
A new infographic from do-it-yourself Facebook page builder tool Pagemodo illustrates the ways in which Facebook is helping companies generate business and increase their revenue.

A new infographic from do-it-yourself Facebook page builder tool Pagemodo illustrates the ways in which Facebook is helping companies generate business and increase their revenue.
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If you are familiar with the American Express Membership Rewards program, then you know that all you have to do to redeem points for Facebook Ads is go to the program’s website. But, what you might not know is that American Express has a dedicated Facebook page for the redemption at AmEx OPEN’s Facebook Page. If you do the math for the points, you will be rewarded $50 worth of Facebook advertising for every $6,750 spent while using your credit card.
Have your Facebook statuses been particularly enlightening this year? Whether they’re dull or delightful, there’s an app that will make a pretty slick collage out of all of your 2010 Facebook statuses so you can see what your year’s been like.

Elmer Sotto, head of growth for Facebook in Canada, addressed the attendees of the 30th International Fundraising Congress happening this week and explained exactly why non-profits shouldn’t use Facebook only for fundraising – and what they should use it for.

How do you get over 100 wives and nearly 200 children to attend an infamous polygamist’s funeral? Facebook.

How many hours can you spend watching cute dog photos and videos? Probably more than you think. Dogasaur.com, a new website all about dogs, has become a social network of sorts for dog lovers where users can create profiles for their dogs, make friends for themselves and their dogs, chat and email, post photos, videos and also do more on their new Facebook page. The appeal of this social model for Dogasaur.com has been sensational since its Facebook page was launched about 2 months ago and already attracted over 200,000 likes. Now inquiring minds want to know, so how did they do that?
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Last night YouTube’s Facebook page got its 10 millionth “like”. That means that YouTube is more popular than Christiano Ronaldo, Music, Coca-Cola and even Justin Bieber, who currently holds the most-viewed video on YouTube. YouTube’s staff is thanking the Facebook users that “Like” them with a resounding, “We like you, too!” which you can see in the video after the jump.
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Exhibiting poise, insight and respect, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has risen to the top of the list of politicians using social media effectively. Johnson set up a Facebook account a little over a month ago and has posted at least once a day since. However, it is not simply the number of posts that makes his account one to watch for interested politicians and pundits, but rather the content therein – he discusses many dimensions of the government’s actions and policies, even reversing one of his decisions based on the comments that citizens left on his Facebook page. Read on for an in-depth look at what makes his use of social media such a success.
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Yesterday’s 40th anniversary of Earth Day saw many people around the world do their part for the environment, but what was particularly interesting was watching the impact the Earth Day Network made on social networks. Leveraging Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and other elements of the social web, Earth Day reached tens of millions of people who might not otherwise have participated in the yearly day of green.
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There’s no doubt that the whole social internet community revolves around Facebook. Let me exaggerate a bit here but I everybody in the online world seems to want get on board Facebook. Even the iTunes Apps Store is now on Facebook, which is next?
Alright, lets go back to business. Like I said, the iTunes App Store now has its own Facebook page. It was developed and powered by a company called Vitrue. And it basically puts the Apps Store inside Facebook allowing you to search apps, share cool apps with friends or to simply look out for the hottest apps that you will most likely install on your iPhone. Read more