First Look: Sports Stars' Adorable Mother's Day Photos – mashable.com/social-media/ Facebook has become a central way for some of the sports world’s biggest stars to share intimate looks at their lives off the playing field with fans around the world Daily doings, thoughts on current events and peeks at family time are all highlights of this still relatively new type of fan access… Continue Reading On mashable.com/social-media/ » Facebook hires and departures: VP EMEA filled; general counsel and head of Android product leave – insidefacebook.com Facebook has hired Nicola Mendelsohn as VP, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, filling a void...

Mobile Apps Privacy Bill Introduced in House – socialtimes.com Georgia Democrat Hank Johnson today introduced a bill that would require app makers to present privacy policies to users before they collect any data from their mobile devices and to securely maintain the data they collect.  The bill — called the Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act, or Apps Act — essentially follows in the footsteps of the California Attorney General’s office, which began requiring mobile apps to offer users privacy policies… Continue Reading On socialtimes.com » Finding out which friends of yours use Bang With Friends is painfully easy –...

Disney Joins The Private Social Networking Craze With New Photo & Video Sharing App Called “Story” – techcrunch.com/social The latest to join the cadre of startups offering tools for more private sharing outside of Facebook’s massive footprint is not, in fact, another startup, but rather another media giant: Disney. Citing its “rich heritage in storytelling,” Disney’s Interactive division, best known for games, sites, and virtual worlds like “Where’s My Water?,” “Temple Run: Brave,” “Club Penguin,” Disney… Continue Reading On techcrunch.com/social » Airbnb Find: Sleep in Someone Else’s Car in San Francisco, Just $103 a Night – socialtimes.com Rents in San Francisco...

Parse announces new hosting product less than 2 weeks after Facebook acquisition – insidefacebook.com Parse, the cloud-based app development platform Facebook agreed to acquire in late April, today announced its latest product: Parse Hosting. Parse Hosting enables developers to create a web presence for their app without having to manage their own servers or turn to another third party. Previously, Parse offered ways for developers to store their mobile app’s data in the cloud but didn’t host web apps or landing pages on the web for them until now… Continue Reading On insidefacebook.com » Facebook platform industry news: Compass Labs,...