Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

Facebook users warned of ‘Dislike’ scam

Written on August 18th, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Computer security firm Sophos on Monday warned that scammers are duping Facebook users with a bogus "Dislike" button that slips malicious software onto machines. There is no "Dislike" version of ...

Social Sites Get People Talking, but Marketers Must Earn Trust

Written on August 9th, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Word-of-mouth may not translate to loyalty Social media is a hot topic in marketing circles, but many consumers are also discussing the trend, which accounts for nearly 23% of time ...

Facebook membership hits 500 million

Written on July 23rd, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
The number of people using Facebook has hit the 500 million mark, meaning one in every 14 people on the planet has now signed up to online social-networking service. "As ...

Facebook Earns Poor Customer Satisfaction Marks

Written on July 23rd, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Leading social media site Facebook earned a poor American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Business Report score in 2010, according to analysis by ForeSee Results. Facebook Below Generally Poor Social Media ...

Why Many Teens Are Moving on from Facebook

Written on July 13th, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
The main reason? They just lost interest There’s no question of Facebook’s position at the top of the social networking space, and one thing that makes the site so powerful ...

Who Spends Most Time on Facebook?

Written on July 9th, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
How age, income and ethnicity affect time spent social networking The Nielsen Company reported in June that, on average, the global consumer spends about 1 in every 4.5 minutes online ...

Facebook U.S. Growth Stagnates in June

Written on July 9th, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
After growing by 7.8 million new active U.S. users in May, Facebook growth stagnated in June, adding only 320,800 new users. Total number of active U.S. users now stands at ...

Celeb Twitter Followers Have Low Authority

Written on June 23rd, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
While celebrities have high numbers of Twitter followers, those followers usually have minimal reach and influence, according to social media consulting firm Sysomos. Celebrity Followers Offer More Quantity than Quality ...

Among Teens, Texting Tops E-Mail, Facebook

Written on June 7th, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Four times as many teens choose SMS over Facebook While some e-mail marketers fear losing the attention of their audience to social media, research suggests that the strengths of both ...

‘Don’t open Facebook beach babe post’

Written on May 26th, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
A major computer security firm has urged Facebook to set up an early-warning system after hundreds of thousands of users were hit by a new wave of fake sex-video attacks. ...
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