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TechCrunch - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:18 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Facebook Makes Social Roulette App Go Black

In Russian Roulette, players have a one-in-six chance of losing their lives. In Social Roulette, users have a one-in-six chance of losing their Facebook accounts. That is, until Facebook took away the gun. TechCrunch reported Monday that Facebook 86′ed the data connection to Social Roulette, an application where users play and there’s a one-in-six shot that their Facebook profile will be deleted. Four hours after its Saturday launch, Facebook cut off data to the application, stating a violation of platform policies.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/social-roulette-go-black_b117326#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/social-roulette-go-black_b117326 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117326 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:11:39 +0000 Facebook Matchmaking: Bang With Friends Launches IOS, Android Apps; YouShouldTotallyMeet Debuts

Facebook users tapping the social network to get, well, really social will likely be heartened by news that Bang with Friends released applications for the iOS and Android platforms, while a more subtle Facebook app, YouShouldTotallyMeet, is aimed at bringing the matchmaking process to users’ networks of friends.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/bang-with-friends-ios-android-apps-youshouldtotallymeet_b116991#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/bang-with-friends-ios-android-apps-youshouldtotallymeet_b116991 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116991 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:18:20 +0000 Facebook (Unofficially) Lands On Google Glass

Although it’s only available to a super-select few, Facebook already has a home on Google Glass. It’s not the official Facebook application, but TechCrunch reports that recently launched photo sharing app Glass to Facebook uploads photos taken with Google Glass to users’ Facebook accounts.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/glass-to-facebook_b116827#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/glass-to-facebook_b116827 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116827 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:55:41 +0000 The Wrong Path? Facebook Cuts Off Access To Find Friends API From Social Network’s App

Social network Path became the latest application to lose access to Facebook’s find friends application-programming interface, prohibiting Path users from accessing their Facebook friends lists and sending them invites or follow suggestions.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/path-no-find-friends-api_b116651#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/path-no-find-friends-api_b116651 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116651 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:01:50 +0000 Court Rules In Favor Of Facebook In ‘Typosquatters’ Case

The U.S. District Court for Northern California ruled in favor of Facebook in a case against a group of “typosquatters,” who purchase domain names that are nearly identical to those of established Web properties in order to direct Web surfers who mistype to potentially dangerous sites.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/typosquatters_b116348#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/typosquatters_b116348 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116348 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:55:27 +0000 What Others Are Predicting About Facebook’s 1Q Earnings Call

Facebook will announce Wednesday afternoon how well it did financially in the first quarter of this fiscal year. The company has been aggressive about rolling out ad products, and it deepened its relationship with firms such as Datalogix to give advertisers better purchasing data. Let’s take a look at what others think ahead of Wednesday’s earnings call.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/what-others-are-predicting-about-facebooks-1q-earnings-call_b116306#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/what-others-are-predicting-about-facebooks-1q-earnings-call_b116306 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116306 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:27:59 +0000 Datalogix, Which Presents Offline Purchasing Data To Facebook, Raises $25M In Series B Funding

In an effort to attract advertisers, Facebook has partnered with firms such as Datalogix to find out how the social network influences online purchasing behavior. These efforts will likely be ramped up, as TechCrunch reported Thursday that Datalogix has raised $25 million in Series B funding, led by Institutional Venture Partners.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/datalogix-series-b-facebook-25m_b115961#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/datalogix-series-b-facebook-25m_b115961 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115961 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:58:54 +0000 Android’s Facebook Messenger App Gets VoIP Calling

Facebook’s war against the calling feature of mobile phones continues. TechCrunch reported Thursday that the Android Messenger application is getting an update with the ability to call friends using voice over Internet protocol. This will roll out gradually to U.S. users, so Facebook Messenger on Android users may not have it immediately. People with Facebook Home can also use VoIP to call friends, without eating into their minutes.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/android-home-messenger-voip_b115628#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/android-home-messenger-voip_b115628 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115628 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:56:08 +0000 Facebook Exchange Product Director Antonio Garcia-Martinez Leaves Company

Facebook Exchange Product Director Antonio Garcia-Martinez announced in a post on his Facebook page that Tuesday was his last day at the company, and he said in an interview that he remained confident about the social network’s future.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/antonio-garcia-martinez_b115557#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/antonio-garcia-martinez_b115557 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115557 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:04:50 +0000 Is Android Building The Unthinkable Facebook Phone?

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has constantly laughed off the thought of a Facebook phone, but it appears that the company will announce Thursday the closest thing to such a product. Sources have leaked information to tech news sites, saying that a future Android phone will have a Facebook home screen and built-in Facebook integration. But would you buy it?

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/is-android-building-the-unthinkable-facebook-phone_b114187#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/is-android-building-the-unthinkable-facebook-phone_b114187 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114187 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:09:00 +0000 Facebook To Press: ‘Come See Our New Home On Android’

Droid does it: Facebook announced a press event at its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday (April 4), with the invite reading, “Come See Our New Home on Android.”

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/come-see-our-new-home-on-android_b114107#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/come-see-our-new-home-on-android_b114107 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114107 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:19:57 +0000 Dropbox Downloads Facebook’s Lead Mobile Designer

One of the leading minds behind Facebook’s mobile-first push is leaving the company. TechCrunch reported that Rasmus Andersson, Facebook’s lead mobile designer, has taken a job at Dropbox, working with the design and engineering teams.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-dropbox-rasmus-andersson_b113630#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-dropbox-rasmus-andersson_b113630 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113630 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:41:16 +0000 Facebook To Introduce Replies Feature For Comments On More Popular Pages, Profiles

Facebook began testing a feature it referred to as threaded comments last November, as reported at the time by sister blog Inside Facebook, and now, according to reports, the social network is ready to take the feature, renamed replies, to the next level.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/replies_b113492#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/replies_b113492 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113492 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:20:41 +0000 IOS Users Prefer Snapchat To Facebook’s Poke

Facebook launched iOS application Poke, a timed messaging service that drew heavy comparisons to Snapchat, in December. Now that Poke has been in the App Store for a few months, it’s evident that Snapchat is winning the battle among U.S. iPhone users, according to new figures released by Onavo Insights and published by TechCrunch.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/snapchat-beating-poke_b112549#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/snapchat-beating-poke_b112549 http://allfacebook.com/?p=112549 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:50:12 +0000 Speculation Emerges About News Feed Changes Facebook Will Announce Thursday

What changes to its news feed will Facebook unveil at its press event Thursday at its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.? According to a Facebook employee, a social advertising industry source, and developers who spoke with TechCrunch, the big announcement involves new ways for users to filter their news feeds.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/speculation-news-feed-changes_b112233#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/speculation-news-feed-changes_b112233 http://allfacebook.com/?p=112233 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:55:33 +0000