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Monday, August 13, 2012
Facebook Adds 'Expecting A Baby' To Life Events
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the Facebook user pushing a baby carriage? Facebook announced Monday that "expecting a baby" is now available as a life event on timeline. The social network said in an announcement on the Facebook Newsroom: Life events are easy and expressive ways to mark significant moments in your life such as getting married, buying a house, or traveling to new places. If you choose to, you... read more>>
New Facebook API Tells Game Developers Which Players Are Eligible For Promotions
Facebook announced Monday that it has launched a new application-programming interface that lets game developers know if a user is eligible for an upgrade or gift through the payer promotion system. The social network noted that companies such as Kixeye have utilized payer promotion to grow revenue and get gamers more fiscally involved. The site posted about the new API on its developer blog on Monday, explaining how this helps game developers: Payer... read more>>
Who Won The Social Media Olympics?
Now that the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games in London have finished, it's time to look at the winners - not on the track or in the pool, but on Facebook. New statistics recently released by Wildfire detail the most popular athletes and countries on the social network during the Games. Wildfire examined countries' global reach, showing the most athlete page likes relative to the country's number of active Facebook... read more>>
Facebook Australia Confirms Interim Director Of Commercial Development And Sales
Facebook confirmed that Sales Director Liam Walsh has been serving and will serve as interim director of commercial development and sales for Facebook Australia until a permanent replacement for Paul Borrud, who resigned in January, is named. Facebook Vice President of Asia Pacific Erik Johnson told The Australian: We have confirmed Liam Walsh in the role of director of commercial development and sales for Facebook Australia. Liam continues to oversee Facebook's Australian operations,... read more>>
Milyoni Gives Ovation Facebook Fans 'A Chance To Dance'
Social entertainment provider Milyoni will team up with arts-themed cable network Ovation to present new original reality competition series "A Chance to Dance" simultaneously on TV and Facebook Aug. 17. "A Chance to Dance," co-produced by "American Idol" co-creator and "So You Think You Can Dance" producers Nigel and Simon Lythgoe, will follow prominent U.K. dancers and contemporary choreographers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt as they audition, select, and train a new... read more>>
Facebook Verified Apps Weren't So Verified
When the Federal Trade Commission announced Friday that its privacy settlement with Facebook was finalized, one of the conditions mentioned in last November's agreement was the social network's December 2009 shuttering of its verified applications program. The Guardian offered more details on why the verified apps program was scrapped. According to the FTC investigation, as reported by The Guardian, the only verifying that went on in Facebook's verified apps program was the... read more>>
Republican VP Nominee Paul Ryan No Stranger To Facebook
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who was announced as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate Saturday, is no stranger to Facebook, and the social network exploded with activity upon the revealing of the vice presidential nominee. The photo below was posted on Romney's Facebook page immediately after the rally in Virginia where the announcement was made Saturday morning. Shortly thereafter, the Paul Ryan VP Facebook page made its debut, and it had more... read more>>
Netflix CEO And Microsoft Support Facebook Stock
Not everyone is dumping Facebook stock like dirty laundry. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings purchased roughly $1 million in shares of the social network, and Microsoft is reportedly holding onto its stake in the company. Bloomberg reported Friday that Microsoft will not dump any of its Facebook stock, when companies are able to do Aug. 16, following a ban on sales. The software giant owns 26.2 million shares in Facebook, roughly 1.7 percent.... read more>>
Gannett Buys Facebook Ad Software Company Blinq Media
Companies aren't just taking Facebook's brightest minds, they're also acquiring entities that are based on the social network. Not long after Google purchased Wildfire Interactive, media company Gannett has reportedly purchasedBlinq Media, a Facebook advertising software and service company. TechCrunch reported that the sale price is $92 million over the course of three to four years. The deal, according to TechCrunch, is still pending, but should close by the end of the... read more>>
Who Are People Talking About On Facebook During The Olympics?
The Summer Olympic Games in London have proven to easily be the most social Olympics to date. Recently released statistics from Facebook and from Wildfire Interactive show just what people are posting about - everything from American gymnast Gabrielle Douglas to Procter & Gamble, an official Olympic sponsor. Wildfire notes that Facebook users have grown ninefold since the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, when there were just 100 million users on the... read more>>
Facebook To Users Who Hide Ads: Tell Us What You Like
Facebook wants to know what you like. Specifically, Facebook wants to know what you like after you hide an ad, so the social network is directing users to its page discovery browser in an effort to mine more data and determine what types of ads to serve up. Sister blog Inside Facebook reported on the "tell us what you like" message that began popping up after users hid ads, adding that the... read more>>
Redpepper's Facedeals Combines Facebook Check-Ins, Facial Recognition, Cameras
What do you get when you combine check-ins, facial-recognition technology, and small cameras? If you're advertising and marketing agency Redpepper, you get Facedeals. The concept behind Facedeals is simple: Local businesses install cameras with facial-recognition technology, which automatically check in Facebook users who are detected, and subsequently notify them of available deals at the businesses based on their like histories. Users must authorize the Facedeals application in order to take part, and the... read more>>
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