Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

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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Facebook Monthly Visitors More than Double MySpace, Twitter Combined

Written on August 10th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
As of May 2011, the number of unique US visitors to Facebook.com was roughly 2.5 times the combined number of unique visitors to MySpace and Twitter.com, according to a July ...
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4 in 10 Use Facebook for Social Sign-in

Written on August 1st, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Facebook Social Sign In About four in 10 (39%) users of the Janrain Engage social connection service used Facebook for social sign-in (SSI) during Q2 2011, according to data from ...
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‘FaceGlat’, Jewish answer to Facebook

Written on July 26th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
A new social networking site for ultra-Orthodox Jews takes customary segregation of the sexes online and also bars pictures or ads deemed immodest in ultra-Orthodox society. Go to www.faceglat.com and ...
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Govt to consider new Facebook law

Written on July 23rd, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
The federal government says education, rather than legislation, is the best way to protect children using Facebook and other social media. But the government has agreed to look at proposals ...
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Shoppers Willing to Connect With Retailers on Facebook

Written on July 15th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Internet users follow retailers for more than just deals and discounts Social commerce may be on the minds of retailers everywhere, but buying through Facebook is still far from mainstream. ...
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Maintaining Engagement on Large Facebook Pages

Written on July 12th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Boosting ‘likes’ and comments a balancing act as fan base grows March 2011 research from link-sharing solutions provider Visibli found that among Facebook pages with at least 100,000 “likes,” engagement ...
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Older Facebook Users Catching On to ‘Liking’ Brands

Written on June 17th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Users ages 55 and up increasingly likely to connect with companies It took older web users a few years to begin social networking after it had been popularized by the ...
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