Facebook launched a new page, Research Publications at Facebook, which serves as a portal for scientific papers by Facebook staffers and other researchers.
Research Publications At Facebook Page Launches
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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.
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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 Testing Sliding Scale Responses To Research Polls In Sponsored Stories?
Facebook has allowed advertisers to incorporate polls into their sponsored stories since late 2011, but some readers are seeing a new variation that incorporates a sliding scale, rather than multiple choice answers.
Four Things Marketers Can Do With Facebook Graph Search
Facebook’s new search engine, graph search, is every amateur stalker’s dream. Many posts already discussed the new feature for personal use, dating, and marketing, and dozens of others explained about graph search optimization.
Facebook Reveals Fellowship Program Winners, Finalists
Facebook announced the 12 winners and 30 finalists of its fellowship program, which supports PhD students working on research in the areas of social web and technology.
Beware: Socialbots Successfully Infiltrate Facebook
Beware: The socialbots are coming. These fake profiles mimic real people on Facebook but are actually computer programs that harvest private data from users, and expose them to other security risks.
Forrester Says Facebook Commerce Won't Take Off
While Facebook provides a highly effective advertising platform, email marketing still provides a more effective way to acquire customers, says an analyst at Forrester Research.
REPORT: Facebook Like Drives $1.34 In Ticket Sales
The average like on a Facebook event posting drives $1.34 in ticket sales, compared to 80 cents per Tweet, according to Eventbrite’s analysis of 11 million tickets sold in 2010.
STUDY: Facebook Boosts Cornell Students' Self Esteem
Facebook increase self-esteem among students at Cornell University.
STUDY: Students With Largest Friend Lists Feel Stress
Research suggests people with the biggest lists of contacts on Facebook are likeliest to feel stressed out by the website.
Facebook Boosts Fitness Through Positive Social Pressure
Facebook can help motivate fitness seekers to perform better, according to a research study by Derek Foster, Conor Linehan and Shaun Lawson at the U.K. University of Lincoln’s Social Computing Research Center.
