Unless you can link a fan with real-world purchase data, that connection is meaningless outside of Facebook.

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Entrepreneurship thrives on ability to find gaps—and then quickly endeavor to fill them. Case in point, since Oecoway released  Friendly for Facebook in August 2010,the iPad application has attracted over three million active monthly users.
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While debatable, Facebook is rapidly becoming recognized as a vehicle for democracy based on recent events in the Middle East, something that many regimes are not exactly fans of.
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If there is to be a time in Facebook’s history when it will be remembered at its prime, 2011 may turn out to be that time. Expected to surge past 600 million members, and possibly 700 million before year end; revenue expected to grow beyond $3 billion this year; a valuation of $50 billion and growing; and its once only domestic competitor on the verge of implosion, Facebook appears to be unstoppable.
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Today we bring you a roundup of pages that have seen explosive weekly growth on Facebook throughout the past seven days, even if they aren’t the top pages on the site just yet. These include subsites for tracking Santa’s progress, information on drinks to satisfy your thirst, and  some contests and promotions with some free goodies at stake. Take a moment to look over all of the top pages on Facebook using our Page Statistics Tool. Check out this week’s below, and be sure to add any additional favorites in the comments section.
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U.K. traffic to Facebook beat Google’s by .7 percent on Christmas day, which appears to be a first on that side of the pond. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you managing your company’s Facebook page and want to figure out more secrets to growing your audience? Digital agency Beyond recently analyzed more than 14,000 posts on the corporate Facebook fan pages of the world’s 100 most valuable brands to come up with one definitive strategy.
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Facebook and other social media like Twitter appear to be increasing their influence upon the blogosphere, according to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2010 report, released today.
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Bloomberg has published a story suggesting that Facebook shareholders shouldn’t expect an IPO from Facebook any time soon. In fact, they should wait until 2012, when Facebook is more likely to go public. The public offering, which many in the media have been actively anticipating, has continuously been delayed as Mark Zuckerberg has felt no need to go public in the immediate future. The revelation, which was published earlier this morning, is not exactly much of a revelation.
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When we previously covered Facebook’s impeding 500 million user celebration, we projected the event to take place at some point toward the end of June. However according to sources inside the company, it’s expected to occur in mid-July and may officially be announced a few days after the milestone is crossed.
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