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Facebook took a big leap up the video streaming ladder last month. It is now sitting pretty in the number 3 slot behind YouTube and Hulu in number of total streams. In addition, the social networking site clocked up over double the unique viewers of Hulu, although in total streams Hulu eclipsed Facebook almost 4 to 1.That’s (Read More)
New York Times:
Executives say wary attitudes are softening as brands realize that the Web provides one of the last sources of potential growth.
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After grumblings earlier in the week, the deal is now apparently done: MySpace has inked a deal to buy imeem. The going price? A pittance, apparently — a lowly $1 million in cash. For that, MySpace will bring in about half of imeem’s 55 employees and use some of the company’s assets to pay off its significant debt.After a n (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Every few weeks Internet dating site OkCupid uses the power of anonymized data to share a few truths about the online dating scene and human nature in general. To be sure, these reports are often highly controversial and aren’t going to be showing up in scientific literature any time soon, but they’re generally interesting (Read More)
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David Spinks is a graduating senior in NY that is utilizing the power of social web communities to pursue a career in social media/marketing. He authors a blog at DavidSpinks.com.There is an almost overwhelming number of options on the social web for businesses to create and participate in communities. You hear a lot about (Read More)
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Microsoft, with the launch of Windows 7 complete, is turning its focus towards one of its most important components: Internet Explorer. With huge pressure from Firefox and Google’s Chrome browsers, Microsoft has revealed the first details of Internet Explorer 9 at the Microsoft Professional Developer’s Conference in Los An (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Regular readers will know that my browser of choice has long been Camino. It’s that other browser built by Firefox-makers Mozilla, that runs on the Mac platform and is entirely open-source. I love it because it’s much lighter and faster than Firefox is, while being extremely compatible with just about all sites on the web. (Read More)
New York Times:
The company said it would buy Revolution Money, a provider of online payment services that was founded by Steve Case, the founder of AOL, for $300 million.
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Mashable!:
In the battle for the hearts and wallets of smartphone owners in the U.S., there’s a reigning champion platform, an up and coming competitor, and a handful of former champions whose stars appear to be waning. Then there’s Nokia: a mobile phone company that has been narrowly holding onto its number one mobile market share wo (Read More)
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Earlier this morning, I went on NBC in San Diego to talk about the online hysteria surrounding Twilight Saga: New Moon. The segment is embedded below, but given that both Crimson Hexagon and Trendrr were kind enough to provide exclusive (and astonishing) data surrounding New Moon social media mania, we thought it best that (Read More)
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Social network Bebo which has seen a rapid decline in popularity but is still one of the biggest such services around, has added a tiny but important new feature: a button that helps children report abuse or bullying.The button is called the CEOP Report button, (CEOP stands for UK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Read More)
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Here’s a bold statement: Symbian S60 is simply not good enough. I’m sure that many Nokia owners and analysts who know that Symbian currently holds around 50% of the smartphone OS market would disagree. But I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: the new generation of smartphones – primarily Androids, the iPhone, and web (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Have young children? You might want to check this out, particularly if they’re taking their first steps on the Web right about now.KidZui, the web browser that’s built for kids, is today launching KidZui 5.0, featuring more functionality for parents and children to discover and share the Internet together.With one click, ch (Read More)
BBC:
More than 200 online predators and 150 child victims are identified as part of an operation to uncover paedophile activity on the internet. (Read More)