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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Nasdaq Defends Its Plan To Compensate Firms Affected By Facebook IPO Issues
Embattled stock exchange Nasdaq countered objections to its plan to compensate firms affected by the technical issues that marred Facebook's initial public offering, saying in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week that none of the points brought up by critics of the plan was enough for the SEC to reject it. The Wall Street Journal reported that Nasdaq said in its letter: The proposed accommodation pool goes well... read more>>
Univision, Facebook Allow Romney And Obama To Address Hispanic U.S. Voters
As previously announced, Facebook and Spanish-language TV network Univision will present forums featuring President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney. The candidates will discuss issues facing America's Hispanic population. The discussions - to be held Wednesday and Thursday - will be broadcast live on Univision and Univision's Facebook page. The discussion featuring Romney will air on TV and Facebook at 6:20 p.m. ET Wednesday. Obama will take to the airwaves and... read more>>
Facebook Roars In Apple OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 Update
Apple's iOS 6 isn't the only update coming out of Cupertino, Calif., Wednesday, as OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 was rolled out, as well, and the operating system for Macintosh desktops added several Facebook-centric features. Here are the Facebook-related features mentioned in the release notes for OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 (the last four are related to games): Single sign-on for Facebook. Adds Facebook as an option when sharing links and photos. See Facebook friends'... read more>>
Mark Zuckerberg Plummets On Forbes' List Of Richest Americans
Since Facebook went public earlier this year, it's been a rough time for Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's bank account. As his net worth has declined, Zuckerberg has fallen from 14th to 36th on Forbes' list of the wealthiest Americans. But don't shed too many tears: He's still worth $9.4 billion. Zuckerberg, 28, is tied with fellow Co-Founder Dustin Moskovitz for youngest among Forbes' listing of the 400 richest Americans, although there... read more>>
Napkin Labs Aims To Boost Facebook Engagement With Fan Center
Many times, when a Facebook fan posts to a major brand's timeline or leaves a comment, there's aminusculechance of getting a response. Social media solutions company Napkin Labs developed a way to reward users for submitting ideas: Fan Center, which officially launched Wednesday. Fan Center is a timeline application that allows a brand's fans to have their say and earn badges and rewards for interacting. Nike has been an early adopter of... read more>>
Hack Your Facebook (All In Good Fun)
Hacking has both bad and good connotations when it comes to Facebook, but what about if Facebook users hack their own accounts, with humorous results? Time's Techland blog reported on Hack My Facebook, which went viral at student-run hackathon PennApps this past weekend, winning a $500 prize from AddThis. Hack My Facebook was the creation of University of Michigan students Raj Vir (20), Shiva Kilaru (19), and David Fontenot (19), according to Techland,... read more>>
Facebook Begins Testing Mobile Ad Network
Facebook Tuesday began testing what may end up being the solution to its mobile advertising woes: The social network's new mobile ad network is an experiment in which advertisers can target mobile users of the social network with ads for applications or websites based on their Facebook data generated from their visits to other apps or mobile sites. TechCrunch was the first to report on the test, and Facebook told the blog... read more>>
Android Marketplace App Quickable Allows Sellers To Offer Special Prices To Facebook Friends
What makes mobile marketplace application Quickable stand out when compared with similar offerings? Two things: Its developers pursued an Android-first strategy, and users who are selling items via the platform can offer special prices to their Facebook friends. Quickable is not ignoring Apple's iOS, planning to release its application for that platform sometime during the first quarter of 2013. The Android app was released June 28 and downloaded more than 100,000 times... read more>>
SEC Investigating Fraudulent Pre-IPO Facebook Shares Offer
What happened to more than $3 million that was allegedly raised by venture capital fund Ventures Trust II to purchase Facebook shares prior to the social network's initial public offering? The Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to answer that question. CNET reported that the SEC issued subpoenas for the financial records of Ventures Trust II Manager Paul Tabet and his wife, Jenifer Tabet, as part of its investigation of allegations that... read more>>
Lobbying Group The Internet Association Reveals Full Roster, Platform
Initially announced in July, lobbying group and trade association The Internet Association announced its full membership, which includes Facebook, as well as its policy platform. The 14 current members of The Internet Association are: Amazon AOL eBay Expedia Facebook Google IAC LinkedIn Monster Worldwide Rackspace Salesforce.com TripAdvisor Yahoo Zynga And the three planks of the group's platform are: Protecting Internet freedom. Fostering innovation and economic growth. Empowering users. President and CEO Michael Beckerman said: A free and innovative Internet is vital to our nation's economic growth. These companies are all fierce competitors... read more>>
Facebook Expands Testing Of Highlight Feature For Users
Brands on Facebook have a variety of ways to get their message out to more people. But what about regular users? Facebook is expanding its testing of a way to allow users to pay for higher exposure - highlighting. In May, Facebook users in New Zealand noticed this new feature. People could pay a few bucks to highlight posts, in order to ensure that more of their friends saw them. Facebook noted... read more>>
Support For Admins: Pages Manager For Apple Updated, Feedback Panel Announced
Those who manage Facebook pages can often use all the help they can get. The social network announced two things Tuesday to aid page administrators: the newest version of Pages Manager for iOS devices is in the Apple App Store, and the site has launched a feedback panel so managers can share what works and what needs to be fixed. It wasn't even one month ago that Facebook last announced an update... read more>>
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