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Monday, July 16, 2012
Facebook Tests Mobile Open Graph Action Links?
Facebook's open graph action links, which it introduced in May as a way for users to interact directly with timeline applications, are being tested on some mobile apps. Sister blog Inside Facebook reported on the test, using location-based mobile app Foursquare as an example. According to Inside Facebook, when a mobile Facebook user sees a friend's story about a Foursquare check-in, they will see an option to "save this place," which, when clicked,... read more>>
Facebook Users Hoof It To Nike Shoe Boxxxx
Sneaker enthusiasts have a place to compare their shoe closets, as Nike debuted new Facebook application Nike Shoe Boxxxx, in both English and Japanese. Nike Shoe Boxxxx enables users to collect and trade classic Nike sneakers from the company's 40-plus years in existence, and the app offers the stories behind the shoes, as well as opportunities to purchase them. This is not the first attempt at a sneaker-based social network, as Foot Locker... read more>>
Citi Asks Fans If They Would Bank On Facebook
Not long after an Australian bank announced that it planned to offer the ability to send money and pay bills through Facebook, American financial giant Citibank posted an interesting message to its Facebook page, asking fans if they would bank through Facebook, if given the chance. Citi didn't launch any plans for Facebook banking, but maybe this is its way of testing the waters. Although more than 700 people liked the post,... read more>>
The Rich Get Richer: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Refinances Mortgage At Great Rate
Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pretty smart when it comes to real estate, as well, refinancing the mortgage on his home in Palo Alto, Calif., with a 30-year adjustable-rate loan starting at 1.05 percent, according to reports. Bloomberg reported the refinancing of the property, which Redfin described as a five-bedroom, five-and-one-half bath house, built in 1903, on a 9,011-square-foot lot, ensconced behind a gated drive. Redfin added that homes in the... read more>>
SongPop Shooting For The Top Of The Charts On Facebook
When FreshPlanet Co-Founder and CEO Mathieu Nouzareth and the rest of the development team started working on SongPop, they just wanted to create a game that would tap into the potential of mobile and social media. The game - which quizzes users on their ability to recognize a song as quickly as possible - has earned praise from Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and was recently featured on the Facebook... read more>>
Facebook Tests Allowing Users To Start Games Instantly, Bypass Permissions Dialog
Facebook game developers Zynga, Kixeye, and Electronic Arts reached agreements with Facebook to test a new "start now" feature, that allows users to begin playing games including Zynga Slingo, Indiana Jones Adventure World, Backyard Monsters, and Battle Pirates instantly, bypassing the permissions dialog. Facebook confirmed the test to sister blog Inside Facebook, saying: We're beginning a limited rollout of a feature that enables people to start playing a select number of games on... read more>>
Page Administrators Can Report Duplicate Facebook Pages
Facebook page administrators who are looking for their pages and seeing double now have a way to report duplicate pages. An icon marked "report duplicates" now appears in the left-hand column on the settings page for Facebook pages, and the accompanying text reads: In the search field below, you may search for and mark other pages as duplicates if you believe they are inauthentic pages about your page. After a review, these pages... read more>>
Large 'Like Page' Button Spotted On Facebook For IPhone
Likes are getting larger on Facebook's mobile applications, as the social network is apparently testing a large like page button, to go along with the larger like button that surfaced last week. The larger like button was part of Facebook's rollout of timeline for pages on its mobile apps. And the emphasis on likes seems to have also spawned the large like page button sent in by one reader using Facebook for... read more>>
Facebook's Latest 'Acqu-Hire' Is Mobile Content-Caching Service Spool
The latest "acqu-hire" by Facebook is mobile content-caching startup Spool, which announced over the weekend that it was shuttering operations and that its team was joining the social network. It's no surprise that Facebook's newest acquisition was in the mobile sector, as the social network has placed much of its focus there due to the skyrocketing percentage of users accessing it via mobile. Spool launched in September 2011 with the goal of making... read more>>
Facebook Adds Controls To Curb Cyberbullying
Facebook has long been adamant about preventing cyberbullying, and the company announced recently that more controls are in place so teens can feel safer on the social network. After consulting with researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, Facebook added new features for teenagers to report content that makes them feel unsafe. The biggest change is specifically for users who are 13 and 14 years old. If a teen sees a mean or hurtful... read more>>
How To: (Possibly) Restore Your Contacts After The Switch To Facebook.com Email Addresses
Still having issues with lost contacts following Facebook's recent controversial move to make Facebook.com email addresses the default emails for its users. Lifehacker may be able to help. The Gawker-owned blog posted a guide on potential ways for Facebook users to restore their contact information. Unfortunately, it only applies to those users who sync their contacts with Google. Here's the lowdown from Lifehacker: Before you do anything else, go to your phone and... read more>>
Facebook Tests Rotating Ads
Earlier this week, word spread that Facebook planned to put as many as 10 ads next to posts with droves of activity. The company is trying another way to get users to see more ads: rotating them. Normally, to see a new ad or new group of ads, you'd have to refresh the page or visit another page. Soon, the ads will swap in and out by themselves. A Facebook spokesperson talked about... read more>>
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