2 month Round-Up; Notable Developments in Facebook marketing.

Over the past 6 weeks here are some interesting tidbits of information:

Samasource lets you test your Facebook Apps for as little as $1/week.  The outsourcing occurs mostly to countries in Africa.  At such a low price it’s worth everyone looking into.

Facebook has now an automated process to deal with personal accounts that have been compromised. Blog Post.  If someone has stolen your trademark you can also report an infringing username.  Link.

Michael Jackson’s Facebook Page now has over 10 million Facebook fans.  This is up from the 600k or so fans he had prior to his passing.  The only other time a page has come close to this type of growth was during the Beijing Olympics with Michael Phelp’s page.  Making headlines in the media is the most tried and true method of getting fans on Pages.

An estimated 70% of advertising on Facebook is for local businesses.  Incredible.

Roger Federer has a Facebook Page that you might want to check out.  His short videos are endearing.  Celebrities and athletes take note.