A Facebook event invitation helped organize a protest over high housing prices in Israel. Simultaneous events took place in two other Israeli cities: Jerusalem and Holon. Protests are now in their third day.

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Either DKNY’s social media strategists have fallen asleep or they believe that even negative publicity benefits the brand.
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Facebook has become the anti-industry standard for protesting businesses, and industries that haven’t gotten wise to social media have suffered. Case in point: a $100 million housing development in Long Island was brought to a  halt by local residents’ postings online.
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Yet another celebrity-related story for Facebook today (we’re trying not to overdo the celebrity news here); British model Jordan (real name Katie Price) has had her Facebook group removed by the social network for violating the terms of service. After reaching the 5,000 friend limit on Facebook, Jordan set up a group on the popular site in order to maintain a relationship with her fans.

According to The Sun, however, Jordan’s group was removed by Facebook as it was not created for a company or product. Jordan reportedly contacted Facebook requesting a copy of its policy, stating that she won’t be gotten rid of so easily. What doesn’t make sense to us, however, is why Jordan’s group would be taken down in the first place.
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