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Google+ Check-in Offers Coming Soon
Google is integrating additional mobile and Offers features with the Google+ social network. Upcoming features will allow check-in based offers, incentivizing Plus shout-outs for local businesses – but…
Online Pinboards – Is This the New Way to Facebook?
A new social networking phenomenon is emerging: online pinboard sites, led by Pinterest. These sites represent your wants, desires and the future…
Yahoo Hits $610 Million Jackpot in Lottery Scam Case
A U.S. district court in New York issued a ruling in favor of Yahoo, ordering the defendants to pay $583 million in…
Zuckerberg Photo Leak Highlights Facebook’s Privacy Problem
A group of Facebook users disclosed a flaw and some of Mark Zuckerberg's personal images. While the incident was limited in scope,…
Twitter Redesign Adds Brand Pages, Embeddable Tweets
Twitter unveiled a new site design yesterday during an event at the site of its future headquarters. The major revamp includes enhanced…
Facebook Launches Subscribe Button for Websites as Timelines Begin Rollout
After several months of beta access, Facebook has begun their global Timeline rollout, starting with New Zealand. Facebook also launched a Subscribe…
Yahoo Image Searches Get Infinite Scrolls, Social Sharing
Yahoo has updated its image search with two significant new features. Searchers can now scroll infinitely through the results and share images…
Facebook Acquires Gowalla, Tests Negative Feedback Feature, Expands in NYC
Facebook will acquire privately held social networking firm Gowalla for an undisclosed sum in a bid to improve its location-based networking operation;…
Google Now Owns 44% of Global Advertising Market
ZenithOptimedia reports that Google now owns 44 percent of the global ad market and predicts global ad expenditure will grow 4.7 percent…
Indian Government Pressure Facebook, Google, Twitter to Censor Content
Facebook, Google, Twitter face pressure from the Indian authorities to censor sites for content which may defame the government or offend religious…
Marin Software and BoostCTR Partner for Scalable Ad Copy Optimization
BoostCTR’s crowdsourced ad creative optimization is coming to Marin Software customers, as a result of their new partnership. BoostCTR has a network…
Yahoo Study Seeks Algorithmic Answer to ‘Six Degrees of Separation’
Yahoo researchers, in collaboration with members of the Facebook Data Team, are again challenging Stanley Milgram’s “six degrees of separation” theory, in…
How to Target Ethnicities on Facebook
Segmenting target markets by ethnicity has been a traditional marketing tactic. Facebook may not have a simple select option for targeting ethnicities,…
Facebook’s 40 Most Shared Articles of 2011: Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Tops List
Facebook’s Most Shared Articles on Facebook 2011 post lists which articles were shared most amongst users in the U.S. in 2011. Surprisingly,…
Judge Orders ALL Search Engines, Social Networks to De-index Seized Websites
A Nevada District Court case has ruled in favor of Chanel, allowing the company to take down over 800 domain names that…
Adobe to Acquire Efficient Frontier in Mission to Optimize Ad Spend
Adobe has agreed to purchase search centric agency Efficient Frontier. The deal brings Adobe, traditionally a platform company, a global search marketing…
Renewed Calls for Privacy Law Following Facebook FTC Settlement
Facebook shared user IDs with advertisers, allowing them to tie Facebook data to information gleaned about users on other sites, according to…
Facebook Facing Large Fines in Europe Due to Privacy Concerns
The social network is facing more legal action and hefty fines from the European Commission for "eavesdropping" on its users to gather…
Cyber Monday Sale Groupon Didn’t Want: Their Stock 50% Off
You may have received a pile of Groupon offers yesterday, but one sale the company did not want you to see was…
A Facebook $10 Billion IPO Would Dwarf Google’s IPO
A rumored Facebook IPO could take place in Q2 2012 and value the company at $100 billion, with Founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s stake…
New YouTube Record: 20+ Billion Video Views in October
The latest comScore Video Metrix data has just been announced. Facebook.com is now the second biggest video content property. And Schmooru, Warner…
Google News Gets Social, Adds +1’s
Google News visitors who are logged into their Google account will now sometimes see socially promoted data on their news spotlight. The…
Beyond SEO: Retaining the Visitor
It isn't all about rankings and traffic anymore. Visitor retention and conversion optimization are becoming the new focal points in the SEO…
Beyond Facebook: 5 Questions to Ask Before Jumping into a New Social Network
Brands shouldn’t rush to create pages or advertise on every social network, even if the audience seems like a perfect fit. To…
Google+ Adds Community Guides for Organizations
Google is pushing to get more celebrities, politicians, non-profits, and other organizations onto Plus by providing "community guides." These free guides showcase…
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