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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Employers In Illinois Can't Ask For Facebook Passwords
Illinois Wednesday joined several other states around the country in the fight to keep Facebook login information private from employers. Gov. Pat Quinn signed what has become known as the "Facebook bill," preventing employers in Illinois from asking for a worker's password on social media sites. While an employer cannot request a worker's password, it can still ask for a user name, to check public posts. (Here's how to adjust your Facebook... read more>>
Seven Facebook Tips For Political Candidates
With Election Day (Nov. 6) fast approaching, the Facebook Politics and Government Team provided a list of tips for political campaigns of all levels, in a note on the U.S. Politics on Facebook page. The social network cited a survey by Pew Internet and American Life, which found that Facebook users who engage with candidates are more than twice as likely to vote as non-Facebook users, and 78 percent more likely to... read more>>
Facebook Excels At Going Green
Facebook's trademark color may be blue, but it's also known for being green. New figures released Wednesday by the social network show that 23 percent of the company's energy is renewable. Facebook is also continuing to seek ways to cut back its carbon emissions and increase the percentage of energy coming from clean, renewable sources. Within the data, Facebook pointed out that the average monthly user has a carbon footprint of roughly... read more>>
Facebook Rewards Provider Plink Closes $3M Funding Round
Online-to-offline loyalty program Plink, which rewards its users with Facebook Credits, announced the closing Wednesday of a $3 million series-A funding round from Grotech Ventures. Plink said it would use the funding to accelerate development of its platform for offline advertisers, as well as on member-acquisition marketing, and expanding its sales, marketing, and technology teams. Plink users earn rewards by eating at restaurant chains including Arby's, Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts, Quiznos, Red Robin,... read more>>
Facebook Fans: Click 'Want It' To Bring 'Paranormal Activity 4' To Your City
The newest installment of the Paranormal Activity horror movie series is coming to a city near you - all you have to do is want it. Using the want it feature on Paranormal Activity 4's Facebook page, users can vote to have their city be one of the 25 to earn advanced screenings for the film, which opens in October. When users click the want it button (not the want button), they... read more>>
RedPlum Social Savings Allows Brands To Distribute Offers, Coupons Via Facebook
A new take on offers via Facebook was introduced by digital marketing firm Valassis, which rolled out its RedPlum Social Savings application in beta form earlier this week. RedPlum Social Savings allows brands to distribute coupons and offers to Facebook users without requiring them to leave the social network's environment, combining Valassis' digital-coupon-distribution technologies with Facebook's share button and open graph actions. The app also allows users to seamlessly navigate between brands' Facebook... read more>>
Facebook Users Automatically Checked In To Events They RSVPed Yes To
A reader tipped us off that Facebook is automatically checking in users at events that they RSVPed they would attend. The social network is also generating stories reflecting those check-ins on users' walls and news feeds. Facebook has been gradually overhauling its events feature, launching a redesign last month in which users can choose between viewing events in calendar or list format, which followed the social network's move in June to allow users... read more>>
Report: Facebook's App Center Goes Global
Facebook's app center is now available in every country throughout the world where the social network is available, according to a report in TechCrunch. TechCrunch received a tip from a reader in Finland that app center was live in that country, and when it asked Facebook for comment, it received the following response via email: The app center went global overnight, so it is now live in Finland. This is live everywhere now. Facebook... read more>>
Facebook Files 10-Q With SEC, Details Mobile Users, Zynga, Lawsuits, Other Issues
Following its second-quarter earnings call last Thursday, Facebook filed its 10-Q quarterly document with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, addressing, among other topics, increased mobile usage, revenue from game developer Zynga, and the status of various lawsuits. Following are some of the highlights from the 10-Q: Mobile Usage Worldwide mobile monthly average users increased by 67 percent from 325 million as of June 30, 2011, to 543 million as of June 30, 2012.... read more>>
How Many Times Should You Post To Your Facebook Page?
The major question most marketers have, after "What should I post to our company's Facebook page," is usually, "When should I post it?" While many Facebook marketing experts say companies should post once per day, PostRocket'sMike Maghsoudi points out that there's no hard-and-fast rule. Companies should post when it makes sense for them to post. Maghsoudi notes that an overwhelming majority of fans don't exactly rush back to a page to check... read more>>
PageLever Employee Uses Facebook Ads To Turn Records Into $10,000
Who says Facebook ads don't work? Brendan Irvine-Broque, the director of growth at PageLever, wanted to get rid of a sizable vinyl record stash. So he spent $150 to promote an event, inviting people to come purchase records at $3 a pop. At the end of the day, Irvine-Broque had $10,000 in his hands. Irvine-Broque posted this success story on his blog in direct response to a company's claim that Facebook advertising... read more>>
Facebook Page Administrators Can No Longer Mark Comments As Spam
Page administrators can no longer mark comments as spam, instead only having the options after deleting comments to undo the deletion, report the comment, or ban the user. Social Yeah Founder Kevin Evanetski tipped us off on the removal of the spam option, saying that page administrators no longer have the option of using it to hide those comments from their pages, while not letting users know their comments were deleted, as... read more>>
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