The Facebook Cop-out: “Ad Philosophy”
The group known as “Just Say Now” has been banned from promoting their pro-marijuana advertisement on Facebook, even though the ad was initially approved and shown 38 million times on the social networking site.
Just Say Now is a coalition dedicated to the legalization of marijuana, claiming the change would lower crime near the borders and create around $40 billion in revenue each year. No matter how you feel regarding the subject of marijuana legalization, we can all agree that Just Say Now is making a political statement and should be guarded by free speech.
The organization decided to… Continue reading
Parature Adds Support to Facebook Business Pages
As Facebook grows in popularity across the globe, businesses are getting the hint. Tomorrow F acebook will be launching a new application called Parature.
According to an article today in Yahoo! News, Parature will enhance a company’s ability to provide quality customer service and support to anyone on Facebook.
The application simply integrates into an existing Facebook account after installation and will allow any business able to offer more to their fans and inquirers alike. The key modules included in Parature designs will give customers options like “Find An Answer,” “Ask a Question,” “Chat With A Live Representative,” and… Continue reading
Google, Verizon, and Web Pay Tiers
Google and Verizon have been receiving harsh criticisms over the last week regarding their potential plans to end network neutrality and force companies to pay a fee in order to maintain the speed of their web sites.
The internet has always been a level playing field, inspiring the term “Network Neutrality.” What that means is, whether you are looking at YouTube or a random website your cousin designed, the content is equal and moves at an equal pace online. (This has nothing to do with the speed of your personal internet connection)
If Google and Verizon create web pay… Continue reading
