One of the most requested features among Facebook Groups is the ability to share files. Last month, Groups for Schools launched with a file-sharing feature, but you needed a .edu email address to use it.
This week, Facebook announced that it’s expanding this feature to give all Groups the ability to share files between members. Continue Reading…
Finding the right platform for your company’s website depends on a number of factors, including your technical knowledge, content goals, and access to support.
Lately Tumblr has been making headlines with its newest forays into advertising. But while the blogging platform has caught the eye of advertisers, many brands use it as a destination website. Tumblr is ideal for sharing behind-the-scenes information, contest and product details, and other quick snippets of or media-rich content. Continue Reading…
Google isn’t the only search engine going social. Today, Bing launched a major redesign, featuring strong ties with Facebook.
Leveraging its relationship with social networks, Microsoft will introduce several changes, including a three column interface design featuring standard, visual, and social results. Continue Reading…
Facebook announced that it will begin supporting paid apps, which will be featured and sold in its newly introduced App Center.
Previously, Facebook only supported free apps, but you were able to charge for in-app downloads — such as virtual goods or digital media — which required Facebook Credits.
The company is kicking things off with a beta program that lets you charge Facebook members a flat fee to use your apps — including both HTML5 apps and apps on Facebook.com. Continue Reading…
Currently Facebook members find apps through the same search process used to find friends and Pages. That’s about to change as the social network has introduced App Center.
Similar to Apple‘s App Store or Google Play, Facebook’s App Center will give people a new way to find social apps.
Unlike its predecessor, which Facebook shut down last year, the App Center won’t list every available app. Instead, it will highlight those with the highest ratings, engagement, Continue Reading…
Last month Twitter made headlines for its attempt to address the growing spam problem on its service. Twitter’s approach was to file suit against companies that use the Twitter API to automate the following and tweeting of other accounts based on keyword searches.
This raises an interesting question regarding the use of automation tools to manage a Twitter account. Specifically, what is spam and what isn’t? Continue Reading…
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