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  • Facebook’s biggest problem? It’s a media company

    2012-05-17 14:09:44 // The Idealog Blog
    Facebook’s advertising isn’t exactly setting the world on fire – and its social nature may be to blame, writes GigaOm's Mathew Ingram.
  • Log onto Facebook, contribute to science?

    2012-02-09 09:03:15 //
    Logging on to Facebook could double as a way of contributing to important scientific research in the future.
  • Facebook takes first steps toward IPO

    2012-02-02 12:31:55 //
    Facebook has set the ball rolling on its hotly-anticipated IPO – the company has filed its preliminary prospectus and as rumoured, is seeking to raise US$5 billion.
  • Changes a'coming after Facebook berated over privacy

    2011-12-22 14:33:29 //
    Facebook has agreed to work on its privacy policy for users after a three-month investigation by Facebook Ireland resulted in the publication of a 149-page report detailing areas for improvement.
  • Walmart dominates in both real and digital world

    2011-11-23 11:05:22 // // The Idealog Blog
    The world's largest retailer, Walmart, is also leading the pack when it comes to Facebook.
  • Skype to your Facebook’s content

    2011-07-07 16:31:30 //
    As if you need more people talking at you in more places, Facebook has teamed up with Skype to integrate video calling into their social networking site. The move has left Facebook looking a wee bit anxious as the announcement was made just one week after major competitor Google launched its own social networking service, Google+. As each company vies for users’ attention, things are certainly heating up in the social networking service race.
  • The social media drug

    2011-03-30 12:00:00 // // The Idealog Blog
    To date, about half a billion of us have signed up to take a dose (or many) of the social networking obsession that is Facebook. But of course it’s not just reserved to individuals. Even businesses understand how powerful the medium is a marketing and communication tool. But how exactly did Facebook’s meteorical rise take shape? Rather than confuse you with a bunch of boring statistics, the folks at Soicalhype.com and Online Schools have put together this infographic that charts the frenzied rise of Facebook.
  • Vendor mender

    2010-11-11 16:33:26 // // Idealog #30: now | 5 comments
    Vaughan Rowsell is reinventing retail—with the help of Apple and Facebook.
  • Microsoft gives Facebook US$240 million -- for 1.6 percent

    2007-10-25 14:48:32 // // The Idealog Blog :: The Idealist
    The deal values Facebook at US$15 billion. Makes me wonder just who would profit from another dot-com debacle?