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Public Policy Manager Andrew Noyes Leaves Facebook For Uber

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:38:33 +0000

Andrew Noyes, Facebook’s public policy manager, announced Wednesday that he is leaving the company to manage communications for private driving service startup Uber.

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Facebook Testing Another Potential Timeline Redesign In New Zealand

David Cohen — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:44:49 +0000

Facebook is testing yet another alternate layout for timeline in New Zealand, the country that has become the social network’s unofficial proving ground and launch market, and this version features status updates and shared content on the right-hand side, and a refurbished “about” section on the left.

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How Can Facebook Monetize While Expanding Pages’ Reach?

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:50:07 +0000

Ever since studies showed that the average Facebook page’s posts reach an average of 16 percent of fans, many marketers (as well as Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and actor George Takei) have been quite unhappy with the social network, feeling that they’re being pinched for advertising. But what if there was a way for Facebook to let pages reach most of their fans, yet still make money? A writer for The Next Web came up with some ideas that Facebook could use to gain some revenue while getting back into the good graces of those who manage pages.

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Facebook Single-Column Timeline Spotted In New Zealand

David Cohen — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:57:55 +0000

The single-column timeline design discovered last month by social media expert Mari Smith and ABC News has surfaced in — where else — New Zealand, Facebook’s unofficial launching ground.

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New Facebook Privacy Notifications, Controls Begin Rolling Out In New Zealand

David Cohen — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:54:36 +0000

Facebook’s favorite launching ground for new features, New Zealand, maintained its hold on that title with Thursday’s launch of the social network’s recently announced changes to its privacy controls in the Pacific island nation.

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Facebook Testing Event Reminders

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:50:08 +0000

If you’re the type who likes to use Facebook events, you may have noticed that the site is pushing notifications as your party or appointment draws closer. Facebook confirmed to The Next Web that it has been testing reminders for people who have RSVPed to events.

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Facebook Clarifies Reports Of Rising Like Totals Due To Links In Private Messages

David Cohen — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:53:08 +0000

Facebook giveth, and Facebook taketh away: Just one week after pages’ like totals began dropping due to the social network’s purge of fake profiles and likes, reports surfaced of like totals increasing due to links sent in private messages, and not to users actually liking pages. Facebook responded that it was working to fix a bug in its social plugins, and that the totals being impacted were actually on counters that measure likes and shares.

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Facebook Asks Users If Their Friends Are Using Their Real Names

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:24:23 +0000

Facebook hates fake profiles. The site has roughly 955 million users, and it wants to make sure that they’re all real people. Several outlets are reporting that the social network is asking users to report friends who may be hiding behind pseudonyms.

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Weddings, Engagements Will Be Announced Like Birthdays On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:21:42 +0000

The birthday notification has been a mainstay of the top right corner of your Facebook page for years. Soon, another type of notification will join it — one for weddings and engagements. Facebook introduced this new feature Thursday, which allows you to write a quick “Congratulations!” on a newly wedded or engaged friend’s timeline, much like you would on their birthday.

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RelationBook Tells You Which Facebook Friends Are Single Or In A Relationship

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:05:19 +0000

A new application puts the relationship status of your Facebook friends on one screen. If you were ever curious and didn’t feel like clicking on each individual profile, RelationBook allows you to see who’s single, who’s in a relationship, and who describes their situation as “it’s complicated.”

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Stop The Presses: Abraham Lincoln Didn’t Invent Facebook

Julie D. Andrews — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:12:56 +0000

Some brands and companies struggle to get likes. Yet in one day, a Facebook page announcing what turned out to be a hoax accumulated roughly 4,000 likes and some 30,000 views.

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