feeds.reuters.com:
Twitter’s been making a lot of changes lately. They’ve introduced new technologies like lists — which is kind of like a friend filter on Facebook — and a new way to share user’s Tweets. Usage on the company’s website has taken off like a rocket, up 1,703 percent year-over-year in September, and that doesn’t even count peop (Read More)
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Twitter announced it would be adding locations to your tweets back in August, and they’ve been making changes to their API to enable the functionality since late September. The geolocation functionality is now complete, and a number of developers of third-party apps who have been working on building location support into th (Read More)
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Back in August, The Huffington Post asked their readers to help identify the top game changers across 10 different verticals to “honor and celebrate people who are using new media to reshape their fields and change the world.”Today, after 1.7 million votes, the top 10 has been revealed, and our own Pete Cashmore has made th (Read More)
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This post is part of Mashable’s Fab Five series with Jalen Rose, which highlights trends in the social media space. Jalen Rose is a former 13-year NBA star and current ESPN basketball analyst but may be best known for being a member of the famous University of Michigan Fab Five.Until a couple of years ago, social media did (Read More)
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Facebook is not only the world’s biggest social network, it’s also one of the most popular places to share photos. For users with lots of photos, however, the process of adding albums or collections to Facebook can be kind of a chore.Sure, there are apps available to minimize the time it takes to tag people in your pictures (Read More)
CNN:
As 2009 draws to a close, with Twitter undoubtedly this year's media darling and Facebook continuing on its path to global domination, you may wonder which social-media service will become tech's poster boy in 2010.
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For those of you waiting for the Facebook integration on the PS3 to roll out, the new version 3.10 firmware is now available. You’ll have to install the update, then look for the new Facebook Settings under the Account Management section of the PlayStation Network area of the cross-media bar (XMB).Once enabled you’ll be abl (Read More)
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Cisco’s popular Flip camcorder has helped sparked a revolution in digital and online video. By making video recording quick and easy to record and upload, millions of random moments have been captured (and then summarily uploaded to YouTube).However, the Flip is getting some major challengers. Kodak’s Zi8 video camera boa (Read More)
Reuters:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sports leagues, corporate sponsors and media companies can score big points by using social media and are racing to create accounts on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter for fans.
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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)
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Just a few weeks ago, one of the biggest changes to hit Twitter was launched: Twitter Lists. The feature has permeated every corner of Twitter, allowing you to curate lists of Twitter users that others can follow.Now Twitter is rolling out improvements to its Lists feature, starting with one that many Twitter users have be (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)
guardian.co.uk Technology:
Recently, there was a big fuzz about the social network sites failing to protect children. Different newspapers, among them the Guardian, reported a "head of goverment body responsible for keeping children safe" has criticized social networking sites for not doing enough. But was that correct? Facebook is giving its users n (Read More)
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After 450,000+ nominations for 80,000+ nominees, we’re left with just 5 finalists per category in The Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition, our annual contest highlighting the very best the social web has to offer.To find out if your favorites made it, and to vote for the winners (limited to one vote per category per day), (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Technology:
Wii; £39.99; cert 3+; NintendoIn many ways, Super Mario Bros Wii is a confusing release for Nintendo's eponymous hero as he approaches middle age. For, although it borrows elements from just about every previous game, some may find its resolutely retro approach a missed opportunity for a character and console so obviously c (Read More)