4 in 10 Use Facebook for Social Sign-in
About four in 10 (39%) users of the Janrain Engage social connection service used Facebook for social sign-in (SSI) during Q2 2011, according to data from Janrain. This was 30% more than the 30% of users who used number two SSI site Google.Yahoo (12%) and Twitter (8%) remain well behind in third and fourth place, [...]
‘FaceGlat’, Jewish answer to Facebook
A new social networking site for ultra-Orthodox Jews takes customary segregation of the sexes online and also bars pictures or ads deemed immodest in ultra-Orthodox society.Go to www.faceglat.com and the home page has signs in Hebrew and English directing men to click on to the right of the page and women to the left.Sign up [...]
Govt to consider new Facebook law
The federal government says education, rather than legislation, is the best way to protect children using Facebook and other social media.But the government has agreed to look at proposals being prepared by South Australia, including tighter age limits on use of the social media and giving parents more rights to access their children’s Facebook accounts.The [...]
Maintaining Engagement on Large Facebook Pages
March 2011 research from link-sharing solutions provider Visibli found that among Facebook pages with at least 100,000 “likes,” engagement dropped as the number of fans increased. Each individual post by brands and media organizations received fewer “likes” as a proportion of the page’s fan base.Similar data from social media engagement firm LoudDoor shows a more [...]
Shoppers Willing to Connect With Retailers on Facebook
Social commerce may be on the minds of retailers everywhere, but buying through Facebook is still far from mainstream. But it is hard to say whether shoppers are being restricted by the lack of “f-commerce” opportunities on Facebook, or whether retailers are hesitant to experiment before seeing a strong level of interest.Software provider Ability Commerce [...]
