How to Change the World: Ten Things You Didn't Know About Facebook

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You can syndicate your blog. Through Facebook Notes, you can import one RSS-syndicated site, and items fed via RSS will appear on Facebook, to all your friends via the News Feed. This can also be done for each Facebook Page you create, in the same manner as your regular Facebook account. For information, see my blog post on the subject.
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You can post images and set your status via your cell phone. Just add the 'Mobile' app, and soon you will be able to add photos you take with your cell phone's camera, by simply sending it to mobile@facebook.com and registering your phone with Facebook. You can also receive and send statuses directly to Facebook via SMS. SMS features are supported by almost all carriers but T-Mobile, and even with T-Mobile you can still send photos and check Facebook through your cell phone's web browser.
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You can post 'Polls,' or 'Surveys' to different demographics. Click on the 'Business' link in the footer of your Facebook account, then click on 'Facebook Polls,' and you'll soon have access to create your own polls, of which you can target towards certain age groups, interests, and other demographics, and track the results. You can even set a budget of how much you want to spend for the entire Poll. Polls are $.25 a response. You can"

Insurance Companies Offer Mobile Payment Options To Customers

Things are hotting up in the Mobile Payments space in India. Lot of activity happening with companies like mCheck, Paymate, Obopay, Atom leading the race ..There are several others trying to get a pie from this booming area ..While each works on a different business model, the sucess of the company in a longer run would be based on the following factors:

- One that leverages the critical mass ..( at the bottom of the pyramid )
- Ease of use
- Distribution
- Compliance ( RBI, security etc ).

Insurance Companies Offer Mobile Payment Options To Customers: "atom PayBuzz, from atom Technologies Limited, a Financial Technologies Group venture, has tied up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance and Reliance General insurance for accepting payments over a simple phone call originating from any landline or mobile phone. Customers will now be able to pay their insurance premium amongst other things over a simple phone call by using their credit cards. atom Paybuzz which has arrangements with insurance establishments across India, is a secure mechanism for payments based on touch-tone IVR technology."

Ads ..Difference between Google and others

I was reading a few posts and couple of thoughts crossed my mind.

- Google has been extremely successful with AdWords and their Ad model. They can pay for the users as well.

- The other guys like Twitter, Facebook or any other social networking platform has not been all that successful though the level of relation with the end user is much higher.

The difference is that Google is a intermediary while others are just a platform.. This helps Google to charge fees and also to provide some back to the users. If we are able to break away from this difference, I feel there may be a new business model that may emerge for the social networking space.

Paper Is Out, Cellphones Are In - New York Times

We have been discussing about Mobile Ticketing for a long time. Its very nice to hear that it coming mainstream ..

Paper Is Out, Cellphones Are In - New York Times: "But so far, Continental is the only carrier in the United States to begin testing the electronic passes, allowing those travelers to pass through security and board the plane without handling a piece of paper. Their boarding pass is an image of an encrypted bar code displayed on the phone’s screen, which can be scanned by gate agents and security personnel."

It may be used later for various purposes as mentioned below

The mobile check-in may well be the first step in direct communications between airlines and passengers as they travel. Ultimately, Henry H. Harteveldt, a vice president with Forrester Research, said he expected airlines would use mobile messaging to communicate with passengers about on-board services, rebooking options, baggage pickup and ticket purchases.