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ZZ Ward Harmonizes With Facebook’s Open Graph

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:17:14 EDT

The most innovative use of Facebook’s Open Graph by a musical artist goes to … ZZ Ward, for her 365 Days of ZZ Ward application. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

PageData: NHL Playoff Teams Go Head-To-Head On Facebook

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:56:04 EDT

While 8 National Hockey League teams remain in the hunt for the Stanley Cup, the clubs are also battling it out on Facebook. Fans all over the world flock to the teams’ Facebook pages for scoring updates, photos, as well as other updates throughout the playoffs. Using PageData statistics, let’s take a look at who has been winning the matchups in the second round of the playoffs both on the ice and on the social network. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Amazon Wants To Build A Bio-Dome Three Blocks From An Actual, Normal Park

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:22:53 EDT

Amazon has reportedly submitted plans for a new futuristic headquarters in Seattle that couples a skyscraper and an accompanying tri-sphere bio-dome like structure. According to the plans, the structure will be able to hold various forms of plant life and become a place where employees can "work and socialize in a more natural, park-like setting." Because God forbid employees walk to the park that's three blocks away.

Workout App Endomondo Strengthens Its Ties With Facebook

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:33 EDT

Working out is becoming a more social experience, with Facebook friends offering support on a tough hill or the homestretch. Endomondo knows this, as the application recently deepened its Facebook integration to include the ability to tag friends, as well as to post photos and status updates once the workout is done. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook Developers Didn’t Get Enough “Droidfood”: Home Doomed from the Start

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:35 EDT

Android users expecting a completely new launcher experience through Facebook Home certainly experienced something new. Unfortunately, they didn’t like it. Facebook Home is drawing heavy flak for its lack of widgets, app folders, and docks. When Facebook Home was announced, many articles were written about how Facebook tried to steal the mobile market through Android and right [...]The post Facebook Developers Didn’t Get Enough “Droidfood”: Home Doomed from the Start appeared first on Facebook Login.

AdRoll Announces Self-Service Retargeting For Facebook News Feed Ads

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:07 EDT

AdRoll, a Facebook Exchange partner, announced Wednesday that it has rolled out ad retargeting in the News Feed. The company launched this capability earlier this month in beta, and opened it up to all AdRoll customers Wednesday. This way, advertisements can be tailored to target users’ activity off of Facebook. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

STUDY: Facebook Delivers More Social Commerce Conversions, But Pinterest Users Spend More

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:16 EDT

Facebook delivers much higher conversion rates than Pinterest or Twitter in terms of social commerce sales, but the average order value is highest for Pinterest users, followed by those referred by Facebook and Twitter, according to a new report by customer experience engine Monetate. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook Users Can Now Schedule Gifts

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:06 EDT

Facebook added the ability for users to schedule Gifts up to two weeks in advance, enabling them to choose Gifts, fill out the cards, and pay in advance. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Ireland Agency Gives Facebook Thumbs Up On Compliance With Privacy Recommendations

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:48:36 EDT

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland hit the like button when reporting on Facebook’s compliance with its privacy recommendations to the social network from December 2011. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Shift Open Marketing Cloud Adds Moontoast Social Rich Media Ad Platform

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:07:59 EDT

The Shift Open Marketing Cloud welcomed a new application into its suite: the Moontoast Social Rich Media Ad Platform. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Pandora Enables Automatic Sharing To Music Section On Facebook’s Revamped Timeline

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:36:18 EDT

Internet radio provider Pandora deepened its integration with Facebook, introducing the ability for its users to automatically publish their activity to the music section on the social network’s redesigned Timeline via Pandora.com or its applications for the iPhone and Android devices. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Why Life Without Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Would Suck

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:18:25 EDT

Facebook has an algorithm (externally known as EdgeRank) that determines who sees which posts at which times. It’s meant to present users the content with which they’ll be most likely to engage. Many users hate it. Even more page administrators despise it. But can it actually help both? Yes. There’s already a site where every post (whether it’s from your best friend or a random brand) is weighted equally, and it’s called Twitter. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Unpublished Posts Can Now Be Created Via Facebook Page Composer

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:18 EDT

Facebook page administrators can now create unpublished posts, also known as dark posts, directly via the social network’s page composer. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Video StoryEngine Helps Brands Get ‘iNvolved’ With Videos On Facebook

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:37:45 EDT

Another way to promote brands through videos on Facebook and other social networks was introduced by iNvolved Media, a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer: Video StoryEngine, which iNvolved described as a proprietary interactive video engagement layer that seamlessly operates across social, mobile, and premium Web content. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

KidWind Challenge Oregon Gets Gust Of Support From Facebook

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:44 EDT

Facebook has chronicled its efforts to monitor water and energy usage at its data center in Prineville, Ore., and the social network recently focused its energy on wind energy, donating $15,000 toward KidWind Challenge Oregon, a contest in which students contributed designs for wind turbines. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Independent Horror Movie To Be Released Via Facebook Game?

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:29:22 EDT

There are movies, and there are Facebook games, and there are even Facebook games based on movies. And now, thanks to Cardiff, U.K.-based filmmaker Mr Dog Films, there may be a feature horror film distributed via a Facebook game. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Likeable Media Introduces LikeableAds.com

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:34 EDT

Likeable Media, a social media marketing provider, announced the launch of LikeableAds.com and its new media and planning department to better serve clients buying advertising for Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Crowdbabble Launches Facebook Real-Time Monitor

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:20:12 EDT

Facebook’s built-in page insights are helpful, but not if you’re looking for minute-to-minute changes. Crowdbabble wants to solve that. The company recently launched a real-time Facebook analytics monitor, so brands can see how their pages (and those of their competitors) are doing instantly. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Nimble 3.0 Allows Brands To Be More Nimble In Managing Facebook Relationships

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:52:38 EDT

Customer-relationship-management tool Nimble announced the release of Nimble 3.0, with updates highlighted by the Today Screen, a new homepage that allows users to more closely follow and monitor their Facebook friends and fans and contacts from other social networks, and the Signals Screen, which highlights social network interactions that should receive priority. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

STUDY: Facebook Users Who Like TV Show Pages 75 Percent More Likely To Watch

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:01:16 EDT

Facebook users who like the pages for television shows are 75 percent more likely to watch those shows, according to a recent study by media giant Viacom and its Viacom International Media Networks division. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook Hashtags Getting Closer?

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:22:25 EDT

Rumors began surfacing in March that Facebook would add a Twitter staple, hashtags, and now developer Tom Waddington uncovered evidence that the social network is getting closer to incorporating the feature in the form of a mention of “hashtag” in the software-development kit for JavaScript. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook Group Seeks To Reunite Victims Of Oklahoma Tornado With Their Belongings

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:47:07 EDT

Following the devastating tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla., Monday and resulted in several deaths, a Facebook user in nearby Shawnee launched a Facebook group, May 19th 2013 OK Tornado Doc & Picture Recovery, aimed at reuniting victims with their possessions that were blown all over the state. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Go Social This Summer – One-Day Sale!

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:24:49 EDT

Today only, we’re having a one-day sale on our summer social media networking events, AllTwitter Marketing Conference and AllFacebook Marketing Conference, June 4 and 5 in San Francisco. You’ll save $100 off your ticket to either event or $200 off a Combo Pass to attend both. Just use the code “ONEDAY” when you register. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Dish Anywhere Adds Tighter Facebook Integration

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:06 EDT

Satellite-TV provider Dish Network introduced a revamped Dish Anywhere mobile application, including stronger ties to Facebook and Twitter. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook Releases Share Dialog For IOS Apps

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:26 EDT

Facebook Monday announced the rollout of its native share dialog for iOS, allowing developers to enable sharing from their applications by simply adding one line of code. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Which Brands’ Facebook Apps Are Tops In MAUs?

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:15:23 EDT

The Ad Makeover application from Dove blows away the competition among apps from brands on Facebook in terms of monthly active users, far outdistancing the second-place app, Windows 8 from Microsoft, according to a new report on brand apps from social benchmarking platform Unmetric. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

INFOGRAPHIC: Before Posting Facebook Photos, Ask Yourselves, ‘Should I Upload It?’

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:25:29 EDT

It seems that for every one of the roughly 300 million photos uploaded to Facebook each day, users can find corresponding words of advice on how to manage their photos on the social network. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook Gifting Platform Boomerang Hits 1 Million Gift Milestone

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:47:29 EDT

Boomerang, which allows users to give gifts to their Facebook friends, announced Monday that 1 million gifts have been claimed on the platform. Three-quarters of the gifts were distributed through Boomerang’s brand offerings, which are free, nominal-value gift cards from major and small brands. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

People Aren’t Stealing Your Facebook Photos: A Lesson In Privacy

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:41:22 EDT

A new rumor has been sweeping Facebook — that people are stealing photos of users’ children and posting them to a page called “Infancy.” The status that I saw — which had been shared 600 times back then and more than 3,500 times at the time of writing — claimed that “loads of local kids” were shown, including the author’s own, and demanded the removal of the page. But here’s the deal: The page was automatically generated by Facebook, like this one about rock climbing or this one about food. In fact, above the photographs, it even said, “photos of my friends and infancy.” continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

David Ebersman, Jas Athwal, David Fischer Exercise Facebook Restricted Stock Units

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:30:40 EDT

Facebook Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman, Chief Accounting Officer Jas Athwal, and Chief Marketing Officer David Fischer each outlined their transactions last week involving restricted stock units in separate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with Fischer also reporting the sale of 24,000 class-A Facebook shares, and Athwal doing so for 125 shares. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

REPORT: Facebook Testing Video-Sharing Feature

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:39:52 EDT

In January, Facebook prevented Twitter-owned video-sharing application Vine from accessing its find friends application-programming interface. Now, according to one report, the social network may be testing a video-sharing feature of its own. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Google+ Updates Galore: From Facebook-like Stream to Auto Awesome

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:26 EDT

Google+ is receiving a whopping 41 updates and features as part of Google’s master plan of smarter and more intuitive social networking. While a brief look of the Google I/O provides a preview of what Google+ now has to offer, it has actually barely scratched the surface of a social network now teeming with fun [...]The post Google+ Updates Galore: From Facebook-like Stream to Auto Awesome appeared first on Facebook Login.

Facebook Phone Gets Axed by AT&T as Home Hobbles Past 1M Downloads

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:51 EDT

Facebook Home is flopping. There’s no way to get around it anymore or to hide behind excuses of “only limited phones are supported”. It has taken almost a month to reach a million downloads on the Play Store and worse, more than half of the reviews for it gave it just one star which is [...]The post Facebook Phone Gets Axed by AT&T as Home Hobbles Past 1M Downloads appeared first on Facebook Login.

Facebook’s stock has lost 31% of its value since it went public one year ago

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:16:28 EDT

On May 18th, 2012, Facebook went public at a per-share price of $38. The company experienced a brief gain, spiking into the 40s, but ended its first day of trading... Keep reading →

Facebook Launches Offers For Android

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:56 EDT

Facebook announced Friday that it is making offers available to Android users. In April, Facebook made mobile offers available to iOS users. Facebook pointed out that these offers posts will have a simplified layout with larger images and clear call to action buttons (Get Offer/Shop Now). Facebook also says that users will have more control over whether or not they want to share offer page posts. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook Appeals Decision Saying ‘Likes’ Aren’t Protected By Free Speech

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:03 EDT

Facebook is appealing a ruling made last year over a dispute regarding a Facebook like as free and protected speech. After a Virginia sheriff’s office employee liked the Facebook page of his boss’ political opponent, resulting in a post on the News Feed, the man lost his job. Daniel Ray Carter, along with five other people fired from the Hampton, Va. sheriff’s department, then filed a lawsuit claiming that like on Facebook is free speech. A judge dismissed Carter’s claims in April 2012, but Facebook is keeping the fight alive. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

STUDY: Digital, TV Ads Drive Viewers To Brands’ Facebook Pages

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:51 EDT

Digital ads and television ads are the most effective in driving viewers to interact with brands’ presences on Facebook and other social networks, according to the results of a recent survey of 2,577 U.S. online adults aged 18 or older by Burst Media. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Could Facebook Beat Yahoo And Purchase Tumblr?

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:09 EDT

Myriad reports have said that Facebook has a problem with teen users eschewing the site for social networks such as Tumblr. A few sources have reported Friday that Yahoo may be trying to purchase the site, but Facebook could also be in these discussions, as well. According to AllThingsD, Yahoo is rumored to be willing to pay up to $1 billion to purchase Tumblr, but Forbes and GigaOM think that Facebook could swoop in and add the blogging site. However, it’s unlikely that Facebook will get the chance. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

A Look at Google I/O “Awesomeness” (Part 2)

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:39 EDT

On the previous article, we have taken a look at the smart computing evident in the newest iteration of Google+. We have seen how the new feed works and checked out the “awesomeness” of its photo tools such as Auto Enhance, Highlights, and Auto Awesome. ] Google Music All Access This time, we’re in for [...]The post A Look at Google I/O “Awesomeness” (Part 2) appeared first on Facebook Login.

5 Facebook Consumer Interaction Drivers From Sigmund Freud

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:47:04 EDT

Sigmund Freud is famous for making society’s understanding of the conscious mind versus the unconscious mind popular. The conscious mind is associated primarily with our current moment of perceptions and awareness, while the unconscious mind largely motivates the actions in our lives — even if these motivational drivers are only available to us in a disguised form. If you compare the mind to an iceberg, as Freud often did, the unconscious is the large mass unexposed below water level. Humans: We are complex beings, aren’t we? Now let’s fast-forward about 100 years: How do we use Freud’s principles to create extremely successful and engaging social and mobile marketing solutions? continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

A Look at Google I/O “Awesome-ness” (Part 1)

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:15 EDT

Google I/O is THE Google event. Kind of like the American Idol finale or the torch run of the Olympics. It’s the one event that any self-respecting tech geek must simply attend. This year, Google announced a lot of interesting new features down the line for its massive corporation, and some of those things are [...]The post A Look at Google I/O “Awesome-ness” (Part 1) appeared first on Facebook Login.

5 Changes That Would Greatly Improve Facebook

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:26:58 EDT

Many of Facebook’s more than 1 billion monthly active users would agree — the site is great, but could use some improvement. As users complain about ads, a cluttered and confusing interface, and several other things, there are a few things that Facebook could implement to make the site much more palatable. Here are five innovations (some possible, some rather imaginative) that we think would improve Facebook. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Rupert Murdoch: ‘Look Out, Facebook’

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:33:37 EDT

News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch used Twitter to tweak Facebook on the eve of the first anniversary of its initial public offering, comparing Facebook to ill-fated social network MySpace. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

PageData NBA PTAT: Miami Heat Soar, Los Angeles Lakers Plunge, New Orleans Pelicans Surprise

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:47:39 EDT

Two of the National Basketball Association’s marquee franchises are moving in starkly different directions when it comes to movement in people talking about this on Facebook for the past week, according to sister page PageData, as the defending champions, the Miami Heat, nearly doubled the PTAT gain of its nearest competitor, while the Los Angeles Lakers, after barely qualifying for the playoffs and being swept out of the first round, lost more than double the PTAT of the next team on the list. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Instagram turns on ‘Photos of You’ section for everyone, here’s how to control the pictures you’re tagged in

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:33:29 EDT

Instagram on Thursday reminded all its users that today is the day its new “Photos of You” section is being turned on for everyone. This means everyone who can currently... Keep reading →

Social Integration Platform Mass Relevance Announces Major Milestones

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:05:52 EDT

Mass Relevance, a social integration platform that worked with Facebook and CNN for Election Insights, announced Thursday that it has integrated 25 billion pieces of content into visualizations on TV, billboards, stadium displays, websites, mobile applications, and more. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook 6.1.1 iOS Update Continues to Bring Twitter-like Features

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:36:11 EDT

Facebook has recently rolled out another edition of its iOS app. Version 6.1.1 of Facebook for iOS enables users to re-share photos of your friends that they have already shared before on their News Feeds. Additionally, users also now have the option to save a friend’s photos, something that was previously only possible through a [...]The post Facebook 6.1.1 iOS Update Continues to Bring Twitter-like Features appeared first on Facebook Login.

Examining How Married Women Change (Or Keep) Their Last Names On Facebook

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:12:24 EDT

Facebook recently wondered if younger married women were more apt to keep or change their last names after marriage (at least on Facebook). The company’s data science team found that women in their 20s were the most likely to keep their maiden names, while women in their 30s and 40s hyphenated their last names more often than others. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

UPDATED: Introducing Facebook For Google Glass

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:03:13 EDT

While there have been two unofficial Facebook applications for Google Glass, Google announced Thursday at its I/O conference that an official Facebook app is coming to the high-tech specs. It will allow Google Glass owners to instantly share photos to their Facebook accounts. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Facebook Pushes Online Safety For LGBT Community

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:53:55 EDT

Facebook continues to look out for its users who are part of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, using a post on its Facebook Safety page to promote “What LGBT Communities Should Know About Online Safety,” a tip sheet from the LGBT Technology Partnership, Stop Think Connect, and the National Cyber Security Alliance. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.