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Capitalizing on Facebook (Not on the NASDAQ)

Allison Graham | Posted 05.31.2012

Allison Graham

How can Facebook be used to increase your company's profile and drive revenue? While there is no universal cookie-cutter answer for Facebook success, figuring out your company's sweet spot is critical.

Here Are Some Things Facebook Won't Be Telling You Today

SmartMoney | JAMI MAKAN | Posted 05.18.2012

This article was originally published by SmartMoney.com 1. "We were in the right place at the right time." In the hit movie The Social Network, ...

Here's Why GM Backed Out Of Its Deal With Facebook

Reuters | Ben Klayman and Bernie Woodall | Posted 05.18.2012

By Ben Klayman and Bernie Woodall DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook may only have itself to blame for why General Motors rained on ...

Questions Loom About Facebook's Ad Potential Ahead Of IPO

Reuters | Nicola Leske and Kate Holton | Posted 05.18.2012

By Nicola Leske and Kate Holton NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - General Motors Inc's decision to stop advertising on Facebook may be a wake...

Is Anyone Clicking On Facebook's Ads?

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.17.2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy t...

WATCH: 60 Seconds of Social Media

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.14.2012

Shawn Amos

It seems like most everyone agrees that the days of flashy, intrusive banner ads are over. So what does that mean for the future of Internet marketing?

Facebook Privacy Changes Could Help Social Network Sell Ads On Other Sites

Reuters | Alexei Oreskovic | Posted 05.12.2012

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, just days before it goes public, said it has revamped its privacy policy in...

Facebook Shares Concerning New Details About Mobile Use

AP | Posted 05.10.2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says the number of people logging in is continuing to grow more quickly than the number of ads delivered. Th...

Facebook Pushes Ads That Want To Be Liked, Not Tolerated

Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.02.2012

Bianca Bosker

Facebook has already helped us turn our estranged middle-school classmates into our "friends." Now it hopes to make Walmart, Coca-Cola and other corporations our buddies, too.

New Facebook Ads Are Coming To Your Computer -- And Your Phone

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.29.2012

Facebook announced on Wednesday that it is bringing more advertisements to more places -- and, for the first time, to smartphones -- as part of its pu...

Facebook's Catch-22

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 01.25.2012

It's no secret that businesses increasingly use Facebook to reach customers, but how many are really willing to pay for it? Business owners say the...

Rod Kurtz

Ask Rod: How Can We Get Our Product Into Stores?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 11.30.2011

Every designer or inventor dreams of seeing their products on store shelves. But how do you get them there? And what can you do get customers to ac...

Facebook Adds More Ads

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 11.23.2011

Facebook will be serving up more ads in more places thanks to its latest change. The social networking service has introduced "Sponsored Stories," ...

Why Facebook Is After Your Kids

NYtimes.com | Posted 12.12.2011

In May, Consumer Reports announced that 7.5 million kids age 12 and younger are on Facebook. The magazine called this “troubling news,” in no smal...

Facebook Wants You To Talk To Ads

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.24.2011

Facebook doesn't just want you to look at its ads, it wants you to talk to them. According to AdAge, the social network is launching a new ad unit...

The Most Profitable Ad Space On The Web?

Posted 08.20.2011

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's U.S. advertising revenue will total roughly $2.2 billion in 2011, displacing Yahoo Inc...

Apple vs. Google, Facebook's Domination, And More Must-See Tech Stats

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 07.09.2011

"Numbered," our weekly digits digest, is bringing you the numbers behind the news. This feature highlights the top new stats, facts, and figures to...

Facebook Is Paying Users To Watch Its Ads

The Huffington Post | Thomas Houston | Posted 07.06.2011

Facebook introduced a new program on Thursday that attempts to incentivize users to watch ads... by paying them in Facebook Credits, the company's vir...

Facebook Testing New Instant Ads

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

A Facebook spokesperson has confirmed that the social networking site is testing a new ad system that uses user-created content, such as status update...

Facebook Responds To 'Incorrect' Social Ads Meme

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

A report that Facebook launched a controversial new social ad campaign last week has been making the rounds on the web, but Facebook says users should...

How To Remove Your Name and Profile Picture from Facebook's Social Ads

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

NOTE: A previous version of this post said that Facebook had recently rolled out a new feature called "Social Ads." That feature was actually launch...

Facebook Turns Your News Feed Activity Into Ads

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Facebook is rolling out a new advertising format called Sponsored Stories, which allows advertisers to prioritize content from the News Feed by turnin...

Facebook's Biggest Advertisers: AT&T, Match.com, And A Scam Site?

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Facebook is expanding the empire, Google-style. Estimates place the social networking giant's advertising revenue at $1.86 billion for 2010, an 86 per...

Study: Facebook Could Be Outing Gay Users

Techland | Posted 05.25.2011

A new study from Microsoft Research India and Max Planck Institute for Software Systems shows that companies are taking gender preferences into accoun...

Ryan Grim

Google Accepts Pot Ads That Facebook Rejected

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Google has accepted pro-pot-legalization ads similar to those rejected by Facebook, a spokesman for the Just Say Now coalition told HuffPost Wednesday...