In the worst-kept-secret department, location-based mobile service Gowalla confirmed that it has been acquired by Facebook.
Facebook's Acquisition Of Gowalla Is Official
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Loytr Application Brings Facebook Timeline To IPad Users
Loytr, the maker of popular Facebook iPad app MyPad, turned its attention to the upcoming timeline profile with the release of its new iPad app, Timelines for Facebook.
Facebook Timeline Covers Keep Revving Their Engines
Timeline, timeline, wherefore art thou, timeline? The lack of a confirmed rollout date hasn’t stopped Facebook developers from continuing to introduce or update cover photo creation tools.
Facebook Timeline Users Can Now Past Date Photos
Late last month, Facebook introduced the ability for users with the new timeline profile to time-stamp their status updates. That capability has been extended to photos, as well.
‘Read,’ ‘Listen’ Join Ticker For Some Facebook Users
“Like” is finally welcoming some company at the Facebook verb table, being joined, for some users, by “listen” and “read.”
Facebook Restores News Feed To Previous Design, Sort Of
Facebook has gotten the message that people don’t like the news feed changes, and soon you’ll be able to revert to the previous format if you’d like. Or choose to see everything in chronological order.
Verbs Could Open Up A $40 Billion Market For Facebook
Facebook may have opened the door to marketers’ use of several verbs besides “like,” but the company appears to be stalling — so a market worth up to $40 billion has yet to be tapped. billion.
FanGager Boasts More Visibility In Facebook News Feed
Social customer-relationship-management platform FanGager released a suite of more than 100 interactive applications for Facebook pages, promising brands greater visibility in the changed news feed.
Facebook News Feed Favors Pages With 1,000+ Fans
Facebook’s altered news feed may benefit pages with 100,000 fans or more, while harming those with fewer than 1,000 fans.
Comedy Becomes Reality With Facebook Slow-Poke
When “Saturday Night Live” star Andy Samberg spoofed Mark Zuckerberg prior to the Facebook co-founder and chief executive officer’s keynote speech at the f8 developers conference last month, he introduced several new fake features, including the “Slow Poke.” That one isn’t fake anymore.
