Tag: Facebook

  • Removing lapsed customers the web 2.0 way

    I received a helpful reminder last night from Facebook that they’re about to make some major breaking (but, it should be noted, well-publicized) changes to their app requirements.  Specifically, some authentication code that used to work won’t anymore, and all apps will have to be hosted on servers with SSL certificates. This is going to […]

  • The new market research: donkeys vs grapefruits

    In one of those weird Facebook discussions, a very important (relative to the rest of Facebook) question came up: After a few quick Google searches, I had the answer: 44 million donkeys to 20 million grapefruit, so about 2.2 to 1. Now, those stats were from 1996, because I only spent 4 minutes on the […]

  • Tagging photos with Facebook pages: the next next hurdle?

    Fast Company sends word that Facebook users can now tab company pages in their photos in addition to users, and how it’s the next evolution of Like As they put it: Social media experts have begun to look askance at the Like system. It’s so easy for someone to “Like” something. What does it really […]

  • Redirect hell is only going to get worse on mobile

    Royal Pingdom asks, is the web heading towards redirect hell?  Basically, as link shorteners get joined by large services wanting to track clicks (clicking a link in Google, Facebook, Bing, and soon Twitter actually takes you to an intermediate step on their servers before sending you to the destination, even if the status bar of […]

  • Tasti D-Lite extends social media to the point of sale

    It doesn’t appear to be available online yet, but the latest issue of Inc has a piece on how to get people on Twitter to follow your business.  One of the companies profiled was Tasti D-Lite, which sells, I don’t know, desserts or something.  OK, I do know.  In the course of writing this post […]