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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Facebook's Open Graph Working Out Nicely For Fitness Apps
Facebook users love announcing workout results. Luckily, they've got a variety of ways to do so. The site's developers blog Wednesday highlighted four such applications that have taken advantage of Facebook's Open Graph to find success on the social network. With these apps, users can post a map of their run, gain a personal trainer in their pocket, count calories burned and share successes. Apparel giant Nikedeveloped one of the apps to... read more>>
Romney, Ryan Dominate Facebook-CNN Election Insights
Not surprisingly, a visit to the Facebook-CNN Election Insights tool today reveals that Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan are dominating the real-time tracker following the first day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. People talking about Romney are up 115 percent today, following Ann Romney's highly personal speech in primetime Tuesday night. Last night's keynote was delivered by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who may not have helped Romney... read more>>
Flip Through Your Facebook Timeline With Yearly Leaf
Companies are figuring out every way to maximize the Facebook experience while users are online, but what about when they're not logged in? A new project called Yearly Leaf is conducting an experiment in social permanence: by connecting with Yearly Leaf, Facebook users can order a moleskin-bound book recapping a year of their life on the social network. Seattle-based Yearly Leaf, started by Mark Michael and Daniel Rust, takes the special moments... read more>>
Facebook Help Center Flooded With Spam
Any confused, challenged or perplexed Facebook user who heads over to the Facebook Help Center Forumis in for nothing but added frustration these days.That's because a gang of slimy spammers has full-on infiltrated the forum center, originally built to capture and address user questions from authentic Facebookers, who'd be hard pressed to slip in an organic question now amid the "Watch Live!!!!" posts and threads of jumbled nonsensical emoticons. It was Sophoswho... read more>>
Attorneys Using Facebook Pages For Marketing Purposes
Facebook pages are helping a wide array of entities get their name out there - not just companies. Attorneys are also establishing a presence on the social network. Attorney and marketing maven Michael J. Evans recently posted on his blog tips for fellow lawyers to become successful on Facebook. As has been repeated by countless Facebook marketing gurus, Evans points out that having a Facebook page is not just about likes. He... read more>>
Restaurants Compete With Major Chains Through Facebook
Smaller chain restaurants may not be able to compete with major chains in terms of volume, but they do have a vital way of bringing in business and keeping customers happy: Facebook. A story in Nation's Restaurant News illustrates how restaurants are reaching out to customers through social media. The story details how regional chains Lenny's Sub Shop and Toppers Pizza have used Facebook and other forms of social media to grow... read more>>
Facebook App Allows Customers To Report Power Outages Online
Want to let your utilities company know that the power is out? There's a Facebook app for that. Chicago-based ComEd announced Tuesday that it has released a Facebook application that allows customers to report power outages. By clicking on the "Report an Outage" tab on ComEd's Facebook page, users can let the company know when and where they've lost power. Users can also check on the status of outages through the... read more>>
Facebook Camera Update Includes Album Options, Notifications
Facebook has been pretty busy updating its mobile applications. Now it's time for Camera to get a slight upgrade. The company announced Tuesday that it released Camera 1.1, which includes a few tweaks and fixes. A Facebook spokesperson announced that Camera 1.1 (now available on Facebook or at the App Store) includes the ability to upload photos to specific albums. Users will also receive notifications when someone comments, tags, or likes a... read more>>
Doctors Use Facebook As A Diagnostic Tool
Facebook is being used increasingly in the medical field, and not only for patients seeking advice. A report from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota shows that one doctor used a patient's Facebook profile(with her consent) to pinpoint what caused a stroke by looking at recent photographs. DoctorsManoj Mittal,Jeff Sloan, andAlejandro Rabinstein of the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota wrote a case study showing how the social network could be an efficient tool for... read more>>
Facebook Posts Take Users Behind The Scenes At GOP Convention
With the Republican National Convention officially beginning Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., the phalanx of politicos in town is taking to Facebook to share status updates from a range of activities, including fundraising events, delegation meet and greets, and speech preparations. The photos, links, and comments mean Facebookers are getting a peek behind the curtain at the Super Bowl for politicians, aka the GOP convention. Facebook Manager of Policy Katie Harbath compiled this... read more>>
Facebook Would Need To Pay Menlo Park Before Building West Campus
Facebook is continually planning to expand, but the company's latest addition will cost it a little extra. The social network is planning to build a second building in Menlo Park, Calif. - a 22-acre West Campus that would employ more than 2,000 people. The city of Menlo Park told Facebook that it would require an agreement similar to the one in place when the company originally set roots in the Bay... read more>>
McAfee Social Protection Facebook App Officially Launches As Free Public Beta
McAfee Tuesday officially announced the launch of a free public beta version of McAfee Social Protection, a new Facebook application and browser plugin that displays users' Facebook photos as blurs, which can only be displayed properly once users' friends have installed McAfee Social Protection. Photos cannot be downloaded, shared, or captured as screen shots, and the app includes facial-recognition software that alerts users if photos are uploaded to the social network that... read more>>
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