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Retailers Not Having Success With Facebook Storefronts. Is F-Commerce A Failure?

by Jeff Weisbein February 19, 2012

In the past year, Gap, JC Penny, Gamestop, and Nordstrom have all opened and subsequently closed their Facebook storefronts due to poor return on investment.

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How Will the Facebook IPO Impact New Startups?

by Jeff Weisbein January 8, 2012

The Facebook IPO will have a huge impact on the startup world as many talented engineers cash out for the next big thing.

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What to Consider When Cleaning Up Your Facebook Timeline

by Guest Author December 28, 2011

The introduction of new programs or software often has the effect of fundamentally changing the way we interact with long-established ones. The Street View program turned Google Maps from a resource for directions into a photo gallery of the world. YouTube MP4 converters turned a video website into a legitimate music source. And, now, the [...]

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New Facebook Features Further Blur the Lines Between Social Networks

by Jeff Weisbein September 17, 2011

While Facebook continues to add new features such as subscriptions and smart lists, the lines between social networks are becoming less defined.

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Facebook Launches Subscriptions. A Jab At Twitter?

by Mike Mansell September 15, 2011

As similar as Facebook and Twitter are in the sense that they’re both social networks that allow users to communicate between, interact with, and stalk follow one-another online, the fact of the matter is that the two sites are entirely different. While Facebook is meant to serve as a mechanism for more “intimate” connections such [...]

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How To: Set Up Facebook Video Calling on Lion

by Keaton Taylor July 6, 2011

You might have heard that Facebook announced Video Calling with the help of Skype on their service today. You might have also noticed that if you are running a pre-release version of Mac OS X Lion it simply does not work. In reality the Facebook video calling feature will work on Lion but is blocked due to the unofficial nature of Mac OS X Lion. Below are a few simple steps to get Facebook Video Calling working on any modern browser in Mac OS X Lion.

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Facebook to Hit the High-Note on Music: MySpace to Lose Big?

by Mike Mansell June 21, 2011

While the once-popular social network MySpace has declined significantly in recent years with the uprising of more popular social media sites such as Twitter and sites like Facebook, the site has managed to hold on to one audience; the music industry. But now it is becoming apparent that MySpace may soon lose that strongpoint.

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Should Children Under 13 Be Allowed on Facebook?

by Mike Mansell May 24, 2011

If Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook gets his way, the COPPA could quite possibly be a thing of the past; or at very least Facebook could get exemption from the act. While we haven’t seen anyone step up to support Zuck’s desires thus far, this news makes it very apparent that the social networking website is looking to expand upon a larger and younger audience. Why? Zuck has recently been put on the record arguing that doing so would benefit education by implementing better peer-based collaboration systems.

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Google and Facebook In Talks to Acquire Skype

by Jeff Weisbein May 5, 2011

Both Google and Facebook are in early talks with Skype about a possible acquisition or joint venture according to a report by Reuters. The deal could be valued at $3 billion to $4 billion. Skype is slated to do an IPO in the second half of 2011 in which it expects raise about $1 billion. A Skype [...]

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