Before today, I don’t think I’d ever heard of the British National Party – guess I need to brush up on my racist, far-right organizations. But it would seem that Vodafone and five other major corporations know the name, and they pulled out of deals with Facebook after their ads were placed on the BNP’s profile page.
Top 10 Facebook Apps
OK, the TechCrunch interns tell us about their top 10 favorite Facebook applications. Now, since the interns are 20-somethings I expected that I’d have a different take on what we needed and so I talked through it on my Kyte.tv channel.
Here’s the TechCrunch Intern’s apps:
Facebook’s Rates Rise By 100 Percent
Yesterday afternoon, Valleywag gave the world its first look at a Facebook rate card, and we discovered that, in February, the company charged $150,000 per sponsored group. Now a much more recent rate card has been published – this one’s from June – and Facebook has increased its fee to $300,000.
Facebook May Face Problems Due To Predators
Facebook’s done pretty well for itself – strong growth, IPO- and acquisition-related options, and as much buzz as a company could wish for. But a handful of sex offenders have been identified as members, and Facebook’s starting to have issues that are reminiscent of “that other” social networking site.
Rumor: Facebook Makes $90 Million Per Year
Sponsorships on networking site Facebook rack up some nice revenue for Mark Zuckerberg and company, but perhaps not quite enough to justify valuing it in the $8 billion range.
The Ban on Employees Accessing Facebook
Earlier this month, in FIR #254, Shel and I discussed quite an interesting story of what one company did regarding employee access to and use of Facebook.
Facebook: High & Mighty
As instigator of the unofficial Facebook rumor blog, I figured I should cover this story (better late than never)! According to TheDeal.com’s David Shabelman, there’s a good reason Facebook isn’t being acquired: they want way more than they’re really worth.
Facebook Widgets Cause Dramatic Traffic Increase
In what there calling "The Facebook Effect," metrics firm Quantcast says widgets developed on the Facebook platform are driving substantial traffic spikes for the websites they’re connected to.
PayPal Flashing Cash For Facebook Apps
Looking for inroads to 30 million and growing Facebook users, PayPal is asking third-party developers to create the next killer PayPal app for the social network.
Facebook’s “Skip This Step” Button Disappears
Facebook users are a vocal crowd, and the latest outcry occurred when the social network tried to trace connections between them. According to company reps, it was only a glitch, and everything is now back to the way it was.