Tag: "Facebook"
I’m bored with Facebook but terrified of Twitter
Since acquiring a Smartphone it’s super easy to get my daily dose of social media and although Facebook has lately been a little disappointing, I ‘m still addicted. I’ve noticed though, that a lot of my friends are slowly withdrawing from their daily online status updates. Some have taken to twitter as a duck takes […]
Read More | ShareHow to Refine Your Online Self – The Pitfalls of Facebook Stalking
95% of Facebookers enjoy a regular ‘Facebook Stalk’ session. The other 5% will not admit it. I do it, you do it, potential employers do it as often as potential partners. It’s an enjoyable pastime that feeds our innate human curiosity and sometimes it spirals from “Wonder what she is doing these days?” to a […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Q2 Earnings call – up to 955 Million Active Users
Only hours ago Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg did their first ever earnings call since being traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange. According to the Facebook Investor release, these are the key points you need to know: Monthly active users have increased to 955 million from 901 million in March. Daily active users averaged 552 million […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Just Sent out an Advertiser Feedback Survey
Do you advertise on Facebook? They have just sent out an advertiser feedback survey to many customers, asking how you feel about advertising, value for money, ROI etc. I don’t think I have seen an email like this from Facebook before so good to see they are taking on board our feedback. Only problem I […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Lets Same Sex Couples Get Married, Introduces new Icon
Facebook has let same sex couples get married on Facebook for a little while now. However yesterday they made an update to the site where if 2 men get married the marriage icon shown is 2 men next to eachother. If 2 women get married then it shows 2 women next to eachother. Facebook co-founder Chris […]
Read More | ShareFacebook, Microsoft and Apple v. Google
Google is the undisputed champion of internet search and it seems that the other players have simply been lurking around in its shadow, looking for a way to make their light shine brighter than this search engine giant. For a long time, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook have been trying to dethrone the reigning internet king, […]
Read More | ShareFacebook App Center – a new era of Social Apps?
A lot of critics argued that Facebook does not have any money making potential but Facebook has definitely toned down their talk with the launching of the Facebook App store. This store has various applications which a lot of Facebook users already use on the social networking website, but which a lot of other users […]
Read More | ShareWhat the Apple and Facebook integration means
Facebook has taken a big bite of the internet with its close to nine hundred million user base, and recent developments seem to show that the social media network is nibbling into Apple as well. This is because Apple recently announced that Facebook will be deeply integrated into the new iOS 6 and it seems […]
Read More | ShareSpotify and the Shame Circle
Today I signed up for Spotify and to be honest, I instantly regretted it. I only signed up for the app because there was internet sensation surrounding the release in Australia and after seeing Twitter hashtags like #spotifyisorgasmic, I had to know what the deal was. So I signed up in that typical Gen Y, […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Anthropology: The Moocher
This is my first entry for a journal that describes the types (species) of people living within the online network. This entry deals with a specific genus found living in the Facebook environment. Further entries may, or may not follow. For the past few months, I’ve been in charge of a small online community for […]
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