Tag: sponsored stories

Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Lawsuit May Be Coming to a Close
Facebook may finally be able to close the books on a long-running lawsuit that saw the company accused of major privacy violations corresponding to their Sponsored Stories initiati...
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Facebook “Suggests” Posts from Outside Your Network
Back in August, Facebook began a test that brought straight-up advertising to the...
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Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Lawsuit Gets New Settlement
Facebook is making another attempt to bring an end to a lawsuit over their advertising practices - mainly their Sponsored Stories ads. This time, after having a settlement rejecte...
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Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Settlement Denied
A District Judge has denied, without prejudice, a settlement hammered out by Facebook and plaintiffs in a class-action suit directed at the companies advertising practices - more s...
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Facebook Tests Promoted Posts in Your News Feed from Pages Way Outside Your Network
Soon, you may begin to see promoted posts from pages that your don't even like - or your friends don't even like. You may see a post from a brand that you've never even heard of....
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Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Settlement Put On Hold
In June, Facebook and five California plaintiffs reached a settlement in a lawsuit centered on the company's ad product known as Sponsored Stories. You know the ones - posts that...
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Facebook Is Putting Words In Users’ Mouths By Promoting Content From Pages They Like
There's a new feature making its way to the Facebook News Feed that has some people up in arms. And while I'm usually the first to defend Facebook against the wrath of whiny, misi...
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Facebook To Target Mobile Ads Based On App Usage [REPORT]
Facebook, always looking for ways to boost revenues from advertising these days, is set to roll out a brand new product in the next couple of weeks, according to sources. The...
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Facebook Offers To Teach You About Their Ads While You View Their Ads
Facebook advertising is on a lot of minds these days, which naturally means that it's also under a bit more scrutiny. Maybe it's because of this, or maybe they just felt like it w...
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Zynga.com, Now With More Facebook Ads and Sponsored Stories
Facebook ads are beginning to move offsite, and one of the most logical and unsurprising places to find them is Zynga.com. Nevertheless, it's inter...
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You’re Soon Going To Be Able To Opt Out Of Facebook’s Sponsored Stories
Earlier this week, we told you that Facebook had settled a law...
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Facebook Settles Sponsored Stories Lawsuit With $10 Million To Charity
A northern California district judge has said that "economic injury" could be proven by plaintiffs suing Facebook over Sponsored Stories, and Facebook has agreed to settle the laws...
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Facebook Advertisers Can Now Buy Mobile-Only Sponsored Stories
You know how everyone is worried about Facebook's ability to mon...
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Facebook Settles In Sponsored Stories Lawsuit
Facebook has settled a lawsuit over their Sponsored Stories feature out of court today. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. A document filed yesterday (...
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Facebook Launches Action Spec Preview Tool
If you use Facebook, you are probably aware of sponsored stories. They're the little ads cloaked as Facebook status updates that appear on the right-hand side of the page. Even if...
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