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Developers Lose Big Chunk On Promotion As Facebook Murders Comment Reply Notifications

Posted January 29, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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The status comments and comments in return of comments marching in numbers to my inbox bothered me big time. The idea to have it there was highly problematic to begin with as it kept bombarding you with notifications, however it is gone now. Thanks Facebook, as a user it has definitely removed the pain it caused me.

While I am here praising the move, the developer community is not happy. We all know why. I have no grudges against them or how their products benefitted from these notifications. This was already in the talks for the entire month as Facebook was always looking to put an end to notifications on user feeds, what might really be bothering them is the fact that hardly a few days back the social network had confirmed that they will not be making the move. So why exactly has been done and what was the issue?

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Facebook Scam Alert! Don’t Be Enticed Into Knowing What This Guy’s Revenge Is [Or The Half Naked Woman]

Posted January 29, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb102 Facebook Scam Alert! Don’t Be Enticed Into Knowing What This Guy’s Revenge Is [Or The Half Naked Woman]

Scam alert! There is a new Facebook virus on the lose and it apparently wants you know what the person will do about his girlfriend when she cheated him two years back. This is no app and it appears the virus feeds on clicks by users who are unaware of its purpose or more importantly who are consumed by the exotic girl in her bikini.

I just logged onto my Facebook account and found out that our dear friend has been infected by it. Seriously I was baffled when I saw this coming from him, as he isn’t into promoting sexist stuff, but he himself is unaware of how it got through and made it to all his friends. However the viral link is not there on his own profile. What could have triggered this? Also how many people have been infected so far by this? I haven’t clicked on the link to test what it exactly does and how it spreads further, though I will be interested in learning about it from its victims. Please feel free to share this so that we may use the same to create awareness about it and help others be saved from falling prey.

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Coca-Cola In Full Swing To Use Facebook For Philanthropy And Brand Promotion

Posted January 28, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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If you are a brand trying to capture a good amount of air time to market your name, be philanthropic and utilize the power of social media, know that all this can be done. The example is Coca-Cola that has plans to to integrate ads, philanthropic work with Social media and the tool is Facebook for the socializing purpose. Both the beverage manufacturer and Facebook have shook hands to add more social aspect to the campaign as Coca-Cola will have two ads during the Super Bowl XLIV on CBS on February 7.

The Fan page is all about philanthropy and carries the slogan of Live Positively enabling fans to send virtual gifts to their friends and families. Each gift sent would provide $1 to the Boys and Girls Club of America through out the campaign. This campaign will be running alongside the commercials the traditional television commercials though out the period till the date. The whole thing is in connection with Coca-Cola’s motto of doing a little good while refreshing people.

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Must Have Tools To Update Facebook Status Outside Facebook

Posted January 28, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

I find this pretty interesting, discovering tools and apps to help Facebook experience better. We have talked about numerous tools already, which include Firefox add-ons to make uploading/downloading photos and videos easy to Silverlight Desktop client to have the best Facebook experience outside the browser. Today I will be talking about useful tools to update statuses on Facebook. Hope you will find them useful and do give us your feedback about these.

Facebook for iGoogle

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You Have A Must Watch Here: Mafia Wars Parody

Posted January 27, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

After a long day doing nothing other than watching a countless fellows waster an eternity on Facebook’s Farmville and Mafia Wars, there is nothing better than a video parody. We shared with our readers a Farmville parody earlier and here comes another one from Tobuscus. I really admire the hard work put to create these videos and really slashing out the addicts.

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Firefox Add-ons For A Better Facebook Experience: Photos And Videos

Posted January 27, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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Another set of useful Firefox add-ons to help your Facebook Experience on within the browser. I will be discussing in the post 3 useful Firefox add-ons to upload files to the social network of your choice. The add-ons are pretty easy to use and equally effective:

Firefox Universal Uploader

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Joe Wilson Takes The State Of The Union To Facebook. Does This Mean More Jobs For Social Media Experts?

Posted January 27, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb88 Joe Wilson Takes The State Of The Union To Facebook. Does This Mean More Jobs For Social Media Experts?

There goes another one all Live on Facebook. First it was Lily being shown giving live birth and a fanpage for her all the way and today Congressman Joe Wilson has decided that he will rather use the social network to deliver his live response to President Obama’s Address on the State of the Union.

The decision has put aside the otherwise powerful YouTube platform which has in the past being the preferred platform for anything that was about going live on the Web. The video platform from Google was always in the eyes of campaigners all around the globe and was the default choice, but those days are gone for now. Everyone sees the power of Facebook and the multiple purposes it fills for the users. In talks to CNN, Wilson’s spokesman stated:

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No IPO In 2010 Too Says Facebook

Posted January 26, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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Despite all the revenue in pocket and the network ever expanding, Facebook still think its not the time to eye going public in the current year. The reason? Well it has all the money, a large capital and no fear or need to return back to investors, the idea of making an exit sounds pointless to say the least. That is quite a dent on hopes that many had.

Many interested folks were thinking that the social network would go public in 2010. However the people should have given up all hopes when DST made a massive $180 Million investment in Zynga, which by far is the largest developer on the Facebook Platform. That particular investment at large along with added stability to Facebook had done the trick and its investors have shut doors for the IPO in 2010. Plus the investors still think that the social network needs to mature more with time and added investments from other parties would solidify the social network’s position.

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Experience Facebook From Your Desktop With Microsoft’s Silverlight Client

Posted January 26, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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I have enjoyed using Facebook over time and have always wished for a better and more interactive way, primarily outside the browser itself. To be honest using the social network within the browser killed the efficiency ad slowed the entire process of browsing down, especially if you have multiple tabs open and were using Facebook chat. And while TweetDeck did bring the status updates from your Facebook profile to its app, it wasn’t really worth it. In comes Microsoft with its Beta client of Silverlight for Facebook and my first impression is WOW.

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3 Useful Firefox Add-ons To Block Facebook Ads

Posted January 26, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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Who doesn’t want to have hold of some useful tools or add-ons to make the most of their browser? Especially when it helps you with spending an eternity on Facebook. I will be talking about three useful add-ons for Firefox that will help you get rid of those irritating ads all over your Facebook Pages. Now each of these add-ons aren’t specifically designed for Facebook but can actually help you make your Facebook experience better.

AdBlock Plus

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