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Facebook tries to get into TV game
Los Angeles Times
SAN FRANCISCO — World-class athletes aren't the only ones with Olympic hopes. Facebook Inc.has been participating in a different kind of trial in London: whether it can extend its online popularity to the television airwaves and compete with Twitter ...
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Facebook, FTC Settlement on User-Privacy Issues Approved
eWeek
Social networking giant Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a resolution following charges that the company deceived its consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, while repeatedly allowing it to ...
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Is Facebook 'speech' protected?
Washington Post
JUDGE RAYMOND A. JACKSON of the U.S. District Court in Newport News thinks for himself and, as a result, he is no stranger to controversy. In 2005, he took exception to the federal government's higher penalties for those who deal crack rather than ...
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Microsoft Said to Keep Facebook Stake as Defense Against Google
Businessweek
(MSFT) will probably hang on to its stock in social-network operator Facebook Inc. (FB) after a ban on share sales expires next week, a person with knowledge of the company's plans said. Microsoft, the largest software maker, views the stake as a ...
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Facebook Testing Non Social Ad Units for Mobile Apps
Business Insider
In the spirit of embracing more mobile technology for advertising, Facebook has announced a new mobile ad feature for app developers that would allow them to purchase mobile news feed ads that open directly to the iOS App Store or Google Play when ...
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Mark Zuckerberg's topless photo stirs emotions
CNET (blog)
Mark Zuckerberg's topless photo stirs emotions. The mere sight of Facebook's CEO without his shirt has left many wondering about the symbolism of the image and how and why it saw daylight. Chris Matyszczyk. by Chris Matyszczyk. August 11, 2012 9:29 AM ...
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Facebook takes new step to fight phishing
Examiner.com
Facebook users in the Spokane area can now use a new email account set up by the popular social media network to report people they suspect of trying to steal their personal information. On Thursday, August 9, Facebook Security posted an update that ...
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Examiner.com
Netflix CEO Buys Stock in Facebook
Wall Street Journal
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Hastings disclosed buying 47846 Facebook Class A shares on Wednesday at a weighted average price of $21.03 each. Facebook's stock closed trading Wednesday at $20.72. Enlarge Image ...
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Wall Street Journal
The Walking Dead Facebook Game Launches In Beta
Comicbook.com (blog)
The Walking Dead Facebook game was developed by Eyes Wide Games of Atlanta, Georgia. It is of course based on the popular AMC TV show (which is based on Robert Kirkman's comic book). According to Mac McKean, who is AMC's SVP of Digital Media, ...
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Comicbook.com (blog)
Harvard Owns A Piece Of Facebook
Business Insider
11 (Bloomberg) -- Harvard University's endowment has made a small investment in Facebook Inc., the social-networking service that got started on its campus by Mark Zuckerberg. Harvard Management Co., which runs the endowment for the world's richest ...
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Business Insider
Disturbing Facebook posts sent police to murder scene
McMinnville News-Register
A friend of Amy Engels discovered two Facebook posts so disturbing she placed a 911 call to the Newberg-Dundee Communications Center late the afternoon of Wednesday, July 4, seeking a check on Amy's wellbeing. District Attorney Brad Berry released ...
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Letting Companies Settle While Denying Guilt Reconsidered by FTC
New York Times
The F.T.C.'s turnabout came in response to a blistering dissent from the Facebook settlement by one commissioner, J. Thomas Rosch, who said that allowing the company to deny charges it was agreeing to settle undermined the commission's authority.
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New York Times
Biz Break: Wall Street continues positive run, but IPOs struggle
San Jose Mercury News
Also, Facebook has believers in Microsoft and Netflix (NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings despite FTC settlement, and Yahoo (YHOO) falls after announcing reconsideration of Alibaba deal. Wall Street concludes week in the black, but no big pops for IPOs ...
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Can Facebook's Page-Post Targeting Help Businesses?
CNBC.com
Facebook added new meaning to the term "target audience" last week with the unveiling of a powerful new tool that enables small business owners with Facebook Pages to fine-tune their marketing message in order to fit the interests of each of their ...
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Facebook Bans Selena Gomez (Recap)
antiMUSIC.com
On Monday Facebook Bans Selena Gomez was a top story. Here is the recap: (TMZ) Selena Gomez has been banned from Facebook until further notice -- but here's the thing ... it's not the famous Selena Gomez ... it's a girl in New Mexico with the same name ...
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Facebook Faces Investor Wrath; Special Report by Leading Financial e-Letter ...
Equities.com
Leong states that since the much-anticipated and overly hyped Initial Public Offering (IPO) in May, Facebook is already facing scrutiny from investors because it continues to be way overvalued. "Facebook has a loyal following of over 955 million users ...
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Stocks to watch Monday: Groupon, Facebook, Sysco
MarketWatch
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Groupon Inc., Facebook Inc., Fusion-io Inc. and Sysco Corp. are among the stocks that could see active trading on Monday. Shares of Groupon Inc. (US:GRPN) jumped 12% Friday and could be on the move again in Monday's ...
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15 Signs Facebook Has Cancer
The motley Fool (blog)
The Herculean strength of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is undeniable. The company has exceptional leadership, continues to add elite talent, and boasts a position in social media so dominant Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) G+ must address it as "master" or face a ...
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A Plea to Facebook: Never Get Rid of the Poke
BostInno (blog)
You log on, and the first thing you notice is that the little globe next to the Facebook logo is red. Oh joy! Per usual, your heart lifts in anticipation, but you're careful not to get too excited. It's probably just a Goodreads request from your ...
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Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Oh My! Part II
Business 2 Community
This post is a continuation of Monday's post, in which I looked at Linkedin and Facebook and discussed their benefits as B2B marketing platforms. If you missed Monday's post, check it out here and then come back to read the remainder of my thoughts on ...
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Pension Funds: We Bought Facebook Too
Wall Street Journal (blog)
For example, the California Public Employees Retirement System, which provides retirement benefits to more than 1.6 billion public employees, says it owned about 1.2 million shares of Facebook as of the end of June. The Canada Pension Plan Investment ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Your View: Facebook responses (Aug. 11)
Las Cruces Sun-News
Your View: Facebook responses (Aug. 11). Posted: 08/11/2012 01:00:00 AM MDT. Editor's note: The following are comments from Las Cruces Sun-News Facebook readers on our questions of the day: On parents paying children for good grades: I have ...
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Kobe Bryant Responds To Dwight Howard Trade On Facebook
Huffington Post
Some error occurred. Login with Facebook to see what your friends are reading; Enable Social Reading; i. Settings. Read Share Settings; Share everything I read; Share only things safe for work; Dont share what I'm reading. Read Share History; Learn ...
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COLUMN: Facing Facebook injustice
Glens Falls Post-Star
A German publication went ahead and took it too far by noting Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik and accused movie theater gunman James Holmes did not have Facebook pages, and left almost no online footprints. Which, yes, are facts, but ...
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Could 'liking' something on Facebook get you fired?
Christian Science Monitor
Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union are challenging a Virginia judge's ruling that determined "liking" certain content on Facebook is not protected speech for public employees. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories ...
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Christian Science Monitor

Blogs10 new results for Facebook
 
Facebook's Future in Mobile Advertising: It's All About Wi-Fi - Shawn ...
By Shawn Scheuer
Mobile connections over W-iFi make important ad targeting information unavailable. But Facebook can get around that.
AllThingsD
Paul Ryan Visited Facebook, Met Zuckerberg [PICS]
By Alex Fitzpatrick
Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate, once visited Facebook headquarters and met Mark Zuckerberg.
Mashable!
Report: Gannett to acquire Facebook ad optimization company ...
By Brittany Darwell
Gannett, which already owns rich media ad company PointRoll and full-service digital agency GannettLocal, is likely looking to have a more direct connection with Facebook advertising as the industry grows. For example, The Washington ...
Inside Facebook
Facebook FTC privacy settlement: Facebook faces regular audits
By Brad Reed
Facebook (FB) won't be paying a massive $22.5 million fine like Google (GOOG) did as part of its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, but it w.
BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Gannett Buys Facebook Ad Software Company Blinq Media ...
By Justin Lafferty
Companies aren't just taking Facebook's brightest minds, they're also acquiring entities that are based on the social network. Not long after Google purchased Wildfire Interactive, media company Gannett has reportedly purchased Blinq Media, ...
AllFacebook
Facebook for the Dead and the Dying
By Jim Algie
A growing number of people are reconnecting with ailing Facebook friends even as they lay dying, and it's not as ghoulish as it sounds.
The Next Web
Microsoft Not Planning To Sell Its Facebook Shares - Business Insider
By Bloomberg
It's a strategic investment, not a quick money maker.
Business Insider
Facebook Testing Non Social Ad Units for Mobile Apps
By Annie Pilon
In the spirit of embracing more mobile technology for advertising, Facebook has announced a new mobile ad feature for app developers that would allow them to.
Small Business News, Tips, Advice...
Huh Gak's Facebook account gets hacked
By VITALSIGN
Huh Gak has deleted his previous Facebook account after being hacked. On August 10th, Huh Gak found out about his account being hacked and immediately deleted his account from the popular social networking service. He made sure to ...
allkpop
TechCrunch: Gannett buying Facebook advertising firm BLiNQ ...
By Steve Myers
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