Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

Facebook forces users to change profiles

Written on January 27th, 2012 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline, making photos, links and personal musings from the past much easier to find. Timeline is ...
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Facebook rolls out Timeline feature

Written on December 7th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Facebook has officially started rolling out its new Timeline feature that will enable users to show off the most important moments of their lives on their profile page. The new ...
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Bosses stalk Facebook before hiring

Written on November 29th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
More than a quarter of Australian employers use social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook before hiring staff, according to new research. Telstra’s Cyber-Safety survey found that almost half ...
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What Encourages Facebook Engagement?

Written on November 9th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Brands that include photos and calls to action see higher engagement rates with those posts Companies on Facebook and other social sites are always trying to determine what to post ...
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Facebook Usage Beats TV During Work Hours

Written on October 27th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Boomers still prefer TV during workday Facebook is gradually attaining parity with TV as a mass medium. During working hours, the social network has already beaten the boob tube in ...
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Facebook Reigns as Top Global SocNet

Written on September 29th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
A look at the top social networking brands worldwide released by comScore in September 2011 revealed that, perhaps unsurprisingly, Facebook.com ranked as the top social network by a wide margin. ...
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Facebook doubles 2011 revenues

Written on September 10th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Facebook doubled its revenues in the first half of this year, to 1.6 billion dollars ($A1.5 billion). The Wall Street Journal reports that, with 750 million Facebook members worldwide, the ...
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Facebook pays $40,000 to bug spotters

Written on August 31st, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Facebook wants you to try to hack into its site — and if you succeed, it will pay you for the details. Facebook said this week that that it has ...
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Older Facebook Users Click More, Like Less

Written on August 31st, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
While propensity to click-through on Facebook is positively correlated with age, propensity to like is not, according to data released in August 2011 by Facebook marketing consulting firm SocialCode. Age ...
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Facebook launches free SMS alternative

Written on August 12th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Facebook is attempting to play a strong card against telcos with the release of a new instant messaging app that will also send free SMS. The world’s largest social media ...
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