'Verify my account' spam targets Facebook users
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - Facebook walls were flooded with spam posts on
Thursday after some users were tricked into "verifying" their accounts. The
application, which appears as a status message, suggests that a user click
"VERIFY MY ACCOUNT," a link ...
<http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/gadgets-and-tech/05/12/11/verify-my-account-spam-targets-facebook-users>
Why Facebook Needs Sheryl Sandberg
BusinessWeek
Facebook HQ: Sandberg in the user operations department. Facebook plans to
move into Sun Microsystems' old campus later this year Photographs by Robyn
Twomey By Brad Stone On a Tuesday afternoon in late April, 30 managers of
Facebook's various business ...
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_21/b4229050473695.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5>
Facebook trashes Symantec report on data breach
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | May 12, 2011 12:50 AM EDT Facebook on
Wednesday trashed a stunning revelation made by security software firm a
Symantec that third parties like advertisers had access to sensitive data
of millions of Facebook users for ...
<http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/144400/20110512/facebook-symantec-data-breach-access-token-privacy-security-advertisers-deny.htm>
Facebook Photo Tags For Pages Let Users Show Their Love For Brands (PHOTO)
Huffington Post
On Wednesday, Facebook announced a new photo-tagging feature that lets
users identify people or objects that have their own Facebook Pages.
Previously, users could tag only their friends. For example, if you've
recently uploaded a photo of yourself ...
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/11/facebook-photo-tag-page_n_860824.html>
Front-Row Seat As Founders of Renren and Kaixin001 Face Off
Forbes (blog)
By REBECCA FANNIN If it's the entrepreneur who really matters more than the
money or the model behind a startup's success or failure, then the match
between the two founders of competing Facebook sites in China - Renren
and Kaixin001 - is going to be ...
<http://blogs.forbes.com/rebeccafannin/2011/05/11/front-row-seat-as-founders-of-renren-and-kaixin001-face-off/>
Suspect in Facebook case responds to arrest
WXXA
People do lie about there age on facebook. I had no intention of meeting
her when I found out she was 16. What they were looking for was not found
on the only computer I used and they did not have messages about who was
asking to meet who or my reply ...
<http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Suspect-in-Facebook-case-responds-to-arrest/aj2ES9cszkWAp-bzHI2B4Q.cspx>
Incentive Marketing Programs Coming to Facebook With New App Created by Taraci ...
SunHerald.com
NEW YORK -- Taraci Motivation today unveiled the Taraci Social MediaMgr(tm),
the world's first incentive marketing application for Facebook. With the
revolutionary new app, corporations can now run their incentive marketing
programs, including sales, ...
<http://www.sunherald.com/2011/05/11/3104095/incentive-marketing-programs-coming.html>
Facebook Civilization should debut "this summer"
GameSpot
He said the long development cycle stemmed from having to combine the
turn-based gameplay mechanic of a standard Civilization game with the more
gradual pace of a Facebook title. Having various players contribute to a
game at different times ...
<http://www.gamespot.com/news/6313216/facebook-civilization-should-debut-this-summer>
Players notes: Glover's beard has a following
St. Augustine Record
By JUSTIN BARNEY At last count on Wednesday, the Facebook page "Lucas
Glover's beard" was liked by 349 people. That's 349 more than Glover, who
said that he's not on the social networking site. "I did find out (Tuesday)
that my beard has a Facebook ...
<http://staugustine.com/sports/2011-05-11/players-notes-glovers-beard-has-following>
You Got That Wrong, Say Google And Facebook
Ghacks Technology News
Symantec published research on the company blog yesterday that revealed
information about an access vulnerability discovered on the social
networking site Facebook. According to Symantec's research, Facebook
applications may leak access keys to ...
<http://www.ghacks.net/2011/05/12/you-got-that-wrong-say-google-and-facebook/>
Lawsuit Against Facebook Over "Like" Button
Technorati (blog)
It looks as though the "Like" button is generating some legal buzz that
Facebook isn't clicking the "Like" button on. Thomson Reuters reported
that a group of internet users based out of California are suing Facebook
over the supposed activity behind ...
<http://technorati.com/blogging/article/lawsuit-against-facebook-over-like-button/>
Facebook key in chop shop case
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE -- Investigators used pictures on Facebook to help link a
suspected chop shop operator to a stolen motorcycle, police said Wednesday.
Gwinnett police on Tuesday arrested Lawrenceville resident Dwight Harmon,
25, on charges of theft by ...
<http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/Facebook_key_in_chop_shop_case_121679744.html>
Facebook seeks exemption from ad disclosures
California Watch
Palo Alto-based social networking giant Facebook is seeking an exemption to
rules that would require political advertisements on the site to disclose
the source of their funds, according to a letter submitted to federal
regulators by company attorneys. ...
<http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/facebook-seeks-exemption-ad-disclosures-10246>
InsideDeal! WebMediaBrands Acquires Inside Network For $14 Million
TechCrunch
When it comes to in-depth news about Facebook, there has been no better
site than Inside Facebook. In fact, the flagship site of Inside Network
became so successful alongside the meteoric rise of Facebook that they
launched several other vertical sites ...
<http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/11/inside-network-webmediabrands/>
Blanket America Gives Facebook Fans New Incentive to Buy Blankets with ...
PR.com (press release)
Blanket America has expanded its Facebook presence with a second page,
created specifically to provide its fans with daily deals on blankets and
other products. New York, NY, May 12, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Charitable
organization Blanket America has created ...
<http://www.pr.com/press-release/323176>
Google to launch +1 to rival Facebook Like
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Google's counterpart to the Facebook Like Button is all set to
make its debut "in the coming weeks," according to Google's development
team. The company gave the attendees at its Google I/O developer conference
in San Francisco a sneak peek ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/personal-tech/computing/Google-to-launch-1-to-rival-Facebook-Like/articleshow/8249201.cms>
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