By now we’re sure you’ve heard about Google +. It’s Google’s latest foray into doing something that isn’t just search results. And we got in on the beta testing (as far as you know, we’re pretty important), so we’ve had a chance to check it out a little bit. And Read more…
Oh brother, what people won’t do. There is an investigation being conducted by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel looking into possible fraud in Wisconsin’s FoodShare program. One of the problems they found is that there are people illegally buying and selling food stamps…on Facebook? A report on Sunday said that the newspaper Read more…
Facebook is constantly making changes to their interface. Sometimes it’s good, and other times I wonder why they needed to be tinkering with a certain aspect of their site. This new one should be a good thing, at least for advertisers. Facebook is introducing Broad Category targeting, which will help Read more…
A report in Reuters today says that Facebook and Google are looking at purchasing Skype to bolster their video chat services. Supposedly, they’d be paying around $3-$4 billion. But, is video chat really that great? When do people ever use it? They use it to talk to family members and Read more…
You may or may not have noticed a recent Facebook issue with regards to notifications. It seems that somehow all the notifications for events and the like were reversed. In other words, if you asked not to receive certain notifications, you received them. And if you asked to receive certain Read more…
If you’re on Facebook, you’ve surely seen one or more of your friends with a hacked status. Some spammer gets into their account and all of a sudden they are selling their Kindle so that they can buy a new iPad that they just love or whatever. It’s incredibly obnoxious. Read more…
After airlines offered passengers free in-flight Wi-Fi over the holidays, there is another promotion coming down the pike. Specifically, these airlines are going to offer free in-flight Facebook for the month of February. Various airlines are partnering with Gogo Inflight Internet to make Facebook available to their passengers. These airlines Read more…
Thanks to former Philadelphia Eagles tight end Luther Broughton for tipping us off on this one. While the execs at Facebook have certainly been able to monetize the social media giant, this might be the point where people start to get tweaked. Facebook has unveiled a new advertising opportunity for Read more…
At the Inside Social Apps conference, Facebook CTO Bret Taylor said that moving forward, mobile will be the company’s “primary focus.” And apparently, it’s not just lip service. Facebook confirmed recently that they purchased the mobile ad firm Rel8tion for its first mobile ad effort. “Mobile is inherently social,” Taylor Read more…
We’ve been telling you that this blog isn’t about us, and it’s not. However, when we get quoted in a story of this size, we like to pass it along. It lets everyone know that from time to time, we know what we are doing. I was quoted in this Read more…