Monday morning got off to a rough start for Facebook, where users reported widespread difficulty updating their status, liking and commenting on posts. The extent of the outage is so far unclear, but if Twitter whining is any indication, it’s affecting just about everybody worldwide.
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I used to love Facebook. When I first signed up back in 2004, I was all about it. I could find old classmates, quickly share a funny link with my buddies, and generally stay connected in a way I’d never experienced before. It only got better when they rolled out the mobile version. Then something happened. It started to make me slightly depressed. It got strangely political. It started to creep me out. Last year, I deleted my Facebook account. And I’m never going back.
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Facebook has updated its social networking app for iOS to version 6.6, bringing with it some additional functionality that desktop users have enjoyed, improving the overall process. After updating, users will be able to add photos to comments they leave on statuses, something that has been available for a little while now on the Web, […]
We heard a dedicated Facebook app for Windows 8 was currently in the works just a few months ago, although we haven’t heard much of the application since its confirmation. Wonder now more about the Windows 8 dedicated Facebook application as its currently available on the Windows Store. (more…)
Facebook Launches Official App For Windows 8.1 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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The official launch of Windows 8.1 is here. Back in mid-August the launch for Windows 8.1 was officially confirmed to happen on October 17 in the US. October 17 is today if you aren’t keeping track. If you’re planning on installing Windows 8.1 straightaway and happen be a heavy Facebook user, you will be glad […]
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When we were young, all we wanted to do was grow up so that we can do all the stuff that grown ups do. There is that sense of thrill and adventure to it, of course. Well, Facebook recently made an announcement concerning another change in the site’s usage terms, which would see previous restrictions on the way that minors used the social network lifted up. Basically, anyone is now able to post publicly, whereas in the past, only those who were 18 and above could do so, while minors were restricted to just sharing updates with friends or friends of friends.
Facebook mentioned, “While only a small fraction of teens using Facebook might choose to post publicly, this update now gives them the choice to share more broadly, just like on other social media services.” I would suppose that other social media services here would refer to Twitter and Instagram, and this move was most probably made to make sure it does not get left out otherwise there is the risk of seeing its user market share drop. All right now, I guess all of you young ones out there will whoop with joy and perform a celebratory dance, but seriously, how much more different would your life be? The world doesn’t need another angsty or emo-laden public post as there is the news which does that already.
Facebook T&C Allows Teens To Post Publicly original content from Ubergizmo. 
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When it comes to mobile ads on Facebook, is there a platform that does better than the other? Well logic would dictate that the platform with a larger userbase would win, since that would imply that more people are seeing the ads. However interestingly enough that does not appear to be the case, at least according to a recent study by Nanigans who found that in a study of about 200 billion ads on Facebook, mobile ads on the iPhone managed to generate 1,790% more return on investment versus Android.
Nanigans admits that the data that they have managed to gather is controversial and have declined to speculate in their report as to why the disparity is so great, but they do note that this will differ between industries. For example in the gaming industry, the disparity in numbers aren’t as great. According to the report, “Retailers are realizing significantly greater return from audiences on iOS than audiences on Android […] For the first three quarters of 2013, RPC [revenue per click] on iOS averaged 6.1 times higher than Android and ROI [return on investment] on iOS averaged 17.9 times higher than Android.”
What do you guys think? Why do you think Facebook ads for the iPhone are bringing higher returns compared to Android?
Facebook Ads On iPhone Do Better Compared To Android original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Facebook announced a pair of changes to the privacy settings for teen users on Wednesday. On the plus side, teens’ post will now be shared with a smaller group of people by default. On the potentially problematic side, they’ll also be able to share things with the public for the first time.
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As popularity among younger users slides for the social network, Facebook has made some changes specifically for its 13 to 17-year-old users in an effort to be more enticing. Starting today, minors will now have the ability to set posts to public, making them visible to anyone who takes a gander at their profile, as […]
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