Facebook (FB) Ads Work Says StreetInsider.com

You have to be careful about Facebook,
as StreetInsider.com writes
Forget the Nonsense, Facebook (FB) Ads Do Work.

We ourselves simply do not know.
The proof is in the pudding,
down the road of future experience.

My own opinion is that if the ads at Facebook were not working well,
it would in part be because they are not well placed on the Facebook pages.

Ads need not be overly intrusive to work,
but they have to be in the right place for users to see them.

Who looks way over to the right at ads? I would put the ads between postings.

Facebook Redesign for Mobile Phones Makes Photos Much Larger

Daniel Terdiman has the story at CNET News
in
Facebook mobile redesign makes photos three times larger

Facebook Profits and Privacy

Derrick Harris at GigaOm Tech News and Analysis has the story
at
Facebook’s delicate balance between profits and privacy

Crossposted from LawPundit.

Instagram $1 Billion Purchase by Facebook For What?

At the New York Times, Evelyn M. Rusli reports that

Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion

inter alia quoting a Facebook press release as follows:

"Facebook announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Instagram, a fun, popular photo-sharing app for mobile devices.

“The total consideration for San Francisco-based Instagram is approximately $1 billion in a combination of cash and shares of Facebook. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close later this quarter."

At the same time at CNN, Molly Wood asks

Facebook buys Instagram...but for what?

Read both articles to get the scoop.

Facebook as a Money-Maker for Some Early Investors

At the New York Times, Nick Bilton and Evelyn M. Rusli have the story at For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches.

How Facebook's IPO Could Transform Marketing - Forbes

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Facebook Use in Academics by Students

Alexandra Rice has the story
at The Chronicle of Higher Education
in Students Push Their Facebook Use Further Into Academics