Tag: Facebook

My Own “Facebook Obsession”
I shuffled to the front of the room and scanned the crowd, looking on in bored anticipation. I stood up straight and addressed the room, "My name's John Wiggill and I'm a F...
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Facebook Extends Lead Over Orkut In India
For a long time, supporters of Google's experiments in social media were able to point to Orkut's success in Brazil and India.  In those countries, at least, the social net...
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Will 2011 Be Even Bigger Than 2010 for Facebook?
Was last year the year of Facebook or is this year going to be the year of Facebook?  The company made arguably its most important move into web dominance l...
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Expedia Launches Facebook Contest To Name Its Vacation Packages
Online travel website Expedia has launched the “You Name it Contest and Sweepstakes,” on its Facebook page with the aim of coming up with a better name for its Vacat...
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More Valuable for Business: Twitter or Facebook?
Which is more valuable to business - Facebook or Twitter? It's a question that business owners struggle with every day in the quest for building a larger customer base, and reta...
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Malware Threats Increased In 2010
In 2010, cyber-criminals created and distributed one-third of all existing viruses, creating 34 percent of all malware that has ever existed, according to PandaLabs annual secur...
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Half Price Books Begins Selling Online
Half Price Books said today it has launched HPB.com, which features its new online web store, HPB Marketplace. Through a partnership with Monsoon Commerce Soluti...
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Facebook Users Set Photo Record Over New Year’s
New Year's Eve celebrations - and the hangovers that in many cases followed - did not keep people away from Facebook this weekend.  The opposite might have been the case, i...
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Facebook Loading Slow For Many Users
Facebook appears to be having some difficulty today as numerous people have complained about loading issues in different capacities.  Currently, we're havin...
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Starz Introduces
Cable network Starz said today it is launching its first social media game on Facebook, “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena,” and an iPad app for its “Spartacus&rdqu...
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StumbleUpon Tops Facebook In Social Media Traffic
Analytics firm Statcounter said today that discovery engine StumbleUpon has surpassed Facebook as the top source for social media traffic in the U.S. StumbleUpon...
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Facebook Poaches News Corp. Gaming Exec
This weekend, word spread that Facebook had raised $500 million in funding at a valuation of $50 billion, and following that, we imagine a few early employees and investors plac...
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Office Depot Launches Facebook Sweepstakes
Office Depot has launched a Facebook sweepstakes with the goal to find “America's Messiest Office.” From today through January 31st, users can upload...
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Facebook Raises $500 Million At $50 Billion Valuation
It's a happy new year indeed for Mark Zuckerberg and everyone with financial ties to Facebook.  Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies have invested $500 million in the...
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Facebook Reference Appears On Chinese Social Network
Before diving in, we should perhaps remind everyone that trademarks don't mean a lot in China.  Knockoffs of all sorts are produced in massive quantities.  But not lon...
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