Story provided by Gizmodo – Earlier today, Facebook announced that it was going to start using all of that ever-so-illuminating app and website data it collects to serve us with more targeted ads. In other words, Facebook is getting ready to use your browsing history to benefit advertisers. Here’s how to stop them. Of course, just because … Continue reading
Story provided by Forbes – Change has been afoot at Facebook and Twitter, but most users won’t have noticed these changes as of yet. In a series of blog posts over the past two weeks, both networks have made some pretty significant announcements that will impact business owners who use their platforms. Here are some of the most … Continue reading
Via BGR – Facebook is the world’s largest social network with more than 1.15 billion monthly active users. From users’ standpoint, the service serves an important purpose by helping keep friends and family connected around the world. But for some, Facebook is doing more harm than good; a recent study conducted by scientists at the University of … Continue reading
According to SportStream, which provides a social second-screen experience for sports fans and teams, about 45% of tourney teams have team-specific accounts on both Twitter and Facebook. Bob Morgan, CEO and co-founder of SportStream stated “Last year, March Madness drove over two million social mentions, and 83% of sports fans check social media during games. … Continue reading
With all that has unfolded with the Manti T’eo ordeal, it seems as if the virtual relationship experience is becoming the “in” thing to do. For under $40, you can go to NamoroFake.com and generate a fake profile for your “girlfriend”. This package comes complete with comments and relationship statuses from the past 30 days. To read more … Continue reading
Ekaterina Walter is the author of “Think Like Zuck”. Mark Zuckerberg was portrayed as a hard partying kid who also knew when to “lock in” and get the job done. He was respected by his colleagues for having a “decision tree” in his mind. That tree is the ability to make quick decisions based … Continue reading
In an earlier entry, I posted a pic of a quote from James Murphy. Rather than complain, make something. It’s easy. Fred Nerby felt that the current design of Facebook’s page could be helped with a redesign. He created a prototype. To read the article, click here Continue reading
Noah Kagan aka “Employee #30” once worked at Facebook as a Product Manager. He was fired and despite the lesson being valued at a $100 Million, he licked his wounds and eventually moved on to head AppSumo. He also has a blog where he writes about life experiences. His firing from Facebook taught him about … Continue reading