Birthdays - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:18 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates 29th Birthday The youngest CEO on the Fortune 500 list can celebrate, as Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg turns 29 Tuesday. It has been quite a year for Zuckerberg, who was born May 14, 1984.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/mark-zuckerberg-celebrates-29th-birthday_b117390#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/mark-zuckerberg-celebrates-29th-birthday_b117390 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117390 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:33:37 +0000 Facebook Gifting App EGifter Starts Using Algorithm To Go Beyond Birthdays Several Facebook gifting applications have relied upon birthdays to get users to interact. But eGifter, an app from GroupGifting.com, wants to change that. The team recently introduced to its app an algorithm to recommend good times to give gifts other than birthdays. For instance, if a friend posts that they’re celebrating a milestone such as a baby, engagement, or new job, eGifter will learn this and recommend a gift.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-egifter-algorith_b116173#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-egifter-algorith_b116173 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116173 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:07:16 +0000 Facebook Users Seeing Unanswered Friend Requests In Notifications Area Of News Feed Some Facebook users are seeing friend requests that they have not yet responded to appear in the notifications area of their News Feeds, right under birthdays and events.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/unanswered-friend-requests-notifications-area_b114576#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/unanswered-friend-requests-notifications-area_b114576 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114576 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:00:52 +0000 Cleverbug Starts Delivering Facebook E-Cards Cleverbug, which takes the Facebook birthday and greeting card experience to a tangible level, has announced that it will start offering e-cards over the social network. Users can design Facebook e-cards via the Cleverbug iOS app and send them to friends for free.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/cleverbug-facebook-e-cards_b114126#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/cleverbug-facebook-e-cards_b114126 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114126 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:35:51 +0000 Facebook Testing $4 Discounts On Gifts Facebook’s latest attempt to promote its gifts feature involves a test of discounts of as high as 80 percent.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/discounts-on-gifts_b111801#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/discounts-on-gifts_b111801 http://allfacebook.com/?p=111801 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:48:45 +0000 Mitt Romney Breaks Facebook Silence To Wish Paul Ryan Happy Birthday Is there a better reason to break a period of Facebook silence than wishing a friend and colleague a happy birthday? Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took to the social network Tuesday to acknowledge the 43rd birthday of his running mate, Paul Ryan, marking Romney’s first post of 2013 and just his third since Nov. 7, the day after Election Day.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/mitt-romney-paul-ryan-happy-birthday_b109648#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/mitt-romney-paul-ryan-happy-birthday_b109648 http://allfacebook.com/?p=109648 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:44:36 +0000 Cleverbug Creates Engaging Birthday Cards With Facebook Photos While there are several platforms that try to make the birthday experience more special on Facebook, iOS application Cleverbug feels that it can revolutionize the way birthday cards are given. By allowing users to pick from their friends’ Facebook photos and getting mutual friends into the fun, Cleverbug allows people to create engaging memories that go far beyond a simple “Happy birthday!” timeline post.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/cleverbug_b108526#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/cleverbug_b108526 http://allfacebook.com/?p=108526 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:14:03 +0000 Facebook Alters Life Events Notifications To Make It Easier To Send Gifts Late last month, Facebook rolled out its Gifts feature to all U.S. users. Now the social network is making sure that users know it’s an option for birthdays. Recently, Facebook tweaked the top-right corner life events notification area to make Gifts a more prominent factor.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-alters-life-events-notifications-to-make-it-easier-to-send-gifts_b107689#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-alters-life-events-notifications-to-make-it-easier-to-send-gifts_b107689 http://allfacebook.com/?p=107689 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:39:36 +0000 CountMeIn Enters Facebook Social Gifting App Fray Another take on Facebook social gifting applications comes by way of Toronto in the form of CountMeIn, which offers a fairly standard list of features for the genre, along with a charitable bent.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/countmein_b106762#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/countmein_b106762 http://allfacebook.com/?p=106762 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:07:01 +0000 Amazon Friends & Family Gifting Feature Taps Into Data On Facebook Friends Ecommerce giant Amazon incorporated Facebook into its new Friends & Family Gifting feature, which allows its customers to tap into the social network, as well as Twitter and Pinterest, for shopping help.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/amazon-friends-family-gifting_b106661#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/amazon-friends-family-gifting_b106661 http://allfacebook.com/?p=106661 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:09:43 +0000 Let Them Eat Cake: Facebook Rolls Out New Birthdays Icon Facebook changed the icon that appears next to friends’ birthdays on users’ homepages into one resembling a birthday cake.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/new-birthdays-icon_b105409#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/new-birthdays-icon_b105409 http://allfacebook.com/?p=105409 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:28:05 +0000 Facebook On Advertising, Monetization During 3Q Earnings Call: We’re Just Getting Started A common theme during Facebook’s third-quarter earnings call Tuesday was the fact that many of the social network’s monetization efforts launched in the past few months, and evaluating their progress as of Sept. 30 was too soon in most cases.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/advertising-monetization-3q_b102943#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/advertising-monetization-3q_b102943 http://allfacebook.com/?p=102943 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:06:28 +0000 Birthdays Move To Top Of Facebook Mobile News Feed Facebook recently launched Gifts, allowing users to purchase items for a friend’s birthday or any other special occasion. Now the company is pushing Gifts to mobile. Originally, birthdays on mobile were grouped in with events and not readily seen from the news feed. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to AllFacebook that birthdays have been moved to the top of the mobile news feed, and this will be the way that people can purchase items for friends through Gifts.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/birthday-mobile-news-feed_b101829#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/birthday-mobile-news-feed_b101829 http://allfacebook.com/?p=101829 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:14:18 +0000 Social Gifting Is Booming On Facebook We all know the five-second reaction to seeing a friend’s birthday on Facebook — a basic greeting posted to their timeline. What if you want to do more? Several companies are filling the gap and making a statement with social gifting, allowing people to give real-life presents to their friends. While entities such as Wrapp and Gifties are getting a foothold in the market, Facebook announced Thursday the launch of Gifts, a native program where users can give things such as Gund teddy bears, Starbucks gift cards, and Star Wars flash drives.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/social-gifting-is-booming-on-facebook_b100822#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/social-gifting-is-booming-on-facebook_b100822 http://allfacebook.com/?p=100822 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:40:12 +0000 Facebook For BlackBerry Update Enhances Icons And Birthday Alerts The Facebook application for Apple iOS devices recently got a major facelift, and an update for Android is coming soon. But what about BlackBerry? The mobile company announced Thursday that Facebook for BlackBerry has been updated. New features include enhanced icons, birthday reminders, and more support for Facebook events.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-blackberry-3-2_b99593#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-blackberry-3-2_b99593 http://allfacebook.com/?p=99593 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:57:34 +0000