in 2012, Facebook trialled a couple of new initiatives to collate or curate existing user content. At the end of the year, Facebook created ‘The Year in review’ for each account which could be published with the user’s consent. This review created a new set of pages under the url https://www.facebook.com/yearinreview/username thus creating additional page view [...]
Will the Facebook Brand Timeline mean new likes for old content?
One of the most interesting elements of the soon-to-be-released Facebook Brand Timelines is the ability to add ‘old’ content. So brands with classic ads – Nike, Apple, Coca Cola et al. could be sharing old content on their timeline. We have seen the virality of some of these classic ads on YouTube – Apple’s ’1984′ [...]
Inside the Facebook Office [video]
We just stumbled upon this video from June of this year. Its very brief look at the Facebook office (well, mainly lobby and a chap on a skateboard.) We share this for the first 30 seconds showing a globe of real time Facebook connections, very cool.
Facebook Credits to be offered as brand engagement incentives
Type in ‘Facebook Credits’ to Google and one of the most frequent questions is, “how do I get free Facebook credits?” Speak to many brand owners and they will ask, “how do I boost fan engagement?” News last week from Deals United could combine the two, empowering brands to incentivize consumer actions in return for [...]
Could Facebook launch an ‘unlike’ button soon?
Recent changes to Facebook’s open graph could pave the way for an ‘unlike’ button by harnessing the new ‘Gestures’ feature announced at F8. Christopher Liversidge, QueryClick’s Managing Director suggests: The ‘Gestures’ feature could really transform Facebook for users and developers, as it could open up so many possibilities for communicating with loved ones on the site. It [...]
Facebook testing Credit payments on other Websites
The closed trial of Facebook credits on websites could signal serious competition for Paypal and others.
Zynga aims to distance itself from Facebook with Zynga Direct
With the launch of Project Z, Zynga, has signalled further intentions to move away from Facebook.
Apple Ban Facebook Credits on their platform
Facebook launch a major push for mobile apps including the use of Facebook credits but not all platforms agree to their terms.
Top Airlines on Facebook – October 2011
Only one airline has more than 1 million fans on Facebook. The next closest has just over 6,00 fans in October 2011. In this article we rank 81 different airlines on Facebook to see who is the biggest and who is the smallest. a
This is what happens when Facebook changes its layout
How do consumers react when Facebook changes its layout?