Alleged questionable tactics by underwriters prior to Facebook’s initial public offering last Friday continue to surface, with the latest report involving Capital Research and Management.
Allegations Continue To Mar Facebook IPO
Facebook Pages Manager Offers Push Notifications
Facebook is allowing users of its new Pages Manager iPhone application for page administrators to receive push notifications via the app when Facebook users post or comment on their pages.
Facebook Displays Percent Of Users Who Like Pages Who Have Seen Specific Posts
Facebook continues to quietly add and tweak features behind-the-scenes, without fanfare or announcements, and the latest example is the addition of a percentage link to posts on brand pages, which enables page administrators to see what percentage of the users who like the page have seen the post.
Zao Expands Job Referral Process To Facebook Friends, LinkedIn Contacts
Companies leaning on their employees for job referrals during the hiring process is nothing new, but why leave out potential contributors such as trusted former employees, or contacts who work for partners and vendors? That was the thinking behind Zao, which makes its official debut today.
GraphicMail, Janrain Engage Enable Email Newsletter Signup Via Facebook Credentials
Hosted email marketing solution GraphicMail added social signup from Janrain Engage to its clients’ customizable newsletter signup forms, allowing them to sign in with their Facebook account information, or credentials from more than 25 other social networks, including Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn, and MySpace.
Facebook To Allow Advertisers To Purchase Premium Ads Via Power Editor, API
Facebook is working with developers and ad agencies on giving advertisers more ways to purchase premium ads.
Facebook Insights Adds Information On Apps’ Unique Users
Facebook added several metrics to its insights to help application developers more closely track unique users.
Facebook Marketing Platform Vitrue Scooped Up By Oracle
Facebook and social marketing and engagement platform Vitrue apparently marketed and engaged a giant in the computer hardware and software industry, as Oracle announced Wednesday that it agreed to acquire the company. Terms were not disclosed.
Report: Facebook IPO Underwriters Gain $100M From Efforts To Stabilize Stock
Not bad for a day’s work: According to published reports, the underwriters of Facebook’s initial public offering made about $100 million for their efforts to stabilize the scuffling stock.
Report: NYSE Swoops In On Facebook In Attempt To Take Advantage Of Nasdaq Issues
The New York Stock Exchange pounced in an attempt to take advantage of rival exchange Nasdaq’s issues with Facebook’s initial public offering last Friday, with parent company NYSE Euronext reportedly in talks with the social network.
