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Monday, November 19, 2012
'People You May Know' Feature Appearing On Facebook Mobile News Feed
In recent updates to its mobile applications, Facebook has been looking for more quality content to push toward the top of its mobile news feed. AllFacebook has noticed a new addition, long a staple of the desktop news feed - people you may know. Readers: Have you seen this on your mobile news feed? ... read more>>
What's In 'Store' At Facebook?
Much like Facebook dropped "the" from its original name not long after its creation at Harvard University, the new gift shop at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., is simply known as Store. Drew Olanoff of TechCrunch reported on being one of the first visitors to Store, saying that workers were still unpacking Facebook gear including T-shirts, mugs, hoodies (does this really surprise anyone?), jackets, hats, and stuffed animals. Olanoff did not leave... read more>>
Facebook Analytics Firm Socialbakers Raises $6M From Index Ventures
Facebook analytics firm Socialbakers announced Monday that it has raised $6 million in investments from Index Ventures, as well as additional funding from first-round investors such as Early Bird Ventures. In a blog post, Socialbakers notes that it has increased its operations in its Prague, Munich, London, Paris, and San Francisco offices, and has recently opened new bases in São Paulo, Mexico City, Dubai, and Istanbul. More than 450,000 brands - including... read more>>
7 Things Job Seekers Should Include in Their Social Media Profiles
Social media has revolutionized the way recruiters search for talent, which means job seekers need to make sure their profiles are tuned to perfection. After all, you never know when the right person will stumble across your Facebook page at the right time. In the latest Mediabistro feature, career experts and seasoned freelancers tell how to get the most out of social media profiles during the job search. One thing you can... read more>>
Facebook Begins Converting Users To HTTPS
Are you willing to sacrifice a little bit of speed for a lot more safety? Facebook is asking that very question with its announcement that it will transition all of its users to HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) starting this week, adding that speed-hungry users can opt out if they wish. Facebook said in a post on its developer blog last week: As announced last year, we are moving to HTTPS for all... read more>>
Mark Cuban: Facebook Is Straying From Its Original Mission
Billionaire Mark Cuban used his blog on The Huffington Post to clarify his thoughts on Facebook and his dissatisfaction with the social network's page algorithm, saying that Facebook is behaving more like a search engine in trying to deliver content to its users' news feeds based on relevancy and engagement. Earlier this month, Cuban used the example of a Facebook post promoting an upcoming game featuring the National Basketball Association team he... read more>>
Orange Debuts Internet+ Mobile Payment Service In France With Facebook, Bango
France Telecom's Orange mobile service provider quietly rolled out its internet+ solution Oct. 31, which allows Facebook users to complete mobile payments with just two clicks, rather than being required to repeatedly enter credentials such as phone numbers, bank details, and login information. Orange France announced Friday that its smartphone users who sign up for the internet+ system, which it rolled out in partnership with Facebook and Bango, only need to enter... read more>>
Yahoo, Facebook Talking Search? Not Likely
A report surfaced in U.K. newspaper The Telegraph over the weekend that Yahoo President and CEO Marissa Mayer and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg were in talks aimed at having their respective companies collaborate on Web-based search, but AllThingsD pointed out that Yahoo is already locked into a search partnership with Microsoft that is unlikely to be terminated anytime soon. The Telegraph mentioned the agreement between the two Internet giants to... read more>>
Facebook Mines 2012 Election 'I'm Voting' Data
Facebook's Data Science team parsed the 9 million users they say clicked on the I'm Voting application, offering a glimpse into not just who was voting, but sharing, commenting, and liking across Facebook Nov. 6. For the third election cycle in a row, Facebook published a message at the top of users' news feeds reminding them to vote. This year, the message provided a link to the Polling Place Locator app, as... read more>>
Facebook News Feed Placement Is All About Relevancy
Facebook's algorithm, which decides what users see and when, has become a hot topic in recent months as the company tweaks it to ensure that users see the content with which they'd be most likely to engage. During a meeting Friday with selected members of the media, Facebook representatives explained that there's no malicious intent with the changes in its algorithm. Based on how users have engaged with posts in the... read more>>
Open Compute Foundation Taps Cole Crawford As COO
The Open Compute Foundation welcomed a new chief operating officer: Cole Crawford, who has been involved in the open-source sector since 1992, holding positions at OpenStack and Nebula, as well as advising the Linux Foundation. Facebook formed the OCF in October 2011 to lead the development of energy efficient hardware infrastructure and guide development of the Open Compute Project. Crawford began working with the OCP when he volunteered to serve as chair of... read more>>
Portuguese Is Facebook's Fastest-Growing Language
English is still the most widely spoken language on Facebook, but a new challenger is rising. According to statistics from Socialbakers, a growing number of new users speak Portuguese, the third-most-popular language on the social network. Socialbakers tracked the growth of users' primary languaged from May 2010 through November 2012 to find that an overwhelming amount of new users speak Portuguese. In terms of overall numbers, English is still king among new... read more>>
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