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Facebook Trying To Give Users More Control, Richer Experiences With Apps

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:45:41 +0000

People are increasingly engaging with Facebook-connected applications such as Pandora, Nike+, and Endomondo. They want to be able to tell more stories using these apps, but they also desire more control over how the apps post to Facebook and what information is accessed. On the eve of the Facebook platform’s sixth anniversary, the company discussed how it has brought third-party developers into the fold and what’s next for Facebook-connected apps.

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Facebook Marketing Platform Page Centrex Ends Free Services

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:40:20 +0000

One Public, which produces the Public Marketing Cloud, announced to AllFacebook Tuesday that it is turning its free Facebook marketing platform, Page Centrex, into a paid service. Last year, One Public launched Page Centrex and saw it grow to more than 100,000 business users, but now the service has to change in order to meet the engineering needs of the program.

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Avast Acquires Facebook App Security Firm Secure.me

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:53:54 +0000

Secure.me, a watchdog for Facebook application security, has been acquired by Avast Software, a popular antivirus software company. Secure.me has connected with 90 million Facebook profiles around the world, alerting users to how much information their apps are taking.

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Raytheon Celebrates National Engineers Week With Facebook Contest

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:13:36 +0000

As a salute to National Engineers Week (Feb. 17 to 23), Raytheon launched a Facebook campaign to bring engineering into the everyday lives of K-12 students. Through Build It Better, students can earn money for their classrooms by using the application on Raytheon’s MathMovesU Facebook page to engineer a better flow for an aspect of their school.

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How To Grow Your Business Using Facebook

Guest Writer — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:30:22 +0000

Last week, the owner of a social media consultancy contacted me via LinkedIn to ask for tips on “articulating her Facebook pitch” to prospective clients. She has many clients, she said, who aren’t convinced that they need to have a presence on what is still the most popular social network. This woman clearly knows her stuff, so her inquiry made me realize that even though Facebook has such a dominant presence, many businesses still do not see its full potential.

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RunKeeper Leads The Pack With Facebook’s Open Graph

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:56:30 +0000

Many Facebook applications help users get into shape or keep steady fitness regimens. Not all of them have become as wildly popular as RunKeeper, which was in the spotlight Tuesday on Facebook’s developers blog. RunKeeper found that those who connected their Facebook accounts to the app were much more active in real-life.

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Facebook Scraps Specific App Metrics, Moves To Tiers

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:22:02 +0000

It’s not just Instagram: Facebook plans to change the way all applications are measured. In a post on its developer blog Wednesday, Facebook noted that instead of revealing specific metrics such as apps’ actual monthly active user and daily active user totals, the social network will instead rank apps and place them in tiers.

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MyPermissions Wants Facebook Users To Start 2013 Safely With Cleaner, Android App

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:03:46 +0000

When you connect with a Facebook application, how often do you pay attention to the fine print of what information the app wants from your profile? MyPermissions has launched a tool that allows users to see what the app wants from your profile, and also lets users delete apps straight from the MyPermissions Cleaner. It wants Facebook users to get a clean and safe start to 2013, also introducing a mobile app.

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A Look Back At The Year Of Facebook Developments

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:14:59 +0000

Even a casual Facebook user can see that the site has changed dramatically over the past year. On Thursday, Facebook’s developers team took some time to reflect on some of the highlights that made the social network what it is today. continued…

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Viewster Launches Facebook App To Find World’s Biggest Movie Buff

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:57:07 +0000

So you can quote Pulp Fiction line-by-line and list Brad Pitt and Sophia Loren among your biggest influences? Viewster has the Facebook game for you. The company launched an app recently — Qster — which pits movie lovers against each other to see who knows the most about the silver screen.

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Create Facebook Apps In A Snap With IFrapp

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:50:01 +0000

You don’t need to be an expert Web designer or engineer to create an engaging Facebook application. A new program from Norway — iFrapp — allows those who manage Facebook pages to create apps via a quick and easy process.

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How Does Facebook Improve Its Mobile Apps?

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:40:45 +0000

Earlier this week, Facebook released an update for its iOS application, integrating popular features from the stand-alone Camera and Messenger apps. On Friday, the site’s engineering team shared how they use these apps to see what shutterbugs and messaging mavens like best before they tweak the main app.

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Facebook Apps Making Sweet Music Through Open Graph

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:29:39 +0000

Several Facebook applications have taken advantage of open graph technology to really connect with users. The social network highlighted a few musical apps that have utilized open graph for success, including Songza, 8tracks, and BandPage.

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What Are The Most Trusted Facebook Apps?

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:00:47 +0000

Not all Facebook applications are created equal. While some only require basic information to function, many more want to know your location, access your photos, and post on your behalf. Which apps can you trust? MyPermissions, which helps users rid their social media lives of dangerous apps, shared with AllFacebook the most trusted apps on the social network, starting with the newest member of the Facebook family — Instagram.

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Which Candidate’s Facebook App Requests The Most Information?

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:54:42 +0000

A while after President Barack Obama’s social media team announced its Facebook application, Republican challenger Mitt Romney came out with his own way of reaching out to those on the social network. But just like any other Facebook app, Romney’s and Obama’s open graph functions want your information. A study by Secure.me analyzed the Obama 2012 app and Romney’s Commit to Mitt app, finding out which side requests more Facebook data from its users.

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