Facebook Is collecting lots of data

Why Facebook Just Turned Your Subscribers Into ‘Followers’

It’s been more than a year since Facebook introduced the Twitter-like “subscribers” feature, letting you follow public updates from people you aren’t friends with. Well, a year is a long time to go without changing any feature at the rapidly iterating social network — which announced Wednesday that it would be changing the name of […]

Google acquires social brand marketing start-up Wildfire – latimes.com

Google has acquired Wildfire, a marketing start-up that uses social media to connect brands with consumers. In the footsteps of Facebook using auto-bots to increase click through rates and increase revenue, Google is strengthening it’s position in the social media realm. The acquisition of Wildfire will positively impact Google’s role in social media. Read the […]