Thanks to the App Store Facebook Page, interacting with the iTunes App Store just got a lot easier. The page was developed and is powered by Vitrue, and now puts the App Store inside Facebook — a dream for any iTunes app lover! Now it is easy to search for apps, share them with friends, find out which apps are hot right now and which are deemed “essential” by the iTunes editors. In addition, now all of the the applications you are used to finding from iTunes or from the App Store application on your iPhone (iPhone) or iPod touch you can now find on Facebook. For example, the featured...

Facebook has announced it will soon be changing the “Become a Fan” button that you’re so accustomed to seeing on Fan Pages to a more universal “Like” button. According to Clickz, Facebook has started sending out confidential emails to ad agencies informing them that the “Become a Fan” button which functions as a subscription/membership button  to fan pages will be changed to “Like” button within the next few weeks. Quite simply, Facebook believes that by changing the “Become a Fan” button to “Like”  will increase engagement between consumers and brands....

Facebook has acquired its third company, Octazen Solutions - a Malaysian startup. According to GigaOm, Facebook says this is largely a talent acquisition. The Octazen homepage has a slightly different story, saying Facebook acquired “most of the company’s assets and to employ those assets in a different direction.” So what exactly is Octazen? One senior engineer at a competing company says, “Facebook just bought the web’s most talented and creative scrapers that have gotten around everyones rate limits and detection systems.” Another said, “Facebook is so sanctimonious about...

Over the last year or so, Facebook has been gradually ramping up its Credits system, which for a long time was used just to purchase virtual gifts (now you can use it to buy real gifts, songs, and it’s been integrated with some applications). Today news was announced that will make it even easier to buy Facebook Credits using PayPal. Along with Facebook Credits, you’ll be able to use PayPal to purchase Facebook Ads. This is big news for both companies. PayPal is in need of establishing a greater presence in micropayments and on Facebook itself for that matter. And, Facebook will continue...

Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter are increasing in importance for many web sites as social traffic has begun to rival and, in some cases, overtake organic search traffic as the single biggest traffic source. This influx of traffic is generated by shared links, photos, and videos. Consider this – 5 billion pieces of content are shared on Facebook every week! Techcrunch  asked Gigya for some stats. Gigya powers article, photo or vide content sharing widgets on more than 5,000 content sites, including ABC.com. NBA.com, PGA.com, and others. Over the past 30 days alone, folks...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been going a little insane with all of the Google Buzz noise in my Gmail inbox. I don’t think I’ve gotten it below 100 new messages in quite some time. Well, now I have an opportunity for you to add in even more of that ’social noise’ to your inbox – by adding your Facebook News Feed, as well. David Mulder has created a Google Chrome extension that adds Facebook into the left sidebar of Gmail, right under Google Buzz. The installation is quite simple – install the extension in your chrome browser, sign in via...

Facebook turned 6 years old today and simultaneously hit the 400 million users mark. Just two months ago, they surpassed 350 million users and have shown astonishing growth as website users are becoming more...

The constant challenge of freelancing lies in continually creating ways to market oneself and drum up repeat and new business. This is rarely, if ever, an easy thing to accomplish. The good news is, with the explosion in social media, this has become a slight bit easier. We all know social networks such as Twitter and Facebook are fun networking and socializing platforms, but they, along with other social media tools, can also be used to enhance your job search and help you to land more clients. Don’t underestimate the usefulness of social media, you never know what you might find beyond...

In December, Facebook implemented yet another round of controversial privacy updates and changes in an effort to compete more widely with the more open social networks like Twitter. As part of this update, Facebook implemented a “transition tool” which appeared at the top of Facebook homepages this past month with its own selection of recommended settings. If you were one of the users who opted for the recommended settings, you may now be surprised to find that you have given Facebook the right to publicize your status updates, photos, and shared links. There are definitely valid...

Last summer, Microsoft founder Bill Gates made the somewhat surprising announcement that he was quitting Facebook after being inundated with friend requests, explaining “It was just way too much trouble so I gave it up”. It looks like he’s decided to give Facebook another try. A few days ago, Gates launched both a new Facebook Page and a Twitter account (@BillGates). TheNextWeb noticed Gates first updates on Twitter – mostly related to the crisis in Haiti. Most importantly, Bill Gate’s new Twitter account has been verified by Twitter as the real deal. Facebook has also...