Facebook Roundup: London, Pages, School, Spam, Foursquare, Zuckerberg and More

Facebook's Page Reaches 50 Million Likes -- The company has just reached 50 million Likes on its official Page, which is also unsurprisingly the most popular Page on the site. Ceglia Facebook Ownership Facebook Looking Even Worse -- Despite some turgid articles not too long ago about the possibility of upstate New York entrepreneur and scam artist Paul Ceglia winning his court case claiming that he owns half of Facebook, his big-name lawyers recently left. And now, Facebook says it has found "smoking gun" evidence that he fabricated documents purporting to show his ownership stake. It says it can't reveal the evidence yet, though. Facebook Expands in London - Facebook is renting a 36,000 square-foot building in London for its 70 employees that will focus on ad sales. Unauthorized Pages in Users’ Feeds - Some users are reporting that they are seeing Facebook Pages appearing in their news feeds despite having never Liked them. Facebook has yet to confirm the issue. Thanks to Mike for the tip. Foursquare Makes Pages Self-Serve - Foursquare’s organizational Pages are now self-serve and aimed at allowing brands to market themselves on the platform. Facebook Becomes Back-to-School Hub - As happened last year, Facebook is set to become a big place for back to school shopping, giving users the chance to win free items, take advantage of limited time deals and receive discounts. Spam King Sanford Wallace Indicted - Sanford Wallace, known as the Spam King, was indicted by a federal grand jury in San Jose this week for fraud on the Facebook platform. He faces 16 to 40 years in prison, plus fines. Zuckerberg Named Silicon Valley’s “Worst Dressed” - GQ magazine named Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg worst dressed man in Silicon Valley despite some stiff competition. [Image Via David Terrar] Facebook to Offer Digital Citizenship Grants - Facebook has pledged $200,000 in grant money for research "that improves understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with how kids are growing up in a world of media and technology", such as cyber bullying prevention. Other Announcements: SocialVibe Focuses on Political Ads - SocialVibe announced this week that it would be offering services tailored specifically to political campaigns and action committees ahead of the 2012 election. The company specializes in digital advertising. DealBurner Sends Group Deals When You Check In - DealBurner is a new service that sends users alerts when they check in to a location on Facebook Places or Foursquare about daily deals and pre-paid coupons offered at that business. The service aggregates deals from Groupon, LivingSocial, ScoutMob, and more.

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