Today, according to the Facebook blog, Facebook’s 200 millionth active user joined the most popular social network in the world.
Lenten Sacrifices Don’t Make A Dent In Facebook Traffic
In late February stories about Christians giving up Facebook for Lent were all over the Web. There was so much hype about it one might have wondered if Facebook traffic would suddenly fall off in the month before Easter, which is Sunday. According to Hitwise, not so much.
Facebook Unveils New TOS On April 16th
This year April 16th is no longer just the day after your taxes must be done (or extensions filed depending on what’s going on). This day is now a new Opening Day of sorts. It is the day the Facebook’s new terms of service (TOS) will be unveiled after the 30 day public comment period.
Facebook Works with the Blind on Accessibility
Have you ever tried to imagine what it would be like to use Facebook as a blind person? If not, try to do so. It’s not the easiest thing in the world is it?
Well, Facebook has been working with the American Foundation for the Blind to make it easier. A couple years ago, the AFB approached Facebook about making the social network more accessible to the blind and visually impaired.
Give Facebook Real Money So You Can Give Friends Fake Money
Facebook is really stretching the boundaries of a lot of things lately. The newest ‘deal’ they are offering their users is, how do I say this, pretty stupid.
Facebook Readies Next Steps in Governance
Back in February Facebook announced its new governance structure, which would allow people to comment for a 30-day period on proposed documents – Facebook Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. The 30-day period recently ended, and Facebook is ready to take the next steps.
Facebook Testing New Ad Format?
Update: I contacted Facebook asking for more details on the testing, and I was given only the following official statement from the company:
Facebook CFO Waves Goodbye To Company
In the latest episode of “How the Facebook Turns” CFO Gideon Yu has been sent packing. The report at All Things Digital says the move appears to be in preparation of an initial public offering (IPO).
Easier Flash/Facebook Integration
Update: More from the press release, which has since come out:
Documentation, example applications and code are now available at http://www.adobe.com/go/facebook for developers to get started building rich applications with Adobe Flash and Flex software, and Facebook Platform.
Stats Show Facebook Users Love Webcams
Despite its obvious success, YouTube’s long been regarded as something of a loser in the video-sharing community because of its clips’ poor visual quality. It looks like there’s a new contender in the huge selection/iffy picture category, however, as it turns out that at least 40 percent of the videos uploaded to Facebook come from webcams.