facebook application development

24, Aug, 11

Join Inside Network in Beijing to Talk Mobile Apps, Social Games, and Global Platforms

Posted by Susan Su, under Facebook, Games, International, Mobile, Monetization

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 [...]

12, Aug, 11

Facebook Roundup: UK Gov, Police, Netlog, Ceglia, Narcissism, Google+ and More

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Advertising, Business, Email, Facebook, Google, Government, International, Legal, Politics, Security

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 – [...]

01, Aug, 11

Facebook, Vodafone, Alcatel Lucent Developing $100 Facebook Phone

Posted by Josh Constine, under Facebook, Growth, International, Mobile

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 [...]

29, Jul, 11

Facebook Roundup: Prineville, Ceglia, Seattle, Ads, Credits, Mobile and More

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Ad Providers, Ads API, Advertising, Applications, Apps For Sale, Credits, Facebook, Google, International, Legal, Mark Zuckerberg, Marketing, Mobile, news feed, Page Management, Pages, Politics, Social Media Monitoring, Video

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 [...]

22, Jul, 11

Facebook Roundup: Lobbying, Mobile, Google+, Winklevoss and More

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Applications, Business, deals, Facebook, Google, International, Mobile

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 [...]

07, Jul, 11

Facebook Hires and Departures: Interns, Recruiting, Software Engineering and More

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Facebook, International, Jobs, Recruiting

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 [...]

07, Jul, 11

Facebook Careers Postings: Engineering, Management, Recruiting and More

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Facebook, International, Jobs, Recruiting

Facebook added a few managerial positions this week to its Careers Page, including one to manage Developer Support Engineering and IT Software Engineering. On the LinkedIn feed, Facebook added a slew of account management positions, software engineering and other technical positions. Posts added this week on Facebook’s Careers Page: Manager, Developer Support Engineering Head of IT [...]

01, Jul, 11

Gamers Can Now Buy Facebook Credits in 32 More Currencies, Including the Chinese Yuan

Posted by Josh Constine, under Credits, Facebook, Games, International

Today Facebook announced that Facebook Credits can now be purchased in 32 additional currencies, including the Chinese Yuan, Korean Won, Israeli Shekel, and Singapore dollar, bringing the total number of supported currencies to 47. Facebook also plans to up the number of alternative payment through which users can pay for the Credits to 50. These [...]

30, Jun, 11

Facebook Hires and Departures: Hong Kong, Recruiting, IP, Interns, Data Centers and More

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Asia, Business, Data, Facebook, Growth, International, Jobs, Recruiting

Facebook continued to hire its interns this week, as we saw from the company’s LinkedIn feed, and according to its Careers Page, recruiting, sales, business and analyst operations were being hired, along with data center staff. New hires per LinkedIn and Other Sources: Dereck Quock, Application Engineer – formerly a student. Kelsey Silver, Office Manager – [...]

27, Jun, 11

Featured Facebook Campaigns: Coca-Cola, Qatar Ariways, Clearasil and Esurance

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Advertising, Applications, Business, Facebook, International, Marketing, news feed, Page Management, Pages, Places, Wall

Brands in our weekly look at Facebook campaigns made some excellent use of Places integrations. Giving out free stuff (airline tickets) continued to be a popular Page growth method, and charity attracted thousands of Facebook Likes. We’ve excerpted two of the campaigns below. You can see the full week’s coverage in the Facebook Marketing Bible, which [...]

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