“Poking” is no laughing matter. A Tennessee judge has ruled that an individual using the Facebook app violated an order of protection. The culprit could be punished with up to 11 months and 29 days in jail.
Wisk is an example of a company trying to take advantage of this new, modern apps age.
Social networking sites, online gaming sites and apps are continuing to generate rapid growth in the sale of virtual goods, thereby influencing an expanding market for payment options that are becoming available to the consumer. In turn, greater opportunities for apps developers are becoming available.
In what has been developing into a cautionary tale of when good apps go bad, potential class-action settlements in California and Texas surrounding Facebook’s Beacon ad program may substantially affect one another. The outcomes in California and Texas jurisdictions will also play a role in other cases involving Beacon, Blockbuster, and Facebook.
Advertising Age reports that Facebook will block apps that incorporate advertising that fail to comply with Facebook guidelines. Two types of advertisements may no longer run on Facebook:
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