Category Archives: Facebook

Facebook wall street debut – update – price rebounds around $ 40

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Stefano

1:48 PM update, right now, Facebook stocks [FB] is around 40.47 (+ 6.50%).

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Facebook Wall Street debut: stock price stumbles after high-end expectations

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Stefano

Almost a live update about the most expected Wall Street debut of all times: Facebook IPO. After really high expectations, Facebook’s stock price (Nasdaq: FB) is stumbling. Update: right now it’s 40.92 (up to +7,68 %) The inauspicious opening suggests … Continue reading →

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Choose your next fashion the Social Way: C&A dress hooks show Facebook Likes!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Stefano

How do you know the real approval of a single fashion item? How do you understand users’ acceptance of dresses and clothes without even getting out of the store? How do you do it real-time and in a social way? … Continue reading →

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ING-DiBa Bank features an unusual Basket challenge: high yields in user engagement with the ‘Free Throw’ tournament

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Stefano

German bank ING-DiBa Bank sponsors the Basketball league in Germany and wanted to connect their offering to a younger audience at Basketball events across the country… So they aimed to leverage smart phones to create an interactive experience anyone could … Continue reading →

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Facebook goes shopping and acquires Instagram; price tag: $1 billion

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Stefano

Breaking news: Facebook shoots a nice picture! Facebook is buying Instagram according to this post by Mark Zuckerberg. This is an important milestone for Facebook because it’s the first time we’ve ever acquired a product and company with so many … Continue reading →

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Pin me up: according to Experian, Pinterest is the third most popular social network

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Stefano

Here we are: Pinterest, the new kid on the block has become the third competitor in the social network arena. Experian’s “2012 Digital Marketer: Benchmark and Trend Report” says social networking has reached new highs, with 91 percent of adults … Continue reading →

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Which devices are used the most by social media users? An infographic explains and gives much more hints

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Stefano

Believe it or not, 5% of US adults are getting news on full-featured computers (be it a desktop or a laptop), on tablets and on smartphones, whereas computers/smartphone users sum up to an interesting 34% of the grand total! [Via … Continue reading →

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Social sites and revenues? Do they make money (and how)?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Stefano

USBundles.com published a great infographics answering to one of the hottest question these days in social media. Do social network heavyweights make money? And… by the way… how? This infographic from USBundles shows how the most popular social sites have … Continue reading →

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Facebook app top gainers: watch out for Draw Something and BranchOut!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Stefano

This week top Facebook app movers were, according to InsideFacebook: # Name MAU Gain Gain,% 1. Draw Something 12,900,000 +7,700,000 + 148% 2. Angry Birds 12,800,000 +6,000,000 + 88% 3. BranchOut 7,800,000 +1,500,000 + 24% Draw Something by OMGPOP had … Continue reading →

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Facebook releases new advertising infrastructure

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Stefano

New life and tools for Facebook advertising? Along with Timeline for brands, Facebook also introduced Premium Offers and Ads, which function similarly to Promoted Tweets. Marketers can pay to get their ads or Sponsored Stories some better real estate on … Continue reading →

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