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Apple - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:38:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 REPORT: Fate Of Israel Development Center, Employees Holding Up Facebook-Waze Talks

Facebook’s efforts to acquire satellite navigation startup Waze in a deal potentially valued at as high as $1 billion have hit a major roadblock, as Israeli daily newspaper Calcalist reported that Waze’s co-founders and CEO are balking at the shuttering of the company’s development center in Israel and the relocation of some of its employees to the social network’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/israel-development-center-employees-waze_b117267#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/israel-development-center-employees-waze_b117267 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117267 Mon, 13 May 2013 14:21:09 +0000 U.S. Facebook Users Becoming More Mobile-Centric

Contrary to an erroneous report in The Guardian last week, Facebook isn’t losing users in the U.S. They’re just changing up their habits. According to figures provided to AllFacebook by Nielsen, Facebook users are shifting more of their social network time to their mobile devices and away from desktop. In March 2013, U.S. visitors to Facebook’s mobile application (Android & iOS) spent an average of 6 hours, 49 minutes on the site, compared to 6 hours, 44 minutes on average on desktop.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/u-s-facebook-users-becoming-more-mobile-centric_b117162#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/u-s-facebook-users-becoming-more-mobile-centric_b117162 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117162 Fri, 10 May 2013 14:38:30 +0000 REPORT: Facebook In Talks To Acquire Waze

Another billion-dollar deal may be on tap for Facebook, as Calcalist, a daily newspaper in Israel, reported that the social network is in talks to acquire satellite navigation startup Waze for $800 million to $1 billion.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/waze-talks_b117035#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/waze-talks_b117035 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117035 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:30:18 +0000 Facebook Software Engineer Josh Wiseman Joins The Social + Capital Partnership

Facebook Software Engineer Josh Wiseman, who has contributed to pretty much every aspect of the site — Timeline, chat, photos, videos, and more — has left the company for an engineer-in-residence position with The Social + Capital Partnership, according to AllThingsD.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/josh-wiseman-social-capital_b117010#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/josh-wiseman-social-capital_b117010 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117010 Wed, 08 May 2013 17:42:32 +0000 Facebook Messenger For IOS Gets Stickers, Swipe-To-Delete Feature

Stickers are spreading through Facebook’s applications. Facebook updated its Messenger for iOS app Monday, adding stickers and the ability to swipe to delete conversations. Stickers were previously available on the main Facebook for iOS app, but now they’ve been added to the stand-alone Messenger app.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-messenger-ios-sticker-delete_b116725#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-messenger-ios-sticker-delete_b116725 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116725 Mon, 06 May 2013 21:29:46 +0000 Facebook’s 1Q Lobbying Tab: $2.45M

You can’t get to 1.11 billion friends without spending a few dollars: Consumer Watchdog reported that the social network spent $2.45 million on lobbying efforts during the first quarter of 2013, up a whopping 277 percent from $650,000 in the year-earlier period.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/1q-2013-lobbying_b116603#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/1q-2013-lobbying_b116603 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116603 Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:09 +0000 Two Quiet, High-Profile Hires For Facebook

According to reports, Facebook has quietly hired Richard Williamson, who led the ill-fated Apple Maps effort and was fired last November, and Loren Brichter, designer of the original Twitter iPhone application and word-puzzle game Letterpress.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/richard-williamson-loren-brichter_b115433#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/richard-williamson-loren-brichter_b115433 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115433 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:35:40 +0000 Facebook Home Starts Rolling Out Internationally

When Facebook Home was launched for U.S. Android users on selected devices, many users in other countries wondered when they would be able to experience the company’s newest mobile feature. That day is Tuesday, according to AllThingsD. Facebook Home will start rolling out Tuesday to international users.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-home-starts-rolling-out-internationally_b115389#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-home-starts-rolling-out-internationally_b115389 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115389 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:44:48 +0000 Facebook Chat Heads, Stickers Coming To IOS Although Apple will likely not cede the iPhone’s home screen for Facebook Home, iOS users Tuesday will get access to Chat Heads capability. Facebook announced that iPhone and iPad users will have this update sometime Tuesday and be able to use the company’s newest messaging feature. Additionally, iPad owners will be switched over to the redesigned News Feed with this update.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-chat-heads-ios-stickers_b115375#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-chat-heads-ios-stickers_b115375 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115375 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:13:06 +0000 Will Facebook Home Find A Home On IPhone, Windows Phone?

Facebook Home still has that new-home smell, but the rumors are already swirling about the mobile overlay being added to other operating systems, such as Apple’s iOS and Microsoft’s Windows Phone.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/home-iphone-windows-phone-rumors_b115348#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/home-iphone-windows-phone-rumors_b115348 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115348 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:20:31 +0000 5 Tips For Mastering Mobile Facebook Advertising

Recently, eMarketer announced that mobile Facebook advertising now receives more mobile display advertising dollars than any other network or platform, including major players like Google. Here are five ways to master mobile advertising on Facebook if you’re late to the game.

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]]> Guest Writer http://allfacebook.com/5-tips-mobile-facebook-advertising_b114853#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/5-tips-mobile-facebook-advertising_b114853 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114853 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:15:14 +0000 Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Trying To Get Civil Suit Subpoena Quashed

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg was able to get a scheduled April 23 deposition in a civil suit against seven technology companies delayed until May 21 or 23, and now she is trying to get it quashed altogether.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/sheryl-sandberg-try-subpoena-quashed_b114780#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/sheryl-sandberg-try-subpoena-quashed_b114780 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114780 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:32:40 +0000 What Others Are Saying About Facebook Home

Facebook Thursday unveiled the closest thing to a Facebook phone, with Home. Select Android devices will have access to Home starting April 12, and it will later become available to more users. This news was met with curiosity, excitement, and a little bit of fear, knowing that Facebook would go from being a part of the phone to being a part of the entire mobile experience.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/what-others-are-saying-about-facebook-home_b114593#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/what-others-are-saying-about-facebook-home_b114593 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114593 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:25:04 +0000 Mark Zuckerberg On Home: ‘It’s Not An Operating System. It’s Not Running Code. It’s A Platform.’

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke with Fortune Senior Writer Jessi Hempel last week, one week before the social network’s introduction of its Home overlay for Android phones, saying of Facebook’s earlier mobile efforts, “We were just kind of really behind in terms of the quality level we wanted to be providing.”

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/zuckerberg-fortune-jessi-hempel-home_b114585#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/zuckerberg-fortune-jessi-hempel-home_b114585 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114585 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:10:12 +0000 Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg May Testify In Tech Recruiting Lawsuit

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg may take the stand in an antitrust lawsuit stemming from her days as Google’s vice president of global sales and operations. Google, Intuit, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Pixar, and Lucasfilm are the subject of a civil suit. The companies are criticized for allegedly keeping wages lower by agreeing not to poach employees from each other.

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