There has been ongoing controversy surrounding scam ads on Zynga and other social games which make up a large percentage of the traffic on the Facebook Platform. While Facebook is going after the ads, most pundits only see what’s right in front of them, missing a much bigger ecosystem of scams which generate millions a day. Facebook is clearly an easy target for these scams but the battle has only begun.
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Facebook can make or break relationships. All too often I’ve seen it do the latter and it while it sometimes ends long-term relationships, it’s much easier to have it kill your chances with a girl before you’ve even started the relationship. After date one, you are posting on her wall, commenting on her status, and sending her gifts. You may want to think twice about that next time buddy because you have just become Mr. Desperate and you can kiss her goodbye. Below are five ways guys end up messing up their chances with their crush on Facebook.
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Every brand and business wants to know the secret of how to increase the number of fans to their Facebook fan page. While there is no one stop shop to success, there are some sure fire ways to grow your fan base organically.
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Over the past month we’ve been testing out the new Facebook ad manager and according to a post from Facebook yesterday, it will be rolled out to all users “in the coming weeks”. For those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to test out the new ad manager, we thought it would be good to share some of the new features.
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While large brands and small businesses alike are taking full advantage of Facebook Pages and Facebook advertising, many users are spending their time speaking out about things they love or hate. While I typically take the time to highlight brands or people that are doing excellent things, I thought it would be fun to list some of the off-topic Facebook Pages that are among the most popular, yet do not represent any official organization.
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Facebook recently surpassed 300 million registered users, meaning it’s becoming increasingly vital to your online and offline social graph. Whether you use Facebook primarily for your personal life, business purposes or both, this list of tips will help you gauge how well you’re already using Facebook’s tools and perhaps offer advice on how to make a little better use of them.
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If you were curious about the most popular names on Facebook, we’ve got a special treat for you! Today Rapleaf, a social media research company, has produced a report with some of the most popular names on Facebook. Bringing in the title was John Smith, with 75,980 users named John Smith. Coming a distant second was Joe Smith, with 14,648 names. The number of users with the last name Smith was pretty impressive: 1,049,158.
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Hours can be spent playing with Facebook apps. Once you start using apps, it’s likely you can’t stop. The instant gratification factor will have you on the hunt for the next killer app. Admittedly, we here at AllFacebook have a hard time reviewing apps at times, because they suck up so much of our time.
It’s already been proven that social networks like Facebook can be quite a distraction for office employees. But it’s recently been found out that college students who use Facebook study less and have lower grades than non-Facebook users, according to study released recently by Ohio State University.
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We regularly hear stories of people losing their jobs due to things they’ve posted on Facebook or of relationships that have been broken up due to their public Facebook activity. Facebook can be a great supplement to your existing relationships but if used incorrectly it can be devastating. People post information that they don’t expect to become public but within a short period of time, most information becomes revealed and the users learn their lesson. We’ve compiled 10 signs that you’re a Facebook Noob. If you don’t know what the term “Noob” means, check out the Urban Dictionary’s definition.
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When Facebook released their new design weeks ago there was a massive uproar from users yet Facebook held firm in their decision to move forward. The shift appears to have been hastily as many users were instantly complaining about bugs found throughout the site as the new design was rolled out to everybody. One at a time, Facebook has been rolling out fixes to each of the minor issues users have been complaining about but there are still a few remaining. We’ve decided to post a list of the Top 10 most requested fixes from users that we’ve been hearing over the past week.
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