Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

Facebook to debut on stock market in May

Written on March 31st, 2012 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Facebook will make its stock market debut in May with a record-setting initial public offering of shares, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The world’s leading online ...
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Coke’s social media ‘story’ fizzles out

Written on March 2nd, 2012 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Coca-Cola is the latest company to have a social media marketing attempt go wrong. The company invited fans to post one-word comments in addition to previous posts on the company’s ...
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UK legal claims served via Facebook

Written on February 22nd, 2012 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Legal authorities say a judge at England’s High Court has allowed lawyers to log on to Facebook to serve legal claims. The Judicial Office for England and Wales said Justice ...
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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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