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Op-Ed: 'Dirty data' search ranking people on Facebook for jobs?

Sydney - A company called Identified has created an SEO option for recruiters to search Facebook for job candidates. This is “head hunting SEO” in embryo, and it's called SYMAN. It looks like Identified is underrating the value of their idea.

In the Media by Paul Wallis

Facebook page promotes violence against female Marines

A Facebook page glorifying violence against female Marines was shut down after a US congresswoman brought it to the attention of Pentagon commanders.

In the Media by Brett Wilkins - 6 comments

Will Facebook spend $1 billion on award-winning nav app Waze?

Tel Aviv - Have problems finding your way? Facebook may buy award winning Waze, the advanced and accurate Israeli crowd-sourcing traffic and navigation app. The cost? Around $1 billion.

In the Media by Lesley Lanir - 1 comment

Family values go viral in Robinsons ad

Robinsons Drinks inspires real emotion in a new advertisement. The new “play thirsty” ad starts with best friends skipping rocks, roughhousing around a playground, and talking.

In the Media by Craig S. Byrnes - 1 comment

Study: Facebook can induce psychosis and delusional states

A new study by researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel, based on case studies of individuals, says Facebook and other social media can induce psychotic symptoms and delusional states in vulnerable lonely individuals.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 6 comments

Huge backlash against Facebook's decapitation videos

Two videos uploaded to Facebook last week showed a woman being beheaded by a masked man and an execution of two men. Facebook had at first refused to remove the violence clips, claiming people have a right to show the world in which we live.

In the Media by Eko Armunanto - 11 comments

Facebook earnings and the war for mobile advertising Special

On Wednesday, as Facebook announced first quarter results after the bell, analysts, executives, developers, and advertisers from across the vast mobile advertising landscape looked for clues about the evolution of their industry in the earnings report.

Digital Journal Report by Michael Essany

Proposal seeks to boost FBI's monitoring of social media

A government task force is preparing legislation that would pressure social media companies to let the FBI intercept communication right as it's happening.

In the Media by Layne Weiss

Facebook use declining among Canadian and US teens

That’s one of the conclusions of a revealing infographic published on American website Socialmediatoday which focuses on social media networks. And Facebook may find it harder to maintain market share against stiff competition from a few new competitors

In the Media by Robert Myles - 1 comment