Facebook announced new usage milestones in its S-1 filing today: 845 million monthly active users including 425 million users who access the service on mobile devices. The company had last claimed 800 million monthly active users and 350 million mobile … Continue reading →
Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has found Facebook Ireland to be compliant with Irish and European Union law, and has reached an agreement that gives users even more control over privacy in the next six months. The commissioner … Continue reading →
Facebook has posted a walkthrough that illustrates how apps built in Open Graph can be translated into various languages (a.k.a. making your app “I18N-ready”). As the social network expands beyond the United States into global markets — which make up … Continue reading
Facebook today announced the launch of a new translation tool powered by Microsoft Bing Translate that lets users select to view Page posts in their native language. Page admins can select to show only machine translated posts, or they can select to allow Facebook users to submit their own translations. If these community translations receive [...]
Inside Network touches down in Beijing this week to discuss mobile apps, social gaming, and monetization and distribution on global platforms. Are you in the area? We’d like to meet you! Mobile Monday Beijing Inside Network’s Justin Smith and Kim-Mai Cutler will be speaking at Mobile Monday Beijing: The Evolution of Mobile Apps and SNS [...]
UK Officials Meet With Facebook to Stem Riots – United Kingdom officials are set to meet with Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry regarding their corporate responsibility to not fuel riots, such as those recently plaguing London. One possible outcome: to suspend social networks when governments deem it an emergency. NYPD Forms Social Media Tracking Unit – [...]
Facebook and Vodefone will release Alcatel Lucent-manufactured feature phone called the Vodafone 555 Blue that will have a Facebook-centric operating system and dedicated physical Facebook sharing button. The companies are aiming at a $100 price point to target users in both the developing and first-world, especially teens, that want enhanced Facebook functionality without paying for [...]
Facebook Set for Another Oregon Datacenter – Facebook announced this week that it would build another data center on its Prineville, Oregon campus. Construction is set to begin in October. Facebook to Expand in Seattle – Facebook is currently looking for more office space in Seattle, according to GeekWire. The company wants as much as [...]
Facebook Spent 320K on Lobbying in 2Q – TechCrunch reported this week that Facebook spent $320,000 on lobbying in the second quarter; the company has already surpassed its 2010 total lobbying spend in the first two quarters of this year. Judge Dismisses Second Winklevoss Lawsuit – Reuters today reported that Facebook was awarded a dismissal [...]
Facebook hired more interns this week, in addition to software engineerings, recruiting staff, platform ops, client partners, developers, data center staff and marketing professionals, according to listings removed from the company’s Careers Page and hires noted on its LinkedIn feed. New hires per LinkedIn and Other Sources: Matthew Cin, Securities Associate Intern – previously worked as [...]
