Facebook backtracks, lets users post gory videos Facebook has reversed course and lifted a ban on gory videos showing real-life decapitations, with officials saying it is important for users to be able to share and discuss information about "human rights abuses, acts of terrorism and other violent events." Facebook said it reserves the right to take down videos posted out of "sadistic pleasure" or with the aim of inciting violence. "People share videos of these events on Facebook to condemn them. If they were being celebrated, or the actions in them encouraged, our approach would be different," the company said. Reuters (10/22), BBC (10/21)  | Cloud Computing 101: It's a Brave New Virtual World
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 | How Bluefin is helping Twitter master social TV Twitter's acquisition of Bluefin Labs this year is emerging as a key strategic move ahead of the company's initial public offering, experts say. Bluefin brought a range of TV-analytics capabilities to Twitter, strengthening the social network's appeal to broadcasters and TV marketers. "They have a very short list of markets they want to go after. Twitter picked TV as the one to go after during the IPO period," says Gartner analyst Brian Blau. The Boston Globe (tiered subscription model) (10/21) Facebook targets app-makers with mobile-video ad unit Facebook is launching a mobile-video ad unit for its iPhone and Android application that's aimed at mobile-app developers. "Potential customers will be able to click play to watch a video featuring your mobile app before installing the app. ... [W]e look forward to helping developers use their video creative to find new app installs," Facebook's Radu Margarint wrote in a blog post announcing the ad type. The company also announced a new "cost-per-action" pricing tier for mobile ads, with marketers being charged by the install. VentureBeat (10/21)  | NEW: US 2013 Consumer Data Privacy Study — Advertising Edition
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 | Auto-rental companies seek social media dominance Auto-rental giants Hertz and Enterprise are each vying for social media dominance, but are using quite different strategies along the way, according to an Unmetric report. Hertz is the industry leader on Twitter, with the most followers and a good record when it comes to replying to customer tweets, while Enterprise brands have managed to corner three-quarters of all auto-rental Facebook fans. USA Today (10/21)  | Create a professional appearance with built-in IT tools
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 | LinkedIn has social media's best-paid engineers Computer engineers at LinkedIn earn more than their counterparts at other social networks, according to a Glassdoor ranking of engineer salaries. LinkedIn's engineers were the second best paid in the business, trailing computer-networking equipment-maker Juniper Networks. Google, Twitter and Facebook also placed in the top 10, according to the report. Bloomberg (10/17)  | The definitive story of Jeff Bezos and Amazon.com.
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