Facebook Gets Stern With Developers A recent Wall Street Journal report revealed that many of Facebook’s most popular apps, like FarmVille, are leaking users’ personal information to third parties. Facebook has a very clear policy prohibiting developers from sharing user information, and warned developers that those who violate the policy would be suspended or disabled Continue Reading →
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A recent Wall Street Journal report revealed that many of Facebook’s most popular apps, like FarmVille, are leaking users’ personal information to third parties. Facebook has a very clear policy prohibiting developers from sharing user information, and warned developers that those who violate the policy would be suspended or disabled from the site. Read the Continue Reading →
There was an announcement this week, that Bing and Facebook are going to team up to create their version of social search. The interweb is in overtweet with pejorative, condescending and downright ugly posts portending absolute failure. I hope they are wrong. Social search may or may not be a good idea. We all use Continue Reading →
Where does most of email spam originate? The United States. A new report from Sophos revealed that the U.S. is responsible for 19 percent of the world’s spam, which is twice as much as India who came in 2nd place. The report also notes the significant growth of spam on social networking sites like Facebook Continue Reading →
Facebook and The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD) are working together to curtail the amount of anti-gay bullying and hate speech on the Internet. The issue has gained more attention after the recent suicides of two teens who had been bullied online due to their sexuality. Facebook has a strict policy against hate-speech, Continue Reading →
Mobile Phones Improve Lives A new study from the U.N. identifies mobile phones as an important tool for improving the lives of the poorest people in developing countries. Mobile phones can play a role in creating new jobs for people with little education or resources. While mobile penetration is only 58 percent in developing countries, Continue Reading →
Bing and Facebook announced an extension to their partnership on Wednesday. Bing search results will now feature a section that shows Facebook profiles and a “liked by your friends section” that highlights articles that were “liked” on Facebook by a user’s friends. Microsoft’s Qi Liu, president of Online Services explained that Bing wants to make Continue Reading →
Bing Search Gets Social Bing and Facebook announced an extension to their partnership on Wednesday. Bing search results will now feature a section that shows Facebook profiles and highlights articles that were “liked” on Facebook by a user’s friends. Microsoft’s Qi Liu, president of Online Services explained that Bing wants to make social people part Continue Reading →
When The Gap clothing company attempted to update its 20-year-old logo, angry customers bombarded the company on Facebook and other online platforms to voice their dislike for the new logo. The Gap responded by encouraging users to develop a new logo, but had no success there either. As a result of the Internet outcry, The Continue Reading →
Online Ad Revenue At All-Time High Online advertising revenue in the U.S. reached an all-time high of $6.2 billion in the second quarter, an overall increase of 14 percent. While search ads are still the leading source of revenue for online advertising, digital video ad revenue increased 31 percent. The consumer-packaged goods and pharmaceutical industries Continue Reading →