Global marketing and digital advertising company LifeStreet Media tracked downloads and usage of Facebook applications during the period between Christmas Day and New Year’s, and its findings were not surprising, considering the number of new mobile devices activated during that span.
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Facebook application provider North Social is helping page administrators ring in the holiday season (ith its new Advent Calendar app, which allows brands to offer Facebook users who like their pages different promotions each day.
With the holiday season approaching, it’s also giving season at Walmart, as the retail giant kicked off its 12 Days of Giving initiative Thursday.
