Social Media News & Events

Facebook celebrates $1.27B IPO with all-night hackathon: sends a message to Wall Street

Facebook celebrates $1.27B IPO with all-night hackathon: sends a message to Wall Streetby Nate Devore May 18, 2012 Editors Pick

Photo credit: By Francis Luu Facebook has officially gone public at a value of $1.27B. The company initially began trading shares at around $42 but that quickly dropped down to…

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Facebook Acquires Mobile start-up Lightbox just before IPO

Facebook Acquires Mobile start-up Lightbox just before IPOby Nate Devore May 18, 2012 Editors Pick

Just days before Facebook‘s IPO, the company has acquired Lightbox, a photo sharing app for Android.  It’s clear that Zuckerberg wants to improve the network’s mobile experience for its estimated…

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“Apps for Good” Partnership Teaches Youth to Code Social Apps on Facebook

"Apps for Good" Partnership Teaches Youth to Code Social Apps on Facebookby Sajib April 22, 2012 Social Media

Facebook is partnering with Apps for Good, a London-based non-profit company, to help teach unemployed youth to code apps on the Facebook platform. According to Apps for Good, they  work…

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Facebook Begins Rolling Out Fan Page Offers on News Feeds

Facebook Begins Rolling Out Fan Page Offers on News Feedsby Sajib April 18, 2012 Editors Pick

Last month Facebook unveiled the new timeline for brand pages. During that transition, Facebook “beta tested” offers with select brands on Facebook. Now it seems offers will be available to other brand…

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Facebook Shares User’s Personal Info to Help Law Enforcement: More than you think

Facebook Shares User's Personal Info to Help Law Enforcement: More than you thinkby Sajib April 17, 2012 Social Media

It’s no surprise that law enforcement agencies often ask Facebook for a suspect’s information when attempting to track down wanted fugitives and law breakers. Until recently, no one outside of Facebook ever…

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Springpad Note-taking App Goes Social with Pinterest-like Interface

Springpad Note-taking App Goes Social with Pinterest-like Interfaceby Sajib April 14, 2012 Social Media

Springpad is an elegant note-taking application similar to Evernote. But now the team has taking the app to a new level by introducing Smart Notebooks. Now you can create a…

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Google Plus Enjoys Steady Growth in March: Visits up by 27%

Google Plus Enjoys Steady Growth in March: Visits up by 27%by Sajib April 9, 2012 Social Media

Although many technology journalists and experts claim that Google+ is a ghost town and will continue to be, new reports tell a different story. The social networking site by Search…

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New Pinterest Clone Arrives in India, Appropriately Named “Pintile”

New Pinterest Clone Arrives in India, Appropriately Named "Pintile"by Sajib April 4, 2012 Social Media

It didn’t take long until Pinterest became an Internet craze. It also didn’t take long before it was copied. Pinterest is an online board where you can pin all of…

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Who’s More Influential? New Klout Matchup Tool Lets You Vote

Who's More Influential? New Klout Matchup Tool Lets You Voteby Sajib April 2, 2012 Social Media

Klout is an online service that determines how much influence you have on social networking sites. It uses different criteria to come up with a score that says how influential…

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Google to Launch Third-Party Commenting Platform with Google Plus

Google to Launch Third-Party Commenting Platform with Google Plusby Sajib March 31, 2012 Social Media

Google is rumored to launch a new commenting platform that will be closely integrated into their new social network Google Plus, web services and Google Search. According to Tech-WD blogger…

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