Wednesday, November 21, 2012

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Facebook to share data with Instagram, loosen email rules
Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is proposing to combine user data with that of recently acquired photo-sharing service Instagram, and will loosen restrictions on emails between members of the social network. Facebook also said on Wednesday it ...
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Facebook stock at 4-month high
Chicago Tribune
Since that lockup expiration, investors have stuck with Facebook because the world's largest social network showed an ability to boost advertising in its most recent earnings report, said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. "It took us ...
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Firefox and Facebook Messenger can now be BFFs
CNET
Firefox and Facebook Messenger can now be BFFs. If you're a Facebook addict with a Firefox craving, or the other way around, a new feature in Firefox will have you salivating. We show you how to use the new Facebook Messenger integration in Firefox.
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Facebook Sends Mixed Messages On Spam With Recent Moves
Forbes
Like a growing number of people, I'm pretty darn careful not to "like" any brand pages on Facebook. I don't want marketing messages showing up in my Newsfeed, and I sure as heck don't want my friends getting barraged with endorsements I never meant to ...
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Forbes
Obama to pardon turkey with the most Facebook fans
CBS News
The White House is encouraging people to go to its Facebook page to vote for their favorite turkey -- Cobbler or Gobbler -- by "liking" and then "sharing" their pick. "Born on the same day on a farm in Rockingham Country, Virginia, Cobbler and Gobbler ...
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CBS News
Facebook tests new features, expands ad tracking program
CNET
Facebook faces a potential user backlash anytime it rolls out a new feature, which is why initial testing among a small group is always a good idea. If widely implemented, upcoming events and recently-released albums could be useful -- as long as they ...
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The Facebook Factor
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
But Albert's Facebook activity was not the only person's to come into question. As McNesby sat in the witness box waiting to testify, Deni suddenly asked the prosecutor, state Senior Deputy Attorney General John J. Flannery and defense lawyer Lloyd E ...
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French wireless carrier lets you call friends through Facebook
CNET
Orange said the feature is the result of a partnership with Facebook. The mobile provider built the service using Facebook's open API, or application programming interface, for developers. The service uses Facebook's open social graph, letting users ...
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Facebook Is All Smiles in China Now, But YY Is Coming
Wired
Facebook is officially banned in China, which gives local social network YY.com – with 400 million users and counting – a big leg up. The playing field is more even on the U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq, where Facebook and YY will begin competing for ...
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Hurricane Sandy Thanksgiving Facebook Page Connects Needy Residents With ...
Huffington Post
But other successful Facebook pages, like one in New Jersey that some residents used as an alternative to 911 call centers, illustrate social media's potential in the wake of disaster. The admin of the Thanksgiving dinner page, therefore, had reasons ...
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Zeebly's Social Me App Digs Deep Into Your Facebook Secrets To Tell You ...
Huffington Post
The data will illustrate when you most often post to Facebook, the style of writing you use for these messages, the number of status updates posted per month, you most popular moments on Facebook - and much more. Below is snapshot of some of the ...
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Florida Reporter Uses Facebook to Reunite Surfer With Missing Camera
ABC News (blog)
A Florida surfer is thanking Facebook users for the return of the underwater camera that he lost while surfing off a Jacksonville beach. The camera had drifted to the bottom of the ocean and washed up on shore more than seven months later. Andy Walker ...
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ABC News (blog)
Facebook proposes to end voting on privacy issues
San Francisco Chronicle
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is proposing to end its practice of letting users vote on changes to its privacy policies, though it will continue to let users comment on proposed updates. The world's biggest social media company said in a blog post ...
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Facebook Reunites Surfer With His Lost Camera
ABC News
Facebook Reunites Surfer With His Lost Camera. Florida TV news station and online community track down GoPro camera's owner, Andy Walker. 00:29 | 11/21/2012. Share: 0 · Comment on this video. ABC News Live. Breaking news video as it happens, ...
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Tomb of the Unknowns Facebook Photo Gets Woman in Hot Water
Mashable
A Massachusetts woman has been placed on unpaid leave from her job after posting a prank photo to her Facebook page that stirred up controversy. The photo shows Lindsey Stone, an employee at LIFE (Living Independently Forever) in Hyannis, giving the ...
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The Facebook Mobile Plot Thickens: Orange Inks Deal For Social Calling ...
TechCrunch
Facebook Phone it may not be, but today we have one more example of how users will be able to use Facebook on their phones — and in place of traditional phone services. Today, multinational French carrier Orange announced that it would offer "Party ...
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TechCrunch
Pardoned Turkeys Receive the Facebook Treatment
ABC News (blog)
The White House is rolling out the social media red carpet for this year's presidential turkeys. For the first time in history, the turkeys for the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation are receiving the Facebook treatment with their very own page ...
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Facebook Is About To Send One Billion Emails
Gizmodo
The blast—the largest email dispatch Facebook has ever sent out in its history, and certainly one of the biggest non-spam deliveries in email history—isn't even of anything particularly thrilling. In short, Facebook used to allow users to vote on ...
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Facebook's new Insights for Open Graph tracks impressions and more ...
The Next Web (blog)
Facebook on Wednesday announced a slew of changes geared at developer, the biggest one being the launch of Insights for Open Graph publishes, impressions, and referral clicks on mobile devices. This data can be broken down by mobile platform, ...
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Facebook Is Launching a Numberless "Social Calling" Service
Gizmodo
Facebook Is Launching a Numberless "Social Calling" Service TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is teaming up with carriers to provide a "social calling" service. Initially striking up a deal with French carrier Orange, it seems the service will ...
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Indian police arrest student for a political Facebook post
CNET
Dhada's incriminating Facebook post was about right-wing Hindu political leader Bal K. Thackeray, who died over the weekend. According to the New York Times, when news of his death spread throughout Mumbai, the city shut down in reverence of the ...
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Reuters: Facebook director Andreessen sells $54 million in shares to cover taxes
Private Equity Hub (press release)
Facebook Inc board member Marc Andreessen sold roughly $54 million worth of shares in the social networking company on Monday to cover taxes he owes on his holdings, Reuters reported. Andreessen's sales are among the latest transactions by ...
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US 'used malware and Facebook' to hack French president's team
ZDNet
Posing as a friend of someone who worked for the president's office (known as l'Elysée) on Facebook, the hackers succeeded in getting the worker to click on a link that took them to a fake Elysée webpage, where they entered their real login and ...
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ZDNet
SocialWire Combines Organic Sharing, Facebook Advertising With Connect, Amp
AllFacebook
Facebook advertising platform SocialWire believes its combination of organic sharing and paid advertising results in a unique offering for marketers on the social network, and a host of investors apparently agree to the tune of $2 million influx of ...
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A Mumbai Student Vents on Facebook, and the Police Come Knocking
New York Times
NEW DELHI — When the right-wing Hindu political leader Bal K. Thackeray died last weekend, the city of Mumbai responded with a practiced, if anxious, efficiency. Merchants hurriedly closed their shops. Traffic thickened as people tried to rush home ...
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iPods Like Facebook Mobile Ads
Adweek
While mobile advertisers debate the merits of smartphones versus tablets, the iPod touch might be the mobile device they should be considering—at least if they're running Facebook campaigns aimed at the younger crowd. Apple's music player bested its ...
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How Facebook and social networking sites are used by child abuse gangs to ...
Daily Mail
Gangs of child abusers use Facebook and other social networking sites to trawl 'menus' of potential victims and plan sickening sex parties, a devastating report warns today. Naive young people are 'wandering round' in the 'thicket' of the internet ...
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Daily Mail
Facebook App Proves A Game-Changer for Obama Campaign
AllFacebook
Answer: What is "targeted sharing" on Facebook? The question: How was the Obama campaign going to reach the millions of young people under 29 who had no listed phone numbers and flew under the radar — just out of reach of pollsters and volunteers ...
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AllFacebook
Facebook Enables HTTPS By Default for North America
eWeek
Facebook is expanding its use of HTTPS by turning it on by default for some of its massive user base. A rollout for the rest of the world will follow at a later date. Facebook is taking a page from Google and other sites by making HTTPS default for ...
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eWeek

Blogs14 new results for Facebook
 
Facebook Asks Users If It Can Abolish Their Right To Vote On Future ...
By Josh Constine
Today Facebook will send its largest email blast to date, informing all 1 billion users that it's proposing to modify the site's governance structur..
TechCrunch
Facebook Is No Longer a Democracy
By Chris Taylor
Sorry, democracy fans. The world's largest virtual nation, a billion citizens strong, just officially became an oligarchy. You probably weren't even.
Mashable » Social Media
Orange telecom announces partnership with Facebook to launch ...
By Brittany Darwell
French telecommunications company Orange today announced a partnership with Facebook to offer a social calling application that will allow users to call each other via mobile or desktop. The service, called "Party Call," is set to launch in ...
Inside Facebook
Facebook To Nix Public Voting On Privacy Changes?
By The Huffington Post News Editors
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is proposing to end its practice of letting users vote on changes to its privacy policies, though it will continue to let users comment on proposed updates. The world's biggest social media company said in a blog ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Facebook Photo Of Plymouth Woman At Tomb Of The Unknowns ...
By miketoole
Two women have been placed on unpaid leave from their jobs after their photo at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia angered thousands of people on Facebook.
CBS Boston
NYT's Jodi Rudoren responds to criticism of Facebook comments
By Alex Kane
After we published Jodi Rudoren's comments on Palestinian culture in Gaza, she responded on Facebook. Here are her two separate posts on the matter.
Mondoweiss
Facebook To End Letting Users Vote On Privacy Policy Changes ...
By gdrosenblum
Facebook is proposing to end its practice of letting users vote on changes to its privacy policies. The company says it will continue to let users comment on proposed updates.
CBS San Francisco
Connect your WordPress blog to Facebook | TechRepublic
By Ryan Boudreaux
Ryan Boudreaux gives you step-by-step instructions on how to use the SharePress plugin to connect your WordPress blog to Facebook for automatic updati.
on TechRepublic
Facebook Dropping Voting Mechanism - Business Insider
By Kevin Smith
It now wants to dismantle that system, saying it was too easy for individuals with agendas to manipulate. It also make it easier to share information between services it controls—like Instagram, for example—and build unified profiles for its users ...
Business Insider
Women, democrats vote big on Facebook | Digital Trends
By Graeme McMillan
Facebook has taken a look at its voting demographic, and it's turned out to be predominantly female, democratic and, interestingly enough, fond of Paul Ryan.
Facebook Fans Await Outcome of Thanksgiving Decision 2012
By Michelle Stinson Ross
Yesterday Facebook fans of the White House were given the opportunity to participate in the annual Thanksgiving tradition of pardoning the national turkey.
Search Engine Journal
With anonymity, students compliment each other on Facebook - The ...
Over the past few days, a Facebook account called Pton Compliments has filled up students' newsfeeds with compliments about their classmates. The project, created last Thursday, solicits ...
The Daily Princetonian, 2012-11-20
Cobbler vs. Gobbler: Obama's Facebook Followers to Decide Fate of ...
By Alexander C. Kaufman
President Obama's fans on Facebook voted between two turkeys -- which life will they spare?
The Wrap Media - Entertainment...
Photos to Facebook Fast - AllThingsD
By Walter S. Mossberg
Walt answers a reader's question on how to quickly post photos to Facebook.
AllThingsD

Web2 new results for Facebook
 
Add Facebook Button To Your Site
You can easy add facebook buttons to your blog with just a few easy steps.
facebookbutton.org/
How-To: Defining an Aggregation - Facebook Developers
Timeline Aggregations are aggregated stories that are defined by an application to showcase actions...
https://developers.facebook.com/.../defining-an-aggregation/


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