Facebook

223 results about this entity

Period: 25 May 2007 - 08 Feb 2024

Facebook offers PayPal option for buying virtual goods

Facebook has teamed with PayPal on an online payments system that enables users to buy virtual goods on the social networking site.

Online campaign for 'Robin Hood' transaction tax launched

A group of 48 non-profits are tapping YouTube, Twitter and facebook for a UK campaign to introduce a "Robin Hood tax" on banks that they argue could raise hundreds of billions of pounds a year to fight poverty and climate change.

Chase to extend crowdsourcing charity effort after two million facebook users vote online

Chase is to extend the use of social media for charitable giving after its first campaign on facebook attracted more than two million users to its Community Giving site.

Finra issues social networking guidance

US regulatory body Finra has issued guidance to securities firms and brokers on the use of social networking Web sites such as facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to communicate with the public.

ClickandBuy launches P2P payments app for facebook users

UK e-money institution ClickandBuy is to launch its first person-to-person payment service as a downloadable app for use by facebook friends and developers.

Chase philanthropy campaign attracts 1m Facebook users

Over one million facebook users have voted for small and local charities in a programme from US bank Chase, with the 100 organisations garnering the most support receiving $25,000 grants.

National Futures Association throws the rule book at social networkers

The US National Futures Association has set out highly restrictive compliance rules on the use of social networking channels such as blogs, chatrooms, forums, facebook and Twitter by member financial firms.

E*Trade offers stock pick status updates for facebook friends

Online brokerage E*Trade has launched a widget for facebook participants to share their favourite stock picks with friends on the social networking site.

Thomson Reuters looks for Top Traders on facebook

Thomson Reuters is inviting students on facebook to participate in a virtual trading game with a chance to win £1000.

Chase crowdsources for charity with Facebook philanthropy campaign

US bank Chase is asking Facebook users to vote on which small and local charities receive a slice of a $5 million donation pie.

Finra forms Social Networking Task Force

US regulatory body Finra has formed a Social Networking Task Force to explore the compliance challenges posed by new Web 2.0 communications channels, such as FaceBook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

FaceTime releases 'Big Brother' Web 2.0 policing app

Instant messaging outfit FaceTime has released a secure Web gateway for enterprises seeking to monitor employee content posted to blogs, wikis, webmail and social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.