Archive for september, 2010

TelCentris is currently testing a new function for its Voxox Internet telephony service that enables users to quickly extend VoIP calls to any phone. Voxox Call Connect works by first calling any phone that the user possesses and then automatically connecting the caller with a selected contact.
Call Connect will be available in a soon-to-be-released version… »

Die-hard Jets fan? Maybe a new fan after the popular HBO series followed the team around summer camp this summer? The New York Jets are shaping up to be quite a team this season under the direction of coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Mark Sanchez. Facebook can be a great place to keep up with… »

Den 20-årige danske Miss World-kandidat Natatyla er single, men det behøver hun ikke være længe. Tilbuddene vælter ind via Facebook
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In the long-running battle between gritty hacker realism and Hollywood’s fantastical depiction of computer programming, The Social Network puts a big notch in the win… »

Facebook Places has gone live in Australia, making it the fifth country to receive the location check-in service.

We reported last week that Australia was due for early roll-out of Facebook Places, due in part to its high usage of Facebook on mobile platforms. Facebook launched Places in the US in August, followed by Japan, the UK… »

Facebook has released new statistics on its Facebook+Media Page about users who click Like buttons on Open Graph-enabled websites, as well as the influence of the Like button and social plugins on site traffic and engagement. They show that the “likers” have more friends and click more links on Facebook to… »

At the Web 2.0 expo in New York today, Facebook CTO Bret Taylor announced that 2 million websites have added the “Like” button and Facebook’s other new social plug-ins, which were launched five months ago. Facebook also confirmed the stat in a Tweet.
That’s impressive considering the number was 50,000 only five months ago. Facebook’s new… »

Facebook now allows advertisers to set a lifetime budget for their ad campaigns instead of only a daily spending limit. This helps pace a campaign’s daily spend to be even across the period of time the campaign is set to run for. The more control Facebook offers to advertisers, the more… »

In an attempt to drive more clicks, and presumably increase revenue, Facebook has added a new “below the fold” ad spot, increasing the number of ads that are displayed on the right-hand site of the site from 3 to 4 ad placements. While a subtle adjustment, this could have a dramatic impact, decreasing the… »

Do your Facebook privacy settings matter if you wind up in court? Intriguingly the courts seem undecided on this. Based on case law so far, they do in California but not in New York.

Blogger Kashmir Hill has described the disparity on her blog for Forbes.com.
In California, artist Buckley Crispin sued apparel company Christian Audigier for using his… »