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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Digital Photo Frame Instacube Adds Facebook Support After Reaching $500K On Kickstarter
There are a half-million reasons why photos from Facebook are now supported by digital photo frame device Instacube. Instacube developer D2M | Design to Matter used Kickstarter to fund its work on the device, and the company announced Tuesday that since it reached its stretch goal of $500,000, it would add support for Facebook photos. The initial asking target for Instacube on Kickstarter was $250,000, and its first stretch goal was $400,000. The... read more>>
Taliban Lures Australian Soldiers With Sexy Fake Facebook Profiles
Remember when a BBC investigation showed that a large portion of Facebook profiles are fake? Now we know what some of them have been up to. A report from Australia shows that the Taliban has been luring secrets out of soldiers by using fake Facebook profiles featuring photos of sexy women. Australian soldiers are briefed on the dangers of Facebook and social media, but some still slip up and potentially jeopardize missions.... read more>>
New Social Reader Apps Allow 'Men's Health,' 'Women's Health' Readers To 'Get More'
Readers of Rodale magazines Men's Health and Women's Health who want more can now "Get More," as the publications launched respective Facebook social reader applications under that name. Users of Men's Health Get More and Women's Health Get More, both of which launched Tuesday, will gain access to: Content from each magazine without having to leave the Facebook environment. Extra information. Bonus workouts. Interactive quizzes. Weekend workout challenges. Exclusive videos. Rodale said in an email announcing the apps: These social... read more>>
Facebook Users To Control 'Elle' Photo Shoot
Facebook users will control a photo shoot that will appear in the December issue of Elle, as the fashion magazine teamed up with social entertainment provider Milyoni on Facebook application The Social Shoot. The app from Elle and Milyoni features Joe Zee, the magazine's creative director, discussing elements of a fashion shoot in videos, touching on theme, model, clothing, accessories, and a "surprise" fifth selection, with all clothing and accessories provided by... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook Dominates Referral Traffic To Retail Sites; Pinterest Users Spend More
Facebook is dominant as a source of traffic for online retailers, and shoppers who enter retail sites via Facebook browse more pages and make more total purchases, but shoppers driven to those sites via Pinterest spend more money, according to an analysis of nearly 700 million shopping sessions on leading U.S. retail sites by ecommerce personalization provider RichRelevance. Key findings from the study by RichRelevance include: Facebook was by far the dominant social... read more>>
Facebook Reports Of Morgan Freeman's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
A Facebook page paying tribute to actor Morgan Freeman, R.I.P. Morgan Freeman, has drawn more than 867,000 likes (n just a few days, despite the fact that, happily, Freeman is alive and well. According to TheWrap, this is the second "attempt on Freeman's life" by pranksters, with a report spreading in late 2010 that the actor had died in his home. Freeman was also forced earlier this year to deny reports that he... read more>>
Politics, Speeches Top Facebook Mentions
Presidential politics dominated the buzz on Facebook over two weeks that featured political conventions, a major hurricane, the start of the National Football League season, and key events from the world of pop culture. The data, pulled together by Facebook's Politics & Government team, revealed that seven of the 10 most-mentioned events on the social network during the period had to do with U.S. politics, with speeches by President Barack Obama and... read more>>
Mark Zuckerberg To Speak In San Francisco
Ever since Facebook gave its second-quarter update, Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn't really said much publicly. That will change Tuesday afternoon, when he speaks at TechCrunch's Disrupt SF event in San Francisco. Follow us on Twitter (@JLaffertyAF) for live updates and check AllFacebook after Zuckerberg's talk for coverage. TechCrunch announced earlier that Zuckerberg agreed to speak at Disrupt SF, which brings together blooming startups and social media experts. This is Zuckerberg's... read more>>
Report: Coca-Cola Added Most Facebook Likes In August
Users of Facebook and other social networks were thirsty for Coca-Cola in August, as the beverage giant sat atop the growth list for the Optim.al Index for the month, along with pulling in the most likes for the month. In fact, not only did Coca-Cola top both lists, but it was the only brand to appear on both lists. Optim.al is one of two companies, along with Nanigans, that are real-time bidding partners... read more>>
Report: Only 30 Of Top 500 Online Retailers Offer Login With Facebook
Only 30 of the top 500 online retailers, or just 6 percent, have added the option of logging in with Facebook to their account-creation process, and of those 30, 30 percent are shooting themselves in the foot by requiring users to create separate password for their sites, according to the results of a new study from Sociable Labs. Sociable Labs said it focused solely on login with Facebook, and did not factor... read more>>
UPDATED: Facebook's Marne Levine Joins Government Leaders In Release Of Suicide Prevention Report
Facebook is continuing its ongoing efforts to combat bullying and address other public safety issues, with a high-ranking executive joining a panel of government and private-sector leaders in the release of a long-awaited report addressing suicide prevention. Marne Levine, Facebook's global vice president of public policy, joined U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other leaders at a press conference Monday to announce the release of the National Action Alliance... read more>>
INFOGRAPHIC: Breaking Down Romney's And Obama's Facebook Fans
You can probably guess the basics about those who support Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama on Facebook: Romney's fans are generally older, Obama's tend to be younger, etc. But Compass Labs wanted to go deeper and discover the interests and engagement levels of those who support each candidate on the social network. They found that although Obama has roughly 22 million more fans than the Republican challenger, Romney's fans are... read more>>
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