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Berlin on facebook: Fan record with 1.5 million fans
Berlin has just cracked the 1.5 million mark on Facebook.
Wolfram|Alpha to offer Facebook privacy insight
Internet users who sign up to use the Wolfram|Alpha search engine can now have the site analyze their Facebook usage in detailed graphs. The Wolfram|Alpha Personal Analytics for Facebook device will reveal in full just how much data - such as check-ins, locations where photos were taken - and locations and ages of your friends, is publicly available.
Southwest Airlines reaches three million Facebook fans
The LUV airline is easy to LIKE! Southwest Airlines is celebrating the Three Million Fan milestone with a special discount offer and a signature “concept” plane dedicated to our fans! Southwest Airlines was the first airline to reach a million Facebook Fans back in 2010, and now is the first airline worldwide to amass three million Facebook Fans!
Facebook app from Lufthansa offers insider travel tips
With the new SceneSpotter app from Lufthansa, travelers can now explore Europe off the beaten path. Locals and insiders are offering their personal travel tips for over 20 of Lufthansa’s European destinations via the SceneSpotter app on Facebook. It gives travelers in Europe information about interesting sights, culinary highlights and nightlife that can’t be found in any travel guide.
agoda.com launches free facebook booking button for hotels
Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group, announced the launch of the free agoda.com facebook booking button (BE3) for hotels.
Emirates launches Facebook page
As part of its “Hello Tomorrow” campaign, Emirates Airline has launched an official Facebook page which enables fans to apply for jobs, find out about sponsorships and learn about the history of the carrier.
Facebook most searched for brand of 2011
Facebook was the subject of the most searches for brands in the U.K. during 2011, according to data from Experian Hitwise. The social network was also responsible for three of the 10 most-searched-for terms in the U.K.: Facebook, Facebook login, and FB.
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto Launches “Memory Book” on Facebook
It may be the end of an era, but it definitely is the beginning of a new one as the 35-year old Four Seasons Hotel Toronto located on 21 Avenue Road closes its doors on March 28, 2012 to prepare for the grand opening of its new hotel on 60 Yorkville Avenue, scheduled to open this summer.
Centara launches Facebook happy holiday photo competition
Centara Hotels & Resorts has launched a photo competition on its Facebook page in which guests have their own favorite holiday photos voted for online, with the winners receiving luxury holidays as prizes.
Facebook’s new social travel app
Facebook’s Timeline, launched last September, allow people to tell the story of their lives, from past to future. What kind of music they listen to, what movies they watch and now, where they travel to. Wipolo introduces a “new kind” of social app. Bringing the “travel dimension” to Facebook, it allows people to discover and explore amazing new destinations around the world through - and with - their friends.
Facebook to attract more apprentices to Network Rail
Network Rail is exclusively using a new Facebook campaign to recruit 200 people for its three year advanced apprenticeship scheme. The campaign has current apprentices at its heart - would-be applicants can ask questions and receive a direct answer from someone who is already on the scheme.
Average holidaymaker puts photos on Facebook within 4 hours of landing
A new poll by one of the UK’s leading online independent travel agencies has revealed that the average holidaymaker uploads their holiday images onto Facebook within 4 hours of landing back in the UK; whilst a quarter, 24%, also admitted to updating their social media status whilst on holiday abroad.