Aug 17, 2009

TechCrunch MySpace is close to acquiring popular social music service iLike, we’ve confirmed with multiple sources. The deal, which should close this week, will be MySpace’s first acquisition since new CEO Owen Van Natta took control of the company in April 2009. The price is “around $20 million.”iLike, which launched in late 2006, is (Read More)

Aug 24, 2009

Scripting News Silicon Alley Insider has an interesting piece about Yahoo's obsession with all-things-Twitter. And at the end they have an even more interesting strategy. "Yahoo should work to be a better place to use Twitter than Twitter.com."This sounds a lot like the winning strategy Yahoo used to best CNN and MSNBC in web news in the (Read More)

Aug 13, 2009

Favorites of Flare68 Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the World of Socialnomics. (Read More)

Aug 16, 2009

Smashing Magazine   Stock photography is often used in print and web design and has been around since the 1920s, when it was utilized by the newspaper industry. It has turned out to be such a common element to use now when designing, and has become more and more available, so that designers start using it on a daily basis. In the (Read More)

Aug 16, 2009

TechCrunch Firefox 3.5, which we’ve Firefox 3.5, which we’ve ranted about recently, is not playing nicely with Twitter. In fact, for the last week at least users (including me, including today) have had a lot of problems updating status messages and following new people if they use Firefox 3.5. The site just hangs forever. Twitter kno (Read More)

Aug 16, 2009

pixum's shared items in Google Reader Just eked past AOL, still behind Hotmail and Yahoo Mail in total users. But, in terms of mindshare, Gmail utterly dominates. Many of my friends — technically knowledgeable, demanding email users — use and love Gmail. None of them use Hotmail or Yahoo Mail. Raw user count is the wrong metric; Gmail has already won.Google is (Read More)

Aug 15, 2009

mashable Who needs enemies when you’ve got Facebook? One user created a photo album called “Your Life”, and the following result ensued. We’re fairly sure this is a setup – after all, who creates an album called “Your Life”, rather than “My Life”?That said, the resulting screenshot may be interpreted as a thought-provoking comment (Read More)

Aug 15, 2009

Submitted by Svartling from Google Reader: Just days before Facebook acquired FriendFeed, I talked about why FriendFeed is (was) an important tool. Either I was completely wrong or prescient – you decide. FriendFeed.com’s future may be in question – but the social mode it brought onto the web will likely become more ubiquitous as the social web continues to evolve. (Read More)

Aug 15, 2009

GigaOM Collectively, Yahoo, Facebook, Amazon and Google are rewriting the handbook for big data. Startups intending to reach these proportions must also change their thinking about data, and enterprises need this model for internal deployments as a way to retain an economic edge.The four leading web giants have designed systems f (Read More)

Aug 15, 2009

Engadget Still not convinced that the BlackBerry Storm 2 is alive and kicking in places outside of RIM's "secure" labs up in Waterloo? How's a seven minute long video showing off this perennially-leaked device for all you skeptics? The blur-free video shows off the updated SurePress screen that only clicks when the unit's actually i (Read More)

Dec 29, 2008

Submitted by Infodiva: In what may be a first for any government the world over, the Consulate General of Israel in New York will be holding a public press conference about the war in Gaza via Twitter. On Tuesday, December 30 during the hours of 1-3 p.m. EST, David Saranga, Consul of Media and Public Affairs in New York, will answer questions wri (Read More)

Dec 17, 2008

social|median One of socialmedian's users (and a top Newsmaker), Sarah Crisman, created this video on what she loves about socialmedian. (Read More)

Dec 02, 2008

Rejournals News NY - Commercial - 12/2/2008Manhattan, NY - Williams Real Estate, a FirstService Co., has negotiated a lease renewal and expansion for the Nature Publishing Group at One Hudson Sq. Under the terms of the new lease, the tenant... . (Read More)

Nov 26, 2008

Rejournals News NJ - Commercial - 11/26/2008LIVINGSTON, N.J. – Gebroe-Hammer Associates, a leader in the tri-state area’s investment real estate brokerage industry, recently celebrated its 33rd anniversary with a party at Crestmont Country Club... . (Read More)

Nov 25, 2008

Submitted by Don Scott: NE - Financial - 11/25/2008 Pioneer Financial Group, LLC recently placed financing in the amount of $750,000 on behalf of Penn Street, LLC. Managing member Sean Jasie worked with the borrower in securing the refinance loan. ... (Read More)

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