As if parents don’t have enough to worry about raising kids, it was recently reported that police in one Massachusetts town were looking into how a number of female teens’ Facebook profile pictures and images of them on some other social networking sites ended up on a porn site.
According to authorities, someone swiped more than a dozen Facebook profi… Read the rest
Facebook Stock Symbol (FB) – Zuck worth $28B – 13 other IPO facts
Facebook’s Stock Symbol is FB. 13 other Facebook IPO bits:
Mark Zuckerberg expected to be worth $28 Billion post IPO.
Facebook disclosed they haven’t been able to monetize mobile.
85% of Facebook revenue is from advertising.
Facebook made over $1 Billion in profit in 2011.
Morgan Stanley will take them public.
IPO expected to make over 1,000 m… Read the rest
Facebook IPO What You Need to Know?
Pending Facebook IPO – What You Need to Know:
Exchange: Don’t know if it’s NYSE or NASDAQ, in fact Facebook doesn’t even need to disclose when they file
Morgan Stanley will take them public
Expected market cap of $5Billion
Expected to go public this afternoon, but may slip to tomorrow
Buy the time the general public can buy a share th… Read the rest
Facebook EdgeRank Ninjutsu: Social Marketing Discussion with Taulbee Jackson
Did you know that there is an invisible, silent force that determines your Facebook success, and that mastering this force can give you an advantage over your competitors?
That force is called EdgeRank, and we sat down with Taulbee Jackson, President and CEO of Raidious, one of the leading interactive marketing companies, to discuss how marketers can harn… Read the rest
Facebook Reaches Out to Those Considering Suicide
Whether it is being distraught over the loss of a job, a financial situation, a relationship that comes to an end, bullying or other major problems in life, suicide is oftentimes a consideration for those seeing no other way out.
According to U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin’s office, approximately 100 Americans die by suicide each day, and 36,0… Read the rest
Social Commerce: Converting the Last Mile
In the combative world of online marketing managers like me, a measurable and effective channel to the “last mile” of conversion is critical. While I know, my Tweets and Facebook updates are creating interest and possible traffic to my site, I cannot with a 100% certainty have an attribution mapping system for these sources. Group buying comb… Read the rest
Social Media Case Study: Arizona Office of Tourism
Situation:
The Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) wanted to grow and expand their social media presence in an effort to reach a larger audience more efficiently. Up until this point, they had relied heavily on traditional media: TV, print, billboards and collateral. AOT’s main objective is to promote travel within Arizona, and they wanted to connect and e… Read the rest
Social Media Case Study: Insert Gamer
Situation:
Insert Gamer was looking to further penetrate into the social media arena and build their internet gaming network (IGN). Facebook specifically, they were looking to significantly increase their fan base with qualified consumers.
Action:
They started by placing ads on their competitors Facebook pages, driving users to the Insert Gamer pag… Read the rest
Could Your Young Daughter’s Racy Photos on Facebook Lead to a Lawsuit?
In a day and age when it seems like everyone is lawsuit hungry, yet another wild case has made its way to the social networking headlines.
As the BBC recently reported, an Irish father is suing Facebook for allowing the social networking giant to run racy photos of his 12-year-old daughter. The father’s legal representation claims “She (the daughter)… Read the rest
Would You March on Facebook?
Interestingly enough there is a Facebook page called Send in the Troops, it has a crazy number of people who LIKE it – over 14,000. Why I say crazy is that the page is all about you marching (in the dead of night, well 9pm UK time) and liking 100s of pages in that time frame with both your personal profile and business page. On their page they “brag” about getting 16… Read the rest





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