Archive for the 'Facebook controversy' Category
About that official Scrabble app
2 Comments Published by Blake Robinson April 9th, 2008 in Branding, Facebook, Facebook Software, Facebook controversy, business.My first piece for FaceReviews was a positive review of Scrabulous, the immensely successful, Scrabble-inspired Facebook app. The implementation I said, was well-done and, barring a few acceptable bugs, the overall experience was excellent.
Not surprisingly, the Calcutta-based brothers responsible soon became entangled in legal woes at the hands of Hasbro and Mattel (who each […]
Facebook in Middle Eastern Conflict
0 Comments Published by Blake Robinson March 17th, 2008 in Facebook, Facebook News, Facebook controversy, Facebook politics.Facebook is drawing flak from settlers of Jerusalem’s West Bank and the Gaza Strip for automatically labeling individuals either Palestinian or Israeli. The settlers began to send complaints, form groups and threaten to terminate their accounts if the errors weren’t rectified quickly. To it’s credit, Facebook was quick to rectify the situation, giving settlers of […]
Facebook faker gets three years plus $1,000 fine
0 Comments Published by Blake Robinson February 25th, 2008 in Facebook News, Facebook controversy, Facebook international.Morocco can now add draconian human rights laws to its long list of “reasons I won’t go there.” The country which recently made headlines by jailing Fouad Mourtada, a 26-year old IT engineer for having a Facebook profile claiming to be Prince Moulay Rachid, King Mohammed VI’s baby bro. He was officially charged with “villainous […]
Facebook overhauls account deletion
0 Comments Published by Blake Robinson February 19th, 2008 in Facebook News, Facebook controversy, Facebook privacy.After being hit last week by a bunch of flak regarding account deletion, Facebook announced today that it had take steps toward streamlining the process and rectifying the main concerns. User began complaining that complete account deletion was virtually impossible.
The reason is that Facebook users generate content while they utilize the service. When an […]
The UADA: Mystery entity tops Adonomics top 40 app companies
1 Comment Published by Blake Robinson February 18th, 2008 in Facebook Advertising, Facebook Applications, Facebook controversy, Facebook f8 platform, facebook Business, facebook developer.TechCrunch today caught an interesting emergence on the Adonomics valuation chart. A mystery company dubbed The UADA has recently topped the chart of App companies with over 97 million installs, 3.1 million active users and a valuation of about $223 million — over a week before it’s even launched.
Research done into The UADA has uncovered […]
Facebook responds to our account deletion inquiry
2 Comments Published by Blake Robinson February 12th, 2008 in Facebook, Facebook controversy, Facebook privacy.Yesterday we ran a piece chastising the NY Times for fearmongering on Facebook’s account deletion policies. To recap, we essentially took the stance that Facebookers have an obligation to familiarize themselves with Facebook’s terms before partaking in the service.
Today, Brandee Barker of Facebook sent along this email clarifying Facebook’s deletion practices:
There are two different […]
