jobvite: Two-thirds of companies now use Facebook for recruiting, while 54 percent use... read more>>
Dateline Chatline Incorporates Facebook, Twitter Into NBC News' 'Dateline'
NBC News primetime newsmagazine "Dateline" will integrate Facebook and other social networks into each evening's broadcast with its launch of interactive digital platform Dateline Chatline. Dateline Chatline will provide "Dateline" viewers with one location for all online discussion about stories airing on the newsmagazine from Facebook, as well as Twitter, GetGlue, and the show's website. Anchor, Lester Holt will interact with viewers via Dateline Chatline, as well as, correspondents Chris Hansen, Hoda Kotb,... read more>>
Facebook Launches App Center In More Countries
Facebook announced Monday that its app center portal for discovery of applications is now available to 100 percent of its users in the U.S., Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K. The social network also announced that it is accepting submissions from developers with translated apps, saying in a post on its developer blog that developers that do so quickly will have their apps approved by Friday. Users in... read more>>
CNN, Facebook Announce Several Initiatives For 2012 Presidential Election
CNN and Facebook are gearing up for the 2012 presidential election Nov. 6 with the upcoming launch of Facebook application I'm Voting, as well as combining efforts to measure metrics about the presidential and vice presidential candidates, and conducting surveys. I'm Voting will enable Facebook users to commit to vote for and endorse specific candidates and issues, and their commitments will be displayed on their timelines, news feeds, and tickers. The app will... read more>>
Facebook To Start Tracking Mobile Apps For Targeted Ads
Facebook has been under scrutiny since its initial public offering regarding its ability to make money off mobile. Later this month, the company plans to offer developers and advertisers the opportunity to place targeted ads -- based on what applications people use -- in mobile news feeds, The Wall Street Journal reports. This is one of the biggest moves Mark Zuckerberg and Co. have made in response to critics who worry about... read more>>
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