It’s time again for our weekly recap of the latest Facebook news stories! While Facebook didn’t acquire any companies, or surpass any significant milestones this week, there was still plenty of news for the fast growing social platform. We also have the second volume of the This Week In Facebook video series being produced by my sister. The video is jam packed with YoVillians, burglars, and a game of Risk so check it out!

Protests In YoVille
This week was a volatile one for the world of YoVille, as the much beloved widgets factory was transformed into a Sweets Factory.…

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This is Day 30 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
There’s an old proverb which says “He who fails to plan, plans to fail” and while there are people that will debate the importance of planning, mapping out a guide for the next month will make things a lot easier. What blog posts will you be writing? What content will be most effective to drive new fans to your Facebook? What steps will you take to promote your Facebook Page? While we’ve listed 29 techniques to boost your fan base,…

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Car insurance is a mandatory and necessary expense for motorists. If you plan to drive, you must carry car insurance. As is the case with most consumer purchases, the price and product can vary so it is wise to compare policies before buying them. Car insurance premiums are periodic payments to the insurance companies that will keep your vehicle covered in cases where there are accidents or damage to your vehicle. Insurance companies set their rates and subsequently their premiums based on risk. This risk is the financial risk that will be absorbed by the insurance provider in case there…

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Processing a life insurance claim properly is very important as it can determine the amount of time that it takes for the life insurance company to give you the funds. It can be hard to secure the funds for a proper funeral and burial without the money. If you understand how to properly process a life insurance claim then you will be able to receive the funds in a timely manner. You may also be able to work with the life insurance company to get more of the money that you need up front. The first step is to contact…

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Today Facebook officially announced that they have surpassed 250 million users. We had projected that this milestone was crossed a couple weeks back but as of today it has become official with a blog post from Mark Zuckerberg. The company continues to grow at an amazing pace and now dominates just about every other social network on pretty much any metric.

With the company surpassing 225 million users just a few months ago, the company is well on track to surpass 300 million before the year is over. With a new round of funding and some employees who have decided…

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Want to target a single ad at both the United States and Iraq? While that may not be something you want to accomplish, it’s something you’ll soon be able to do. On Wednesday a revised version of my Facebook demographics tracking script started acting funny and after a little bit of poking around I realized that Facebook has revised their ad location field to let users manually enter countries rather than select them from a drop-down as previously was the case.

While the current iteration of the ad creation interface doesn’t allow for multi-country tracking, it appears that it will…

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Remeber CNN’s live stream of the inauguration? How about the TNT’s live stream of the NBA All Star game? All services implemented the Facebook Connect-enabled live stream widget and now all websited and developers can have a version of their own. Later today Facebook will announce details about this new feature which will make it easy for instant conversations to take place across the web.

Ultimately the Live Stream Box is not just for live streaming events but that’s what it’s intended for. Facebook has released instructions about how to embed the service into your site or application. What’s most…

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Today Facebook and the New York City Office of Emergency Management announced the launch of a new Facebook Page. The Department of State has also launched a Facebook Page with a range of weekly chats on a variety of topics. As more and more official organizations build a presence on Facebook, the company will continue to solidify its position as a public platform for communities of all kinds.

While today’s announcement by the NYC OEM is a small step within many large milestones along the way for Facebook, it’s important to note that this is part of a greater trend.…

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