Would you trade information on your location in exchange for free Wi-Fi access? Facebook is betting that the answer is yes.
Would You Trade Your Location Information For Free Wi-Fi From Facebook?
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Mediabistro Webcast
Vine has added sound and motion to the popular microblogging website, Twitter. Learn how to bring your information to life in our Vine webcast on Wednesday, June 19 from 4-5 pm ET. In this one-hour webcast, Gemma Craven (left), EVP, New York group director at Social@Ogilvy will discuss best practices for using the visual social platform and share some of her team's successful vine videos. Register here.
"Vine: Create Quick Social Videos To Market Your Brand" Webcast
Vine has added sound and motion to the popular microblogging website, Twitter. Learn how to bring your information to life in our Vine webcast on Wednesday, June 19 from 4-5 pm ET. In this one-hour webcast, Gemma Craven (left), EVP, New York group director at Social@Ogilvy will discuss best practices for using the visual social platform and share some of her team's successful vine videos. Register here. Facebook To Debut ‘New Product’ June 20
Facebook alerted journalists by mail — snail mail, not email — that it will debut a new product next Thursday (June 20) at its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Google Confirms Waze Acquisition
Google confirmed reports earlier this week that it has acquired Israel-based satellite-navigation startup Waze, which had been in talks with Facebook until those discussions were reportedly tabled late last month.
Jersey Strong: Mark Zuckerberg To Host Fundraiser For Newark Mayor Cory Booker
Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg may lead a company based in Menlo Park, Calif., and live in nearby Palo Alto, but he continues his involvement in fundraising for New Jersey politicians.
REPORT: Google Beats Out Facebook For Waze In Deal Valued At $1.3B
Reports out of Israel indicate that satellite-navigation startup Waze, which had been in talks with Facebook, will instead be acquired by Google in a transaction valued at about $1.3 billion.
Facebook Aims To Make Ads Simpler, Better For Advertisers And Users
Facebook announced Thursday that it is making the process of creating ads simpler and based more on objectives. The company feels that this will improve the experience not only for advertisers, but for users, as well. Users will see a more standard set of ads, and the controls given to advertisers will make it so that users see more relevant ads. Facebook detailed the company’s plans for advertising to groups of reporters in Menlo Park, Calif., and New York.
Facebook To Subsidize, Help Design New Substation For Menlo Park Police Department
Facebook is assisting the Menlo Park (Calif.) Police Department in its establishment of a new substation in the Belle Haven neighborhood, just 0.3 miles from the social network’s headquarters.
Bigger Big Apple Space For Facebook
Facebook signed a 10-year lease for 100,000 square feet at 770 Broadway in New York, nearly double its current space of 55,000 sq. ft. at 335 Madison Ave., The Wall Street Journal reported.
Rand Paul Set To Launch Silicon Valley Fundraising Tour At Facebook HQ
Facebook is becoming an important fundraising stop for politicians, with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a potential GOP presidential candidate in 2016, launching his tour through Silicon Valley with a scheduled stop at the social network’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Is No. 6 On ‘Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg managed to Lean In to a pretty prestigious list: Forbes’ The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, where she ended up at No. 6.
