Facebook may be the last great company of the desktop age. It’s beaten back Friendster, MySpace and a half-dozen other pretenders, and — at least so far — is successfully holding off both Twitter and Google+. Its desktop display advertisements make the company billions of dollars in revenue. But that’s not nearly enough. Now, Zuckerberg has to further capitalize on the growth of mobile to extend its reach. And he knows it.

Only 1.3% of Facebook users actually interact with the company brands, according to a Ehrenberg-Bass Institute report. “To change the way people interact with a brand overnight is just unrealistic,” says one of the report’s authors, Karen Nelson-Field.

Facebook vs. Google

Facebook vs. Google

The latest #Facebook updates. Like?

Winklevoss twins in pistachio commercial. 

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Do you remember the first time you saw an advertisement on Google?

Novel wasn’t it? What’s this intruder making a mess of my search results? Or, Wow, relevant ads based on my search. Whatever your response, you noticed. And you probably clicked.

After awhile, the novelty wore off. Maybe you…

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‘Like’ This?

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Get ready for a bigger friend list. (Taken with Instagram at Facebook HQ)

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Get ready for a bigger friend list. (Taken with Instagram at Facebook HQ)

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(via What, Zuck Worry? Mad Magazine “Honors” Mark Zuckerberg With His Own Cover)

Facebook does MTV

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg: Why So Few Women at Top

(Source: The Wall Street Journal)

MySpace was like a big party, and then the party moved on. Facebook has become much more of a utility and communications vehicle.
Michael J. Wolf, the former president of Viacom’s MTV Networks

(Source: The New York Times)

Finding deals on Facebook.

First Look: Facebook Check-In Ad #Chipotle

First Look: Facebook Check-In Ad #Chipotle