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Facebook Live To Host ‘Star Trek’ Chat

David Cohen — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:56:21 +0000

Attention, Trekkies: “Star Trek” will beam onto Facebook Friday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET for a live chat hosted by Andy Samberg and featuring Director J.J. Abrams and “Star Trek” legend George Takei.

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Facebook Marketing Mistakes To Avoid

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:56:07 +0000

While some companies really know how to do Facebook marketing right, there are many others that are clueless. PostRocket wants to help the latter group. The company’s co-founder, Mike Maghsoudi, recently posted about five mistakes that he’s seen brands make on Facebook.

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Facebook Celebrates Pi Day

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:02:09 +0000

March 14 (or 3/14) is becoming more famous as Pi Day, in honor of the significant mathematical figure. Several people, pages, and brands on Facebook are celebrating this event with posts about the endless number or photos of the delicious pastry that shares the same sound.

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Examining The Ties That Bind Us On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:43:34 +0000

What makes someone share a story on Facebook? If the original post comes from a celebrity such as George Takei, maybe it was a funny post. If it comes from a close friend, maybe it’s an announcement. If it’s from a high school classmate they haven’t spoken to in years, maybe it’s something thought-provoking. Dean Eckles, a member of the data science team at Facebook, spoke at Tahoe Snowcial in Nevada about how the connection between users influences how they share on the social network.

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How Can Facebook Monetize While Expanding Pages’ Reach?

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:50:07 +0000

Ever since studies showed that the average Facebook page’s posts reach an average of 16 percent of fans, many marketers (as well as Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and actor George Takei) have been quite unhappy with the social network, feeling that they’re being pinched for advertising. But what if there was a way for Facebook to let pages reach most of their fans, yet still make money? A writer for The Next Web came up with some ideas that Facebook could use to gain some revenue while getting back into the good graces of those who manage pages.

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Takei To Take On Facebook’s Algorithm In Upcoming Book

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:06:40 +0000

Actor George Takei has been a fierce opponent of the way Facebook determines which users see certain posts from pages. After reading an open letter from an aggravated page administrator to Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Takei said he’s writing about Facebook’s algorithm — which many people refer to as EdgeRank — in his upcoming book.

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Facebook Text-Only Posts Beating Photo And Link Posts On EdgeRank

Guest Writer — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:37:38 +0000

Facebook’s changes to EdgeRank have had a chilling effect on visibility and engagement for page owners. And this visibility cold front has suspiciously developed at the same time the social network is deploying enhanced methods for promoting posts for both pages and profiles. Coincidence? Maybe. But what if I told you that the kind of posts we like to share most — links and pictures — have taken a larger hit than text-only posts?

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Users Can Bypass EdgeRank, Opt-In To See All Facebook Page Posts

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:27:55 +0000

The biggest recent gripe by brands on Facebook (as well as George Takei and Mark Cuban) has been the fact that fans don’t see all of their posts. Now, it appears that users can fix this. A reader tipped off sister site Inside Facebook, showing that some users can select to see notifications on desktop and mobile each time a page posts.

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George Takei, Mark Cuban Want More Facebook Fans To See Posts

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:07:27 +0000

Brands have constantly been angry with Facebook for generally letting fans only see a fraction of their posts. Now actor George Takei and basketball team owner Mark Cuban are displeased with Facebook’s algorithm. Over the weekend, both posted in anguish over their fans not being able to see all of what they post. Cuban even said he might take his business to MySpace.

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Facebook To Go Purple On Friday To Support Gay Youth

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:35:29 +0000

Facebook’s trademark color has always been (and will likely always be) blue. However, on Friday, the social network will turn select national pages purple as it joins Tumblr and Yahoo in support of gay youth on Spirit Day.

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Mitt Romney’s ‘Binders Full Of Women’ Comment Buzzing On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:05:18 +0000

The debates between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have become increasingly popular on Facebook (just ask Big Bird). After Romney answered a question during Tuesday night’s debate regarding equality for women in the workplace, the phrase, “binders full of women,” was all over the social network, even spawning a page that already has nearly 300,000 likes.

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What Does It Look Like When A Facebook Photo Goes Viral?

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:47:19 +0000

To show viral activity, we could post graphs, charts, and just a plain list of numbers. Facebook, through its Stories program, took virality a step further. Facebook Stories took three images from celebrity George Takei and created an intriguing visual representation of sharing through the social network.

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When George Takei Speaks, Facebook Listens

David Cohen — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:40:31 +0000

Facebook would have to employ a customer-support staff of massive proportions to deal with every one of its users who had a complaint, but when the user has more than 2 million likes, that user will likely receive some quick attention. And that’s exactly what happened to actor and former “Star Trek” crew member George Takei.

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Facebook Now Counting Viral Shares In Some Pages’ People Talking About This Totals

David Cohen — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:48:05 +0000

The tweak to people talking about this numbers by including viral shares, first reported two weeks ago, has gone live.

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