As regular readers will know, I’m wary of Facebook applications. I’m especially wary of ones that require or (in the case of AceBucks) imitate real money. But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense that Buddy Media, which owns the AceBucks app, has raised $1.5 million.
Facebook To Expand Globally
Facebook has plans to translate its Web site into foreign languages as it attempts to capture a larger share of the global market.
Facebook Called Out On Safety Claims
The popular social networking Web site Facebook is drawing heavy criticism from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and could have a consumer fraud charge brought against it.
Searching Facebook Apps with Clever Hippo
Clever Hippo is a search engine for Facebook Apps. Their mission is to make it easier for Facebook users to find cool applications.
The Facebook/Microsoft Plot Thickens
Monday, it looked like Microsoft was interested in buying 5% of Facebook for a sum of $300-500 million. The following day, the plot thickened as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Seattle—and Microsoft—according to CNNMoney.com.
Stanford’s Facebook App Development Group
Today I noticed that a couple of my Facebook friends joined the group: Creating New Apps for Facebook (New Stanford Course).
Is Facebook Doing Enough About Perverts?
I know, you were all shocked last month when I had to break the news to you that there were perverts on the Internet—even on the hallowed (and supposedly fenced-in) “grounds” of Facebook.
$10 Billion For Facebook Makes Some Sense
$10 billion is a lot of money, but some say that’s how much Facebook is worth. $15 billion is, of course, even more, and the social network’s value has also been connected to that figure. Believe it or not, this isn’t total lunacy.
Is Facebook Worth $10 Billion?
The latest rumors being reported that Microsoft might invest a 5 percent stake in Facebook worth up to $500 million that would give the social networking site a valuation of $10 billion the question becomes is Facebook really worth that much money?
Facebook Beats MySpace In UK
An impressive piece of news came out of the UK today: Facebook has overtaken MySpace in terms of unique visitors. But strangely, Facebook was overtaken by a network called PerfSpot in terms of growth.