insidefacebook.com - 7/29/2009
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Over the past week, false rumors have been circling on Facebook that the company has recently changed its privacy rules to allow Platform ad networks to incorporate users’ photos in their ads without users’ permission. Last Friday, Facebook issued a statement to debunk those rumors ...
techcrunch.com - 7/29/2009
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techcrunch.com —
Well, we never thought it would happen because
of its intense rivalry with Google, but Facebook is...
almost ready to launch an official app for Android phones. Hints are already popping up here and there, but I’ve been able to confirm it. The ...
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Pigs Fly As Facebook And Google Work Together On An ...
blog.facebook.com - 7/24/2009
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blog.facebook.com —
In the past couple of days, a rumor
has begun spreading that claims we have changed our...
policies for third-party advertisers and the use of your photos. These rumors are false, and we have made no such change in our advertising policies...
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Debunking Rumors about Advertising and Photos
blogs.reuters.com - 7/25/2009
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blogs.reuters.com —
Facebook shareholders got the long-awaited gift of liquidity
last week when Russia's Digital Sky Technologies began buying...
up to $100 million of Facebook common stock from current and former employees.
(more)
Ex-Facebookers could lose out on stock sale
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... » Facebook responds to rumors that ads being run on its Platform ad network can upload user pictures at the advertiser’s discretion. [Inside Facebook] ...
Facebook Adds New Privacy Setting for User Photos in Platform Ads
Inside Facebook —
... that Facebook was letting third party ad networks incorporate any user photos in ads without their permission, the company significantly tightened the rules on the ways ad networks operating on the Facebook Platform could make use of user photos and data. ...
Is Facebook Pulling an Apple With Its Ad Guidelines? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... When asked to elaborate on its ad approval process, Facebook sent the following statement via email (which isn’t much different from the one it sent Inside Facebook last week): ...
How are the New Facebook Platform Ad Policies Affecting Developer CPMs?
Inside Facebook —
... Last week, as a result of user concern about data privacy with Facebook Platform ad networks, Facebook instituted new policies on the ways Platform ad networks can access user data. The new rules: ...
Facebook Taking Major Policy Actions on App Developers Today
Inside Facebook —
... In the past, Facebook has suspended applications large and small for violating Platform policies, including user privacy. While Facebook didn’t say specifically why any of the applications were suspended today, they’re all most likely due to either violations of Facebook’s privacy rules or creating misleading user experiences. A couple of weeks ago, Facebook also prohibited Facebook Platform ad networks from showing user data in any ads. ...
Facebook Unlikely to Change Platform Ad Policies on User Data Any Time Soon
Inside Facebook —
... Two months ago, Facebook tightened the rules on the types of advertising units Platform ad networks could display after user concerns about privacy and Facebook Platform ad networks spread. Since then, user complaints have died down. ...
With Big App Suspensions, Facebook Shifts Ad Policing Burden to Developers (Updated)
Inside Facebook —
... the new Platform ad network policies related to user data any time soon. And based on multiple suspensions of large apps this weekend, Facebook showed that it’s not hesitating to enforce these policies either. ...
With Big App Suspensions, Facebook Shifts Ad Policing Burden to Developers
Inside Facebook —
... the new Platform ad network policies related to user data any time soon. And based on multiple suspensions of large apps this weekend, Facebook showed that it’s not hesitating to enforce these policies either. ...
Developer Spending on Facebook Ads Continues to Soar
Inside Facebook —
... If you’re a brand advertiser, it is getting harder to compete with developers who are spending more. We are hearing that, especially on the Facebook Platform, developers are now pricing out some “traditional” brand advertisers. This is partially due to the fact that developers are no longer able to share any data with Platform ad networks, so advertisers can’t spend as much as they used to for more targeted ads. Facebook changed its policies on data sharing with Platform ad networks this summer, prohibiting third party ad networks from being able to ...
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