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In year 2011, Facebook further solidified its position as the world’s most widely used social network among business and enterprise users. Whether it’s the launch of Facebook for Business, the Facebook Pages for Business and Brands or business-friendly profile changes, the world’s leading social network did most things right to please the business fraternity. Though Facebook Pages were well received …

Even as the public outrage over the newly introduced ‘frictionless’ sharing refuses to die down, Facebook is introducing another major change – the world’s leading social network is now listing sponsored stories in their recently introduced News Ticker. While it may be a blessing in disguise for advertisers, Facebook users have every reason to be worried if this be the first …

When Google+ launched, it was widely projected as the next big Facebook Killer. While that didn’t happen, Google did a remarkable job of exploiting Facebook’s weaknesses with innovative features such as Circles and Hangouts. The world’s leading social network eventually hit back in style and as time passed, the initial euphoria over Google+ begin to fade away. All this while, …

First things first, I’m no Facebook worshipper. In fact, I use all leading social networks for definitive needs. I use LinkedIn as a professional networking and hiring tool, Twitter as a means for marketing, YouTube for video promotions and Facebook for advertising and customer service. And I’ve to admit that I’ve liked whatever I’ve seen of Google+ so far as …

Gone are the days when people questioned if a social network such as Facebook could make money. In fact, I wasn’t surprised when Facebook was valued at $50 Billion. A recent Reuters report suggests that Social network Facebook managed to double its revenue in the first half of 2011 to $1.6 billion. Many critics had questioned whether Facebook would be able to …

Google+ is on a roll. It has raked up nearly 20 million users in no time and continues to grow at an explosive rate. Several people have questioned whether Google+ will kill one or all of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. It is believed that Google+ will soon unveil business pages. I recently did a post on whether Google+ can emerge …

Facebook just keeps getting better and bigger, especially for businesses. A little over a week ago, the world’s leading social network organized a media event to unveil ‘something awesome’.  It unveiled the group chat feature and announced that it now has more than 750 million users. However, the ‘awesome’ announcement was the partnership with Skype – thereby allowing users to …

Facebook marketing is considered the modern-age marketer’s paradise and there’s a good reason to that. Businesses of all sizes – whether it’s Small and Medium-size Business (SMB), Small Office Home Offices (SOHO) or large enterprises have tasted phenomenal success with their Facebook marketing campaigns. What is it that makes Facebook an effective marketing media – is it the sheer volume …

It’s often said that simplicity is the best sophistication and I reckon Facebook login is a perfect testimony to that statement. Several social networks existed before Facebook was launched but none of them managed to make a significant impact. Facebook changed the rules of the game and has proven to be a model success story for how you can leverage …

A recent report from ComScore indicates Facebook accounts for nearly a third of online ads in the US. The world’s leading social network served up nearly a third of the 1.11 trillion display ads delivered to US Internet users in the first three months of this year. To put things in perspective, Facebook accounted for 31% of all display ad …

Facebook Deals is still in its early days yet. However, I have no doubt that Facebook Deals is the perfect shot in the arm for the stagnating coupon/ deal industry. Though it’s being touted as a new competitor to Groupon and LivingSocial, I don’t really think that’s the case because Facebook Deals is in a league of its own. Though …

Facebook started off as a pure social network. As time passes, its creators and users both begin to realize its value proposition in the business world. So, Facebook launched “Pages” for business users analogous to “profiles” for personal users. In the business world, profiles became pages, followers became fans, the user interface changed to have a more business-centric appeal but …

I’m often quizzed by marketers about my thoughts on the integration of social media and online advertising. I’ve come across several online marketers who believe social media networks such as Facebook actually have a negative impact on online advertising. There are others who believe social media and online advertising are mutually exclusive and businesses are better off picking one or …

Facebook is by far the world’s leading social network with more than 600 million users. If Facebook were a country, it would have the world’s third largest population. Therefore, it’s anybody’s guess as to why it’s considered a marketer’s paradise. Though it was conceptualized as a pure social network, it has undoubtedly taken the marketing world by storm in the last couple of years. So, what …

Facebook is in the news yet again. The world’s leading social network last week updated its comment widget to allow personalized chats on third-party websites. Facebook says the free plugin will make life easy for publishers to add Facebook-themed commenting functionality to their websites. As with any Facebook feature, there are mixed reactions on whether the new comment widget is …