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- Cityville for Facebook - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensThe newest social game designed for Facebook is Cityville, and its maker, Zynga, believes it will break all the records set by Farmville, the most popular game on Facebook. They feel it will also outperform Zynga Poker and Mafia Wars. Interested parties have known something about Cityville for a ...
Views: 1025 - The Facebook – Lamebook Battle is Ugly - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensIf you've never heard of Lamebook.com, you're not alone, But it is very much a tongue-in-cheek parody of Facebook, and the giant social networking site has made legal threats recently that appear very controversial, against similar sites like Placebook and Teachbook. The threats state that these ...
Views: 697 - Facebook Christmas Tree “Virus” is Only a Hoax - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensIs it Christmas or April Fools' Day that has come early this year? Facebook had a fake virus hoax this month. You may have seen the warning: Warning!!!!!!... DO Not use Facebook's Christmas Tree app. Please be advised that it will cause your computer to crash. The Geek Squad says that it is ...
Views: 671 - Facebook and HauteLook's Sample Sales - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensFacebook is known well for its strong ability to keep communication lines open between friends and family, and to provide platforms for play, like Farmville. A blog in the New York Times says that it also provides an excellent platform for seasonal sale announcements. HauteLook has always ...
Views: 655 - Media Streaming Boxes get Facebook - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensThe company Western Digital announced recently that their media streaming boxes were getting updates so that they would support Facebook and other goodies, all for the enjoyment of WD TV Live users. There is support for another feature of the media boxes, Blockbuster On-Demand, allowing users to ...
Views: 645 - Facebook Attracts 1 of 4 U.S. Page Views - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensRecently, Facebook for the first time accounted for one in four page views in the U.S. for a week, or 25%. This statistic is up from 16.7% for the same period one year ago. Facebook, which has grown sixty percent from one year ago, logged ten out of each hundred United States Internet visits, ...
Views: 619 - 100 Million Facebook Apps Downloaded - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensAn app store called GetJar has announced that users at their site have downloaded Facebook's app over one hundred million times. It's the first application that has hit this milestone marker on GetJar.com. It has aligned with recent studies of the market for smartphones, showing that more than ...
Views: 601 - Farmville Unseated as Facebook's Top App - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensHow could it be? Farmville spent over a year as the number one application on Facebook. But now it has been knocked off that perch. As quickly as that, the Facebook world we know has ended. A newer app known as “Phrases” has been responsible for taking down the farm simulation game that kept ...
Views: 601 - Facebook Fixes Social Advertising Problems - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensAt one time, Myspace was the biggest kid on the social network block, but Facebook has defeated it, partly by improving its strategy of social advertising, or the lack of it. Much discussion surrounding Facebook centers on how it shapes the social interactions of users, so it's sometimes ...
Views: 592 - The Social Network movie - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensThe tale of the Facebook founding was told through David Fincher's eyes, in the big screen movie, “The Social Network”. Aaron Sorkin penned the screenplay, and the unlikely pairing of creative minds crafted a prescient and absorbing character drama. It utilized The Accidental Billionaires by Ben ...
Views: 589 - Facebook’s Value Potential - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensFacebook heads toward values measured in tens of billions, and their revenue ramp-ups will put them in the same league as Yahoo, Google and eBay. A recent report from an online marketing firm that trades assets gave Facebook a value of roughly 41 billion dollars. By comparison, eBay's market ...
Views: 577 - Skyfire Launches Facebook Connect for Android Users - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensSkyfire has benefited from the Apple ban on Adobe Flash by releasing a mobile browser that's cloud-based, and delivers iPhones Flash video. Now the company is attempting to leverage social browser interest by the release of Skyfire 3.0, which has Facebook Connect, making it, the company claims, ...
Views: 574 - New Jersey Pastor Calls Some Facebook Users Cheaters - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensA pastor in New Jersey, Reverend Cedric Miller, ordered his followers to delete their accounts at Facebook, since he felt that the beliefs expressed on the site have caused too many people to stray from their marriages. If you've reignited an old flame through Facebook, it may be difficult for ...
Views: 573 - Facebook users share music via MySpace - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensAfter much revamping, it appears that Myspace, whose power as a social network was much diminished, has found its niche. It is home to many musical artists and bands, and it has announced a sign-in with Facebook. Some may see this as Myspace taking the role of little brother to Facebook, but ...
Views: 557 - Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg's Image Improving - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensMark Zuckerberg faced a lot of pressure after the release of The Social Network, when many facts about his mistakes in building Facebook emerged for all to see. He was understandably ill-at-ease, with anxiety lacing his voice. But now, less than half a year later, he looks relaxed and calm, ...
Views: 554 - Don't Friend Your Debt Collector on Facebook - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensHow many people would be surprised to know that debt collectors hang out on Facebook, looking for people who owe them money? Everyone meets people they know on Facebook, but the debtors would certainly prefer if their debt collectors didn't follow them onto the site. Debt collectors' jobs are to ...
Views: 550 - “Gmail Killer” to be Launched by Facebook - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensGoogle is probably looking behind their back right now, since Facebook has launched an email assault to Gmail services. At the Facebook offices in Palo Alto, California, they released a messaging service specifically designed to compete against Google Gmail. Inside the company, the service is ...
Views: 550 - Facebook Erases Google Contact Imports - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensThere have been more punches thrown recently in the Internet powerhouse battle between Facebook and Google. The latest is the fact that Facebook has removed all parts of Gmail service from Google from their feature that helps you find friends on Facebook. This is called a retaliatory move by ...
Views: 543 - Twitter Founder Frustrated by Facebook - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensThe founder of Twitter has been speaking about his frustration with the fact that Facebook isn't allowing Twitter users to search for their friends on Facebook, or even to send any posts from Facebook over to Twitter. He understandably believes that his Twitter users would like to be able to ...
Views: 543 - Myspace Polls - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensIf you participate in or set up polls on Myspace, this Internet application will allow users to read questions and then answer them, with the choice that is most like their opinion. In this way, people can gather various opinions about the topic at hand, and it can be entertaining, too. You can ...
Views: 537 - Is Facebook Messaging Using Office Apps Ready for Business? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from louis stevensInside Facebook's reintroduced message platform, you'll notice a thorough influx of Microsoft Office apps. There is a question, then, as to whether this makes Facebook's promise as a business portal more attractive. The U.S. traffic on Facebook rose 55 percent last year, and combining that ...
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