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“Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen” YouTube Video Goes Viral

February 10, 2012

A no-nonsense father from North Carolina is making national headlines after he posted a video response to his daughter’s “disrespectful” Facebook rant.

Tommy Jordan said his 15-year-old daughter, Hannah, wrote a letter entitled “Dear Parents” on Facebook complaining about the chores she had to do around the house.

According to a report on ninemsn, Hannah blocked her parents from seeing it, but her father, an IT professional, somehow managed to view the post.

The father upset about the rant took his frustration on her daughter’s laptop, in what he described as a dose of “tough love”.

Jordan filmed an 8-minute video response to Hannah’s letter and posted it on her wall for all her friends to see.

In the video, he reads out his daughter’s letter and says, “I don’t know how to say how disappointed I am in you, and how disrespectful you were to every single adult in your life.”

“Kid, you’ve got it easy, way easy. It’s about to get harder, it’s about to get a whole lot harder.”

Mr Jordan then pulls out a handgun and shoots nine bullets into Hannah’s computer, including “one from mum.”

The video titled “Facebook parenting: For the troubled teen” has gone viral on YouTube with over 800,000 views in just two days.

Mr Jordan’s post on Facebook that read, “Today was probably the most disappointing day of my life as a father and I don’t know how to correct the situation. Since I can’t seem to make any headway with my daughter on Facebook, I chose instead to remedy the problem permanently,” with a link to the YouTube video has also attracted more than 13,000 likes, about 6000 shares, and almost 7000 comments at the time of writing.

While some feels that the action was immature, most comments praised his action.

What do you think about this “Facebook Parenting?”

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Facebook Reveals Salaries Of Top Executives In Regulatory Filing

February 9, 2012

Facebook’s top executives are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses up to 45 per cent of their base salaries, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing.

New employment agreements were among the items filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which stated that founder and Chief Excecutive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will both be eligible for 45 per cent bonuses of their base salaries plus other wages.

Zuckerberg’s base salary for this year is $500,000, while Sandberg’s is $300,000.

David Ebersman, who will continue to serve as chief financial officer will get a base salary of $300,000.

Facebook’s Vice President of Engineering, Mike Schroepfer, will receive a base salary of $275,000. Both he and Ebersman have a target bonus of 45 per cent.

Another top executive, Vice President and General Counsel Theodore Ullyot, will receive a base salary of $275,000. He will also get a retention bonus of $400,000 per year for five years, as well as restricted stock and stock options.

Effective January 01, 2013, Zuckerberg’s annual salary will drop to $1 according to last week’s S-1.

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Mobile Facebookers May See Ads By March

February 7, 2012

Facebook mobile users can expect ads on their phones by March 2012.

The social networking giant, according to Financial Times, is looking to generate revenue either from its mobile site or app.

fbmobile Mobile Facebookers May See Ads By MarchThe rumor is, Facebook is planning to test the water with Sponsored Stories, which if you recall was launched on the desktop version of Facebook in early 2011.

“We believe that we may have potential future monetization opportunities such as the inclusion of sponsored stories in users’ mobile News Feeds,” Facebook hinted its IPO filing.

About 425 million monthly active users, which is nearly half of the total Facebook user base, use its mobile products and Facebook cannot ignore that.

But the big question is whether this move will settle in well with the users when their precious 3.5-inch screen estate is invaded with ads?

Facebook definitely has a very big challenge ahead. Hopefully, Mark Zuckerber and his team with their Hacker’s way of life will come up with something that won’t make an angry mob out of its users.

Do you use Facebook mobile app? What do you think about this new move the company is considering?

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Facebook, Twitter Harder To Resist Than Sex, Alcohol Or Tobacco

February 6, 2012

Do you feel like your cravings for Facebook is more than alcohol or tobacco?

fb addict 01 219x300 Facebook, Twitter Harder To Resist Than Sex, Alcohol Or TobaccoA new study from the University of Chicago found that the urges to check social media and work were the harder to resist than sleep and sex, alcohol, or tobacco.

A team led by Wilhelm Hofmann at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business carried out the study. Subjects aged 18-85 in Wurtzburg, Germany were given blackberries to monitor their carvings for social media.

The researchers sent messages to the subjects seven times over 14 hours a day for seven days, asking them if they were experiencing or had the urge within the last 30 minutes to check social media, what type it was, the strength of it, whether it conflicted with other desires, and whether they resisted or went along with it. 10,558 responses and 7,827 “desire episodes” were reported.

The researchers found that as the day went by, willpower became lower. The highest “self-control failure rates” were reported with social media, and the desire to work. The subjects were relatively successful at resisting sports inclinations, sexual urges, and spending impulses, and the level of desire for alcohol, tobacco, and coffee were much lower despite their addictive properties.

It is relatively difficult to resist the urges to check social media because they are useful and cost nearly nothing, Hoffmann said.

“Resisting the desire to work when it conflicts with other goals such as socialising or leisure activities may be difficult because work can define people’s identities, dictate many aspects of daily life, and invoke penalties if important duties are shirked,” the researchers told the Guardain.

Resisting a particular urge frequently or recently sap a persons’ willpower, making it easier to cave in the next time.

The full result of the study will soon be published in the journal Psychological Science.

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Facebook 8th Anniversary Timeline – From Dorm Room To Nasdaq

February 5, 2012

Facebook, the world’s most popular and largest social networking site, turned eight on February 4, 2012. Facebook has an estimated 845 million active users, and the social networking giant continues to grow, since its launch on February 4, 2004 and is most likely to cross the 1 billion users mark by August this year.

Facebook, initially built the service exclusively for Harvard students, has become a household name all over the world. Here is a quick peek at Facebook’s own Timeline – the journey from a dorm room to Nasdaq.

2004

  • February 2004: Founded under the name thefacebook.com at Harvard University
  • September 2004: Introduced the Facebook Wall, a forum for users to post quick witty messages to their friends. Lawsuit filed against Facebook claiming that Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook from a company co-founded by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and a third person at Harvard.
  • 2004: Began to expand to colleges and university around the country, and recorded $382,000 in revenue.

2005

  • May 2005: Grew to support more than 800 college networks.
  • August 2005: “Thefacebook.com” officially becomes “Facebook.com,” after the Facebook domain is purchased for a whopping $200,000.
  • September 2005: High school students are given the ability to join Facebook. Added international school networks and introduced Photos.
  • December 2005: Facebook cross the one million users mark.
  • 2005: Recorded $9 million in revenue.

2006

  • April 2006: Launched Facebook Mobile.
  • May 2006: Expanded Facebook’s availability to workplace networks, allowing people with corporate email address to join.
  • July 2006: Mark Zuckerberg turns down an $800 million offer from Yahoo to acquire Facebook.
  • September 2006: Facebook begins to let anyone over 13 years of age to join. Introduce News Feeds.
  • November 2006: Launched Share feature on over 20 partner sites.
  • 2006: Recorded $48 million in revenue.

2007

  • February 2007: Facebook launches Facebook gifts, a virtual memento for a low cost of $1.
  • May 2007: Facebook officially launches Facebook Platform, setting a stage for third-party developers to come in and build apps and games within Facebook’s network, and Facebook Pages.
  • October 2007: Facebook agrees to sell a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft for $240 million.
  • November 2007: Launches ad platform “Beacon”, which post updates on users profile when users interact with partner sites. Users responded with a class-action lawsuit, prompting Facebook to shut the feature down in late 2009.
  • 2007: Recorded $153 million in revenue

2008

  • April 2008: Introduced Facebook Chat.
  • July 2008: Facebook launches it first official mobile app, “Facebook for iPhone.”
  • September 2008: Facebook officially switches all users over to the then “new profile,” or Facebook 3.0 – A Facebook profile like the one we had before Timeline, but with tabs for our wall, info, photos, and other apps….ah..you remember now… There were many users back then too, who were unhappy with the switch.
  • December 2008: Launched Facebook Connect, the next iteration of the Facebook platform.
  • 2008: Expanded to 23 languages offered including French, German, and Spanish.
  • 2008: Recorded $272 million in revenue.

2009

  • February 2009: Introduced the Like button, a lazy way for users to show their appreciation for things they care about both on and off Facebook.
  • May 2009: Launched Facebook Payments.
  • June 2009: Surpassed MySpace as the leading social network in the US.
  • July 2009: Facebook crosses the 250 million active users mark.
  • 2009: Recorded $777 million in revenue.

2010

  • April 2010: Introduced Open Graph API and social plugins – a set of easy-to-use modules allowing anyone to integrate with the Facebook Platform.
  • July 2010: Facebook’s active user base crosses the 500 million mark.
  • August 2010: Facebook launches “Places,” a location-based service, allowing users to share where they are with their friends…..and strangers.
  • October 2010: Launched Groups, a shared space for users to discuss common interests. “The Social Network,” a movie about Facebook, hit the theaters and went on to win 3 Academy awards.
  • November 2010: Launches the new message system, where all of a user’s conversation history of messages, SMS, IM with a individual are combined into one communication string. Facebook users gets an @facebook.com email address.
  • 2010: Recorded $1,974 million in revenue.

2011

  • June 2011: The Winklevoss twins end their legal battle over the idea behind Facebook.
  • July 2011: Facebook teams up with Skype and adds video chatting.
  • September 2011: Introduced Timeline, an enhanced and updated version of the Facebook Profile. Launched the next iteration of Open Graph.
  • 2011: Recorded $3,711 million in revenue.

2012

  • January 2012: Facebook begins making Timeline mandatory.
  • February 2012: Facebook files for its much-anticipated IPO, giving the company a valuation of nearly $100 billion.

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February 2012: Top 25 Largest Facebook Nations

February 4, 2012

Facebook has over 845 million users today, with users from over 200 different countries.

The United States with more than 155 million Facebook users continues to be the largest Facebook nation, followed by India at a distant second with about 43.5 million Facebook users.

The country with the smallest user base, according to data from socialbakers, is the Vatican City with 20 Facebook users.

The screenshot below shows the top 25 of the largest Facebook nations as of 3:00 PM GMT, 04 February 2012. Changes in user base are based on the last 3 months.

top 25 largest facebook nations 20120204 February 2012: Top 25 Largest Facebook Nations

Check out the full list of Facebook nations at http://www.socialbaker.com/facebook-statistics

Socialbakers.com is one of the biggest social media statistics portals, covering a wide range of social media statistics for the like of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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More Than 30 PTI Facebook Pages Hacked At Once

February 4, 2012

More than 30 Facebook fan pages of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf were hacked in a single go today.

PTI logo More Than 30 PTI Facebook Pages Hacked At OnceThe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Movement for Justice, is a centrist, progressive political party in Pakistan.

According to a Pakistan Today report, the official Facebook pages of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Insaf Students Federation student wing, and several others were hacked into and hidden from the public’s eye.

The pages were hijacked at 3:00 PM PKT. It is believed that the gmail id of Imran Ghazali, the web manager of PTI social team, was hacked first before Facebook pages hacked.

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for this massive hack down. It is also not clear whether the hacked pages were deleted or are kept private (hidden from public) by the hacker.

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Lexus Launches It’s Own Timeline-inspired App (Page)

February 3, 2012

While many Facebook users around the world are showing their resentment against Facebook Timeline, there is someone who can’t wait to have Timeline.

lexus points of no return app 20120203 1 150x150 Lexus Launches Its Own Timeline inspired App (Page)Automotive  company Lexus has rolled out its own Facebook Timeline-style app (page) instead of waiting for Facebook to do so for brands.

The automaker unveiled the new Timeline-inspired Facebook app called “Points of No Return” today, to connect with its fans on a more personal level.

The Points of No Return application focuses on the all-new 2013 Lexus GS (arriving in showrooms February 2012), and chronologically highlighting the companies milestones as well as other ground-breaking moments in social media, technology, and design.

The app takes Facebook’s “Like” one step further by taking advantage of Facebook’s recently unveiled custom Open Graph, giving fans to interact with the brand in new ways such as “I remember This,” “I Own This,” and “I Want This.” Each interaction is shared as a story on the user’s Facebook Timeline.

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“We developed this application to empower Lexus fans to engage with the brand in a new way, leveraging Open Graph features to enhance user experience,” said Brian Smith, Lexus vice president of marketing at the launch. “We’re not waiting for the future. It’s all about innovating, including a ‘sneak peek’ of exciting things to come on Lexus’ Facebook page.”

Check out the all-new Lexus’ Timeline-inspired Points of No Return app.

Did you like what Lexus has done to their Page?

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Study: Facebook Users Get More Than They Give

February 3, 2012

A new study released on Friday shows that the average Facebook users receives more than they give – whether it’s messages, “likes”, tagging, comments, requests, or even “pokes.”

The report from Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, shed light on how people use the site and what they get out of it.

The study was based on a phone survey of 2,255 U.S. adults and that was conducted in October and November 2010.

The survey responses were then matched with server logs of Facebook activity. The findings over a one-month period are as follows:

  • 40% of the participants made a friend request, but 63% received at least one request.
  • The participants pressed the like button next to a friends’ content an average of 14 times, while their content were “liked” an average of 20 times.
  • On average, 9 personal messages were sent, while 12 messages were received.
  • 12% of them tagged a friend in a photo, while 35% were themselves tagged in a photo.

According to survey report, most Facebook users get more than they give because of certain Facebook users, who they term as power users. These power users constitute about 20%-30% of Facebook users, and contributes much more content than the typical user skewing the average. Furthermore, these power users falls under different groups based on their activity dominance like – friending, liking, and photo tagging. Only Five per cent of them turned out to be power users in every activity that Pew logged.

“The more Facebook friends users have, the more they perform every activity that we explored: friending, liking, private messages, commenting, posting, photo tagging, joining groups and poking,” Pew said regarding the survey by its Internet & American Life project.

You can find the full report at here.

Which of these social activities are you more dominant: friending, liking, commenting, tagging, or poking?

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India Dethrones Indonesia To Become Second Largest Facebook Nation

February 2, 2012

It wasn’t long when Indonesia surpassed the UK to become the country with the second largest number of Facebook users.

Indonesia achieved the feat in November 2010. As of February 1, 2012, India has dethroned Indonesia for the spot with a total of 43,497,980 Facebook users, and Indonesia with 43,060,360 Facebook users slipped to number three.

Fb users growth India India Dethrones Indonesia To Become Second Largest Facebook Nation

Facebook users growth in India

The U.S. with 155,701,780 Facebook users continues to be the largest Facebook Nation accounting for roughly 19% of the total Facebook users worldwide.

During the past 12 months or so, India recorded an impressive growth of 144%. On January 2011, India had only 16,915,900 Facebook users and was placed sixth.

Another country that showed a more impressive growth rate is none other than the largest South American country – Brazil. Brazil with 37,907,400 Facebook users is now the fourth largest Facebook Nation, with an impressive growth rate of 183% over the past year.

How long do you think India will take to become the largest Facebook Nation?

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