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(108)This afternoon Facebook announced a number of impending upgrades to their Photos product, the largest online photo product in the world. Many of the improvements that are being rolled out we’ve already covered through users who have sent screenshots over the past few months, however there are a few extra improvements that have not previously been covered.
The most significant improvement is that Facebook will now support high resolution photos. That means images can be as large as 2048 pixels in width or height. Additionally, Facebook is rolling out a new album layout to support the higher resolution images (as pictured below). These are the most significant upgrades for the most part, although there are a number of others, all highlighted on Facebook’s blog post from this afternoon which you can read here.
Source: All Facebook
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Windows Vista / 7 / XP
(209)How do you compete with a juggernaut like Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, a billion-dollar industry in and of itself? That’s a question more and more MMO creators have been asking themselves, and ultimately turning to Korea’s MMO market for their answer: make it free. The idea’s simple. All you do is let people play your game [...]
Source: Geek.com Games
The Australian newspaper reports on the case of Sally-Anne Fitzgerald from Melbourne, who was fired from her job at Escape Hair Design in February this year.
She reportedly posted this status update on Facebook: ”Xmas ‘bonus’ along side a job warning, followed by no holiday pay!!! Whoooooo! The Hairdressing Industry rocks man!!! AWSOME!!!” The salon’s owner, Dianna Smith, was made aware of the update by an unnamed third party.
As well as the Facebook posting, Smith listed punctuality, the alleged unauthorized removal of hair product from the premises and rescheduling of clients as the reasons for Fitzgerald’s dismissal.
But an employment tribunal has found that Fitzgerald should not have lost her job. Commissioner Michelle Bissett for Fair Work Australia said the termination of Fitzgerald’s employment was “harsh, unjust and unreasonable” and awarded her $2,340 in compensation. She said the comments would harm neither the hairdressing industry as a whole nor Smith’s salon, which was not identified.
However, Bissett warned people not to treat Facebook postings as private. In her ruling she said that postings on Facebook to complain about work were increasingly common but this was risky behavior.
“What might previously have been a grumble about their employer over a coffee or drinks with friends has turned into a posting on a website that, in some cases, may be seen by an unlimited number of people,” she wrote. “Posting comments about an employer on a website that can be seen by an uncontrollable number of people is no longer a private matter but a public comment.”
She added: “A Facebook posting, while initially undertaken outside working hours, does not stop once work recommences. It remains on Facebook until removed, for anyone with permission to access the site to see . . . it would be foolish of employees to think they may say as they wish on their Facebook page with total immunity from any consequences.”
You can see the full decision on the Fair Work Australia site.
Meanwhile, the U.S. courts are conflicted over whether Facebook updates and messages are legally private if hidden behind privacy settings. Citing the same 1986 law, a federal judge ruled that they were, while a New York judge ruled that they weren’t.
Source: All Facebook
Recently, we launched the Inside Network Job Board – dedicated to providing you with the best job opportunities in the Facebook Platform and social gaming ecosystem.
Here are this week’s highlights from the Inside Network Job Board, including positions at Electronic Arts, Toy Studio, Storm8, OneRecovery, Fuel Industries, and CafeMom.
Listings on the Inside Network Job Board are distributed to readers of Inside Facebook and Inside Social Games through regular posts and widgets on the sites. That way, you can be sure that your open positions are being seen by the leading developers, product managers, marketers, designers, and executives in the Facebook Platform and social gaming industry today.
Source: Inside Social Games
Windows Vista / 7 / XP (203) Xbox 360 (197) Xbox 360
Xbox 360Die-hard Jets fan? Maybe a new fan after the popular HBO series followed the team around summer camp this summer? The New York Jets are shaping up to be quite a team this season under the direction of coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Mark Sanchez. Facebook can be a great place to keep up with the AFC East team. Check out these ten Jets pages you should fan on Facebook!
Source: All Facebook
Thursday, September 30, 2010
