Facebook tops 10 most popular online brands poll in the UKMay 13th, 2009 LONDON - A survey on the most popular online brands in the UK has revealed that Facebook tops that chart, accounting for 13 per cent of all UK internet time last month. As per Nielsen Online, which tracked the top 10 most popular online brands, this equated to the UK users spending one in every eight minutes on the site.
A look at the world's 10 most valuable brands in 2009September 17th, 2009 The world's 10 most valuable brands in 2009Here's a look at the world's top 10 most valuable brands:
1. Coca-Cola, up 3 percent to $68.73 billion
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Facebook, taking cue from MySpace, plans to let users show full name in their Web addressJune 10th, 2009 Facebook, like MySpace, lets users show full nameNEW YORK — Facebook is further embracing the real name culture it touts as one of its founding principles — and catching up with rival MySpace in the process. Starting at 12:01 a.m.
Brit office workers to be allowed 10-minute 'Facebook break'!September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Bosses in Britian have decided to impose a new rule in the workplace which will allow employees a 'Facebook break' of 10 minutes a day. The decision has been taken after a research suggested that Britain's economy is suffering thanks to workers surfing social networking sites, reports The Telegraph.iles Ridgeway, a leading consultant at Employment Law Advisory Services (ELAS) says Facebook is a "curse."
"They feel some staff are failing to do the job they're paid for because they're spending too much time on such websites," he said.
As with photos, Facebook plans to let users tag friends for easier searchingSeptember 10th, 2009 Facebook to let users tag friends in status postsNEW YORK — Facebook will soon let users "tag" their friends in their posts, similar to how they already can with photos. Product manager Andrew Huang said the status tags — coming over the next several weeks — are "all about engagement." He said Facebook wants to let users reference their real-world connections in their status posts.
Travel brands and deals on Twitter: Who to followSeptember 21st, 2009 Travel brands and deals on Twitter: Who to followNEW YORK — What are you looking for when you follow a travel brand on Twitter? News? Deals? Exclusive offers? And which Twitter travel feeds are the most popular?
DealBase.com researched airlines, hotels and booking sites on Twitter and found that of the brands surveyed, JetBlue's Twitter feed had the most followers mid-September with 1.2 million. Of the Travel booking Web sites DealBase looked at, Travelocity had the most followers with nearly 25,000 and among hotels, Marriott had the most followers with more than 15,000.
Iran 'blocks access to Facebook'May 24th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has blocked access to social networking site Facebook ahead of June's presidential elections, according to Iran's ILNA news agency. ILNA suggested the move was aimed at stopping supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi from using the site for his campaign.
5 Benefits of Using Facebook ConnectJune 12th, 2009 Well, Facebook Connect is not just a bright piece that makes your log in breezy. It has transformed the way we interact in on a social network.
1800-Flowers.com launches store within Facebook, a first for the online hangoutJuly 29th, 2009 Flower shop launches first Facebook storeNEW YORK — In a first, but likely not last for Facebook, a retailer is setting up shop inside the popular social-networking site. Flower and gift retailer 1-800-Flowers.com plans to announce Wednesday it has opened a retail store to let people shop for its products directly through Facebook.
MySpace slashing 30 percent of work force, about 420 jobsJune 16th, 2009 MySpace to cut 30 percent of work forceLOS ANGELES — MySpace is cutting nearly 30 percent of its work force in a move the News Corp.-owned online hangout says will make it more efficient. The cuts amount to about 420 people, bringing the total number of MySpace's U.S.
Incoming Alaska governor not the Twitter fan that Palin isJuly 8th, 2009 Incoming Alaska governor to tweet less than PalinANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska's incoming governor isn't the tweeter that Sarah Palin is. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell says he "may or may not" use a new Twitter account his staff established for him this week.
Pentagon considering to block Facebook, TwitterAugust 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is planning to ban Facebook, Twitter, and other social media at US Department of Defense sites. The prospective ban isn't due to fears that troops might divulge secure information over the sites, or to worries about bad PR.
Google AdWords Chief to Join Facebook June 8th, 2009 In a recent turn of events, Google Inc. AdWord chief, Grady Burnett would be switching to the online ad sales division at popular online social network Facebook Inc.
New Zealand welfare agency uses Facebook to catch fraudstersMarch 29th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand's government welfare agency has confirmed it examines internet social network sites like Facebook to catch benefit fraudsters, a newspaper reported Sunday. Lauren Kaney, 22, of Mount Maunganui, was convicted in court last week of getting three times the weekly benefit she was entitled to, after claiming she lived on her own with her 2-year-old-son.
5 FaceBook Source Code SecretsAugust 15th, 2007 I glanced over the Facebook source code for both index and search pages. As an enterprise developer of some experience, source code is always interesting to me as it provides an insight into the health of a company.