Articles tagged with: facebook
Why Facebook ads are performing so poor?
Facebook may be the hottest thing without the name iPhone, but ads on the social networking site are not.
New facebook layout online
The Facebook redesign is officially launching tonight, though it’s not exactly clear to exactly how many users yet. You can try accessing the new home page at www.new.facebook.com. So far, users from several networks have …
New facebook app settings more security control
When Facebook’s profile redesign beta launches tonight, it will also turn on a new way for users to edit their Application Settings while using the app. Now that the idea of “installing” applications has shifted …
iPhone facebook app 1.1 released
Facebook has taken a lot of user feedback into account regarding their initial launch of the Facebook for iPhone application 1 week ago and released version 1.1 today. New features include:
writing on friends’ walls
viewing …
Rediff Social Network in India launching version of fbFund
The platformization of social networks is continuing throughout the world as Rediff, one of the most popular portals in India (and publicly traded on the NASDAQ), is launching a Developer Platform, according to Medianama. Rediff …
Social Me Facebook Application Suspended Again
Yesterday Facebook application Social Me had been reinstated on the Facebook Platform after a two week suspension due to concerns over privacy policy violations. However, as of tonight, Social Me has disappeared from the Facebook …
Social Me Application returns to Facebook
After a 14 day suspension from Facebook for violating Facebook’s privacy policies, popular flirting application Social Me has returned to the Facebook Platform tonight. Social Me’s suspension is the second of a major application in …
SlickCash sued by Facebook for hacking attempt
Adult website operator SlickCash, sued by Facebook for attempting to hack Facebook’s servers and steal user information in 2007, has settled the suit with Facebook for $500,000, according to the Canadian Press. As part of …
Facebook RockYou spends $3M on new profile decorators
Widgetmaker RockYou acquired Pieces of Flair and Speed Racing, applications which, according to Facebook’s directory, see about 432,042 and 190,441 daily active users. Terms of the deals weren’t disclosed, but an industry insider says RockYou …
Xiaonei social network launched its Open Platform
Recently, top Chinese social network Xiaonei (which looks a lot like Facebook and doesn’t try to hide it) launched its Open Platform for developers. With the launch, Xiaonei also announced a $50,000 application competition for …
Leader of Facebook Applications Data Team Departs
Jeff Hammerbacher, the manager of the team within Facebook responsible for collecting, managing, and analyzing the large volumes of data that Facebook’s 80 million active users create, is leaving Facebook, according to VentureBeat. While the …
