
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 information on your location in exchange for free Wi-Fi access? Facebook is betting that the answer is yes.
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. 
Earlier this month, hundreds of social media leaders gathered together at the AllFacebook Marketing Conference in San Francisco to take a closer look at Facebook’s recent innovations, as well as to share best practices and tactics to better navigate the ever-changing social network.

Through Facebook’s social plugins, businesses are finding new and innovative ways to attract readers and customers. At the recent AllFacebook Marketing Conference in San Francisco, Jason Jedlinski, vice president of digital products and platforms at Tribune Broadcasting, and Jay Budzik, chief technology officer at Perfect Market, showed attendees how a Los Angeles TV station found viewers through creatively using Facebook’s data.

Brands on Facebook have found success without paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so. By promoting fan-created content, paying attention to engagement, and figuring out what their audiences want, Facebook pages can become more popular. Dennis Yu, founder of BlitzMetrics, and Lisa Buyer, CEO of The Buyer Group, spoke at the AllFacebook Marketing Conference in San Francisco Wednesday about ways that pages have gone beyond the goal of fan acquisition to truly excel within the social network.

Emeric Ernoult, co-founder of AgoraPulse, will speak Wednesday at the AllFacebook Marketing Conference in San Francisco. He will lead the discussion, “Facebook Statistics 101: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems within Facebook Insight.”
Do you run a Facebook page? Are you constantly looking at your page metrics trying to figure out which ones really mean success or failure? The problem is that Facebook insights are made of a bazillion different metrics, and very few of them ring the bell to the savvy Web marketers we are. Stop looking for the ultimate, easy-to-understand, and meaningful Facebook metric: You already have it right here. It is reach.

Each year, Mediabistro hosts the AllFacebook Marketing Conference, which provides the world a deep look into Facebook innovations and issues impacting both social media and digital marketing. This year, it will take place at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square June 5. The event is filled with top-notch speakers and provides innovative information that will help you and your organization succeed in Facebook marketing. I attended last year, and I am very excited for this year’s conference. Below are seven reasons why you should book your ticket now to attend the AllFacebook Marketing Conference, while you still can — it’s not too late! I’ll be attending along with Firebelly Vice President and lead of our Dallas office Misty Sanford.

When Facebook introduced its revamped News Feed in March, one of the most immediate reactions was concerns by brands that users’ ability to customize their feeds would impact them and potentially slash into their engagement, despite the social network’s efforts to reassure them. Nearly three months to the day after the debut of the new News Feed, the morning keynote at the AllFacebook Marketing Conference in San Francisco will weigh the impact.

Industry leaders will flock to San Francisco next week for the Inside Social Apps conference. Doug Purdy, Facebook’s director of platform products, will be on hand, as well, conducting a fireside chat with Inside Network Founder Justin Smith at the conference, June 6 at the Hilton San Francisco in Union Square. Purdy, who helps shape the way users interact with applications for a customized Facebook experience, will discuss the latest in mobile app discovery, as well as how Facebook’s Open Graph is evolving.

Last month, Facebook announced some major milestones for games and laid out plans for the future for roughly 300 people at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. For those who missed out, Facebook recently released some videos recapping the panels from the conference.

There’s no better way to learn the tricks of the social media trade than from experts who know the secrets to audience engagement and monetization. Join AllFacebook Marketing Conference, June 5 in San Francisco, and develop skills to leverage your fan base and boost revenue. Leading professionals from Jack Daniel’s, LA Opera, Toyota, and more will speak at the event.