Category Archives: Facebook

Even Social Media needs have a hierarchy: check what social network is fulfilling them

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Stefano

Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Tumblr all fulfill some special need (we don’t even know of, mostly) every day of our life. Here’s some pretty view of all social networks from the most basic psychological needs point of view – and … Continue reading →

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Social networking history: how it all began and where it’s heading

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Stefano

This post gives a historical overview of social networking – and some good hints too. Beginning from the very first mail through Geocities – anyone remembers this one? – down to Friendster, MySpace and, of course, Facebook. Oh, by the … Continue reading →

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Facebook Turns 8 on the heels of IPO – and some 800 million users

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Stefano

Facebook turns 8, with an estimated 845 million active subscribers. Today marks the eighth anniversary since the social network first launched at Harvard University in Mark Zuckberg’s dorm room on February 4, 2004. It was 8 years ago when today’s … Continue reading →

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Facebook IPO: a comic cartoon explaining…

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Stefano

This may explain what’s doing Mark right now… Source: Chappatte, GenevaLunch

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Social media equals the death of privacy? A book explores this hard-to-answer question

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Stefano

Lori Andrews, professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and the director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology, just released the book I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of … Continue reading →

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Facebook growth rate: quicker than a (social) ray of light – and almost a nation on itself

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Stefano

Following yesterday Facebook’s filing for IPO – and all the consequent hype about this, let’s look at what’s really behind the Facebook business. According to this infographic from Fusioncharts: every 8 seconds people from everywhere in the world sign in … Continue reading →

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Ready for Facebook IPO?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Stefano

As reported by several news sites, next week may the right time for the much-awaited Facebook IPO. Facebook’s IPO could value the company for as much as $100 billion, according to reports. The offering could be one of the largest … Continue reading →

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B2B Facebook marketing best practices – and some real-world tips too!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Stefano

Richard H. Levey from Chief Marketer wrote a great post about B2B Marketing on Facebook – not B2C, that’s overkill (even though a lot has still to be tested). B2B and social networks seems talking too little these days, so … Continue reading →

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Friend or not on Facebook: a parents’ dilemma explained

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Stefano

A research by Lab42 just published, delves deep into one of the worst problem parents are facing these days within their family. Does a social network – and siblings relationship – mean that all parents are friend with their children? … Continue reading →

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Facebook in the less social place: a profile-shower-tent

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Stefano

The folks at SpinningHat, a UK design company, just broke the last taboo: bringing a social network in the place where – usually – you’re not keen on being social, the shower. Their shower tent replicates a Facebook profile and … Continue reading →

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