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Part of the joy of following Bill Simmons on Twitter is the feeling that he doesn’t hold back—that, plus not only he can be snarky as all get out when the occasion demands, his tweets, snarky or not, are usually spot on. (He has one of the highest “repeat out loud” ratings in (Read More)
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Offer-based ads seemed to be the secret to monetizing social games—and social network users, in general—that standard banner ads couldn’t provide. But amid ongoing accusations that the ads actually “scammed” users into paying for things they didn’t want and giving up their per (Read More)
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The Daily Beast has named publishing vet Stephen Colvin as the site’s president. Colvin CNET was president and CEO of lad mag purveyor Dennis Publishing for 11 years, will oversee all aspects of the business, the company announced. He will report directly to Tina Brown, the ye (Read More)
KillerStartups.com - all:
The way social websites have evolved over time is certainly amazing. Back in the nineties it was impossible to imagine we would have the number of applications to interchange media and data that we have available these days. Now, there are many online applications that make it possible for people to share, import, and expor (Read More)
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Social Streets is brand-new initiative that has the aim of letting people connect with others in their close vicinity. Think of it as a cross between social networking with a geo-coded directory, and add a seasoning of business interaction in order to have the whole picture. The objective of the site is to empower people to (Read More)
Official Google Blog:
We're both huge foodies, and we always love spending time in the kitchen with friends and family, especially around the holidays. Particularly during this season, many of us turn to Google when searching for recipes. But, in addition to spicing up your recipe repertoire, Google can be a huge resource in the kitchen. From he (Read More)
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Online ad firm Adknowledge has bought SocialMedia, a company that runs ad platforms on apps and games, Techcrunch reported. SocialMedia will continue to operate its ad platform on social nets, although its participating publishers’ inventory will be transferred to Adknowledge. This is Adknowledge’s seventh acquisition withi (Read More)
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Twentieth Century Fox is going social to promote its upcoming film, AVATAR, by partnering with TypePad owner Six Apart, to launch branded blogs and micro-blogs. AVATAR fans can get branded themes for their blogs, as well as trailers, behind-the-scenes clips, and news updates a (Read More)
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Playing online with others has certainly taken off, and while some might look askance at it I think that such a way of experiencing games is more vital than the individualistic fashion of yore. Don’t get me wrong, I adored playing on my own, but the social aspect brings a whole new dimension altogether. And in the event you (Read More)
Boing Boing:
I'm delighted to introduce a new guest blogger on Boing Boing, Dr. Jacques Vallee, who will contribute posts on an occasional basis. In the world of computer science, Jacques is best known for his pioneering database research in the 1960s at Stanford Research Institute and then, during the next decade, for leading the devel (Read More)
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German mag publisher Burda Media is buying a 25.1 percent stake in the business-focused social networking site Xing.com for a total of €48.29 million (£42.7 million, $71.9 million), making it Xing’s biggest single shareholder.Burda is making the deal through its Burda Digital (Read More)
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» News Corp (NYSE: NWS) readers are polled about Murdoch’s pay-wall ideas. [AdAge]» Small and medium-sized businesses are abandoning banner ads for SEM, social media and email marketing. [Marketing Pilgrim]» Is Canonical working with Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) to bring an iTunes-l (Read More)
Official Google Blog:
(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog)Every day, people with video cameras are changing the ways we get our news. We see it during elections. We see it during earthquakes, fires and other natural disasters. We see it on our freeways, in our schools and in our public spaces. Almost any event that takes place today has a chance (Read More)
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NBC Universal’s latest attempt to refine its social media strategy includes an everything-but-the-kitchen sink app called the NBC Communicator (pictured, left). The tool is designed to attract users and advertisers to full-length episodes directly on NBC.com, as opposed to vid (Read More)
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» Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is about to integrate its Fast Flip into Google News. [Search Engine Land]» Time.com launched a site for the electronics culture-obsessed, Techland. [Techland]» Networks are trying to create “social TV.” [AdAge]» The Cartoon Network is letting custome (Read More)