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What’s Next for Facebook? Can You Say, “FacePhone?”

Posted by admin on September 30, 2010 · 5 Comments

Google has the Android. Apple has the iPhone. Soon, Facebook may have a phone of its own. The rumors have been around for months; type “Facebook phone” into Google’s search engine, and you’ll get over half a million hits. But even if Facebook executives deny that they are secretly developing a “FacePhone,” here are a few reasons why they might reconsider: • Contact [...]

Category: Facebook Applications, Facebook Developers

Mashable Latest Blog “HOW TO: Advertise Inside Social Games on Facebook”

Posted by admin on September 29, 2010 · 31 Comments

Alex Rampell is founder and CEO of TrialPay, the leading provider of transactional advertising technology that uses the efficiencies of the web to pair online shoppers with ideal offers at every stage of the purchase process. With Advertising Week upon us, many marketers at the NYC conference will be examining the new ways they can reach customers on Facebook. While Facebook is now the largest [...]

Category: Facebook Blog, Facebook Connects, Facebook Developers, Social Media Marketing

The New Goliath of Internet Communications

Posted by admin on September 3, 2010 · 4 Comments

There are now over 500 million users active on Facebook. OK, we’ll stipulate that Facebook has become sort of the “Goliath” of Internet communications. But if Facebook is Goliath, then who is David? Email, according to a recent survey. The study was published by Prompt Communications, and it surveyed 300 Boston consumers about how they communicate with friends, family and associates [...]

Category: Facebook Connects, Facebook Policy

Dismiss Social Gaming as a Fad? Big Mistake!

Posted by admin on September 2, 2010 · 7 Comments

Now that Disney has made two major acquisitions in the social gaming arena within the space of one month, perhaps it’s time to take the phenomenon seriously. The multinational entertainment giant’s move into social gaming began in 2007 when Disney bought Club Penguin, a kids social network, for $350M. It followed that up by purchasing Wideload Games (whose founder was behind the creation of [...]

Category: Facebook Blog, Facebook Games

Online Retailers Continue Riding the Social Media Locomotive

Posted by admin on August 30, 2010 · 5 Comments

There is no longer any room for skepticism when it comes to the influence social media is now exerting over everyday commerce. The popularity of social media sites continues to grow exponentially, and online retailers are embracing that fact instead of fighting it. Before too long, everyone may be accessing favorite online merchants exclusively through Facebook or MySpace. The explosion of Facebook [...]

Category: Facebook Connects, Monetization, Social Media Marketing

Social Media: an Attractive New Target for Venture Capitalists

Posted by admin on August 25, 2010 · 6 Comments

One point five billion dollars. That’s how much venture capital the top three venture-funded, Internet-based companies have raised between them. And over 70% of it was dedicated to backing the growing wonder we call social media. So far, Facebook holds the honor of being the most widely VC-backed social media site in history. With over $670 million dollars invested by venture capitalists [...]

Category: Facebook Blog, Facebook Developers, Monetization

Building Brands the Social Media Way

Posted by admin on August 23, 2010 · 11 Comments

Has yesterday’s suggestion box been replaced by today’s social media phenomenon? A recent survey by Fleishman-Hillard and Harris Interactive suggests maybe so. The survey, published in June of 2010, examined the opinions of Internet users in seven different countries, including the US, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. One key element of the study was focused on companies [...]

Category: Advertising, Social Media Marketing

Social Gaming – A Huge Advertising Opportunity

Posted by admin on August 18, 2010 · 2 Comments

With recent estimates of social gaming revenues eclipsing $57 billion (according to DFC intelligence) the opportunities for meaningful advertising are becoming too attractive to ignore. And the most alluring part of those opportunities may well be advertising that occurs directly within the game itself – otherwise known as “in-game advertising.” Studies conducted by a branch of Microsoft [...]

Category: Advertising, Facebook Developers, Facebook Fan Page

iPhone for Facebook is now in App Stores

Posted by admin on September 2, 2009 · 1 Comment

The eagerly awaited iPhone 3.0 for Facebook is finally out in the market and is available in iTunes App Stores for iPhone and iTouch. The newer version was submitted to Apple 12 days before its final approval. Earlier, Facebook released snapshots and some details of the most anticipated application. Several new features have been added to application on iPhone for a much easier and simple but [...]

Category: Facebook Applications, Facebook Connects, Monetization

Tips to outbreak your Facebook notes like an epidemic

Posted by admin on August 27, 2009 · 1 Comment

No one is paying heed to your words? No one is reading your notes? Why would someone listen to you unless you have a word with them? Remember the old saying, “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”? Yes! People will give you attention if you will also show interest in them. But I don’t mean here that tagging is the way to resolve this. Analyze yourself. If someone tags you in a note, [...]

Category: Facebook Connects, Facebook Policy

Are you looking for a Facebook Social Game Developer?

Posted by admin on August 5, 2009 · 2 Comments

Its true that social game developers spend millions on facebook advertisements, likewise there must be a reason why they spent so much. Facebook may be generating significant revenues from these application developers spending on ads but it is without a doubt how beneficial the advertisements become as a resultant and help boost application developers business in the long run. It is no surprise [...]

Category: Facebook Developers, Facebook Games

Local business produces 74% of facebook Advertisement Revenues

Posted by admin on July 22, 2009 · 2 Comments

According to the released data by Borrell Associates, it has been reported that 74% of advertisement revenue is generated through local business on facebook. In order to be more precise and specific about the revenue generated, an estimate of $310 million will be coming from Local advertisers this year. According to another research conducted by Alley Insider, it has also been reported that [...]

Category: Advertising, Facebook Connects, Social Network

HAVE YOUR SAY – FACEBOOK AND TWITTER INTEGRATION ?

Posted by admin on July 16, 2009 · 0 Comment

There has been an endless rivalry competition going on for quiet some time in past months between facebook and twitter. Many users have been continuously looking forward for twitter and facebook integration and often wonder and question the possibilities of such combination of two leading social giants. It would certainly be worthwhile anticipating such an interesting combination. However, [...]

Category: Facebook Blog, Facebook Connects, Facebook Policy

Do you know you can earn Money from Facebook?

Posted by admin on July 14, 2009 · 76 Comments

There are various ways you can make money from facebook which include through pay per click advertising, or by promoting your brand, driving traffic to your affiliate proposals that have reasonable conversion rates. Not many people know this but facebook also offers banner app advertisement applications that give you the advantage to post these offers to your profiles for free as well and be able [...]

Category: Advertising, Facebook Connects, Social Media Marketing