Facebook roundup: iOS apps, media, Windows Phone, Dublin HQ and more

Facebook is No. 1 most downloaded iPhone app of all time - Celebrating 50 billion total downloads across the App Store this week, Apple released new all-time most downloaded apps with Facebook at No. 1 of the free iPhone downloads list. Instagram is No. 3 and Messenger is No. 16. Compared to Facebook's three, Google has four apps in the top 25: YouTube, Google, Google Earth and Google Maps. Among free iPad downloads, Facebook is No. 6, with Skype at No. 1. Facebook courts media with new portal - Facebook has launched a new section of its developer site to focus on how media and journalists can best use the platform for distribution. It gives an overview of possible website integrations, such as the Like button, Facebook Comments and Open Graph optimization. It also offers best practices for managing Facebook pages, along with related research reports and case studies. Slate, for example, doubled its referral traffic from Facebook between the second quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013 by adding a new share button to its stories, optimizing its Open Graph tags and focusing on its page strategy. Microsoft to redesign Facebook for Windows Phone - Microsoft announced this week that it would open the Windows Phone Beta app program to give users an opportunity to test the latest redesign of its Facebook app. Unlike Facebook for iOS and Android, which are developed internally by Facebook, the app for Windows Phone is created by Microsoft. The beta app will get Timeline, the share button and more high resolution photos. Facebook looks to expand Dublin operation with new office - Facebook has agreed to rent office space with room for at least 800 people in a building in Grand Canal Square in Dublin, according to Independent.ie. The company recently said it would be adding 100 employees to its Dublin headquarters, which is currently around 400 people. The new office would give the company room to grow. The Daniel Libeskind building where the new office will be is in an area sometimes referred to as Dublin's "Silicon Square Mile." Google has an office nearby.

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