Facebook is now offering its users the ability to receive their friends’ status updates via text message on their phones. If you click on the "subscribe via SMS" link below your friends’ profile pics, you get their latest updates this way.
Paid Search Tips From Microsoft, Facebook, And Others
Companies that have made it this far should feel hopeful about the future; we may finally be coming out of the recession. Not everything’s back to normal, though – just ask General Motors – and so if you’re in the position of needing to justify the use of paid search (or just wanting to get better at it), a session at SMX Advanced aimed to help.
Facebook Posts New Payment Terms
Update: The terms are now live.
Original Article: Facebook announced today that it has posted a draft of its Payments Terms to better explain how financial transactions will take place. The terms were created as a means to govern purchases made through the site.
Facebook Page Admins Have a Face Too
Isn’t it ironic that a social-networking site with “Face” in the name won’t allow you to put multiple “faces” behind your corporation/brand?
Time Spent On Facebook Up 700%
Research from Nielsen shows that time spent on Facebook is up 700% from a year ago (that’s April ’08 to April ’09). Meanwhile, MySpace has experienced -31% year-over-year growth.
Winners Of Competition Receive Big Help From Facebook
You have to give Facebook credit. They get in the news more a lot. Maybe it’s investment. Maybe it’s a look at their numbers. Maybe it’s someone on the executive team has a hang nail. You name it they are there.
The Ever Changing Demographics Of Facebook
Question for you rock and roll historians: Do you remember Sammy Hagar (The Red Rocker prior to his days as the front man for Van Hagar Halen)? Do you remember the song that made him just famous enough to replace David Lee Roth? It was “I Can’t Drive 55”.
Facebook Top Display Ad Publisher In UK
comScore has announced the launch of its ad tracking service, Ad Metrix within the U.K.
The service offers details about where display ads are viewed online and the demographic information of the audience reached. Ad Metrix also captures multiple varieties of display advertising, including banner ads, rich media and video ads.
Soviet Business Prodigy Drops $200 Million On Facebook
Facebook announced today the company will accept a $200 million investment from Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies. A couple hundred million nets Digital Sky just under two percent equity in Facebook at a $10 billion valuation.
Other companies with similar offers in recent weeks were rejected by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, primarily because Zuckerberg did not wish to lose control of the board of directors. Zuckerberg currently holds one seat and one empty one to secure control of the company.
Facebook App Directory Overhaul Launched
Update: Facebook launched the App Directory, App Verification Program, and ne App Profile Pages today.
Original Article: In the coming weeks, Facebook will formally launch its App Verification program, a new Application Directory, and new App Profile Pages, a spokesperson for Facebook tells Murdok. Each of these will allow users to more easily discover and interact with the applications that are most relevant and valuable to them, they say.