Whose App Should WhatsApp Be?
Mobile messaging app WhatsApp made a splash this week when its chief executive proclaimed that it was bigger than Twitter in terms of the sheer number of text messages […] Original post by Boney
News of the Week: Social Media Sleuths; Twitter #Music: LinkedIn Mobile
Lots of news in social media land last week. Here are some highlights: Social Media Mob Joined Boston Probe — Social media exploded with talk and speculation about the Boston […] Original post by Boney
Twitterscope: Of Hackers and Fakers
Twitter had another crazy week, with a high-profile hacking incident rocking Wall Street and fresh suggestions from scholarly researchers that celebrities are buying fake followers. © Twitter logo The big […] Original post by Boney
Pheeding the Social Media Beast
There’s a new kid on the social media block, one that may be worth getting to know. Pheed is a six-month-old social network for sharing text and multimedia updates; it’s […] Original post by Boney
Why Would You Ever Create an Internet Meme?
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Who Trusts Facebook Trusted Contacts?
Setup screen for Facebook “Trusted Contacts” Facebook recently rolled out a password recovery feature called Trusted Contacts that lets you choose up to five friends on the network […] Original post by Dave Young
YouTube or PayTube?
YouTube today rolled out a few dozen paid channels requiring viewers to pony up monthly subscription fees, marking its first use of a subscription model since the video-sharing site […] Original post by Dave Young
Time to Streamline Timeline
Facebook announced yesterday it has finished rolling out a Timeline redesign, which includes more customizable options for displaying apps and favorite media in the “About” area on your profile page. […] Original post by Dave Young
LinkedIn Maturing, But Can it Morph into a News Media Service?
LinkedIn turned 10 last week and has been on a tear as it matures into a full-blown media service focused on professional development, jobs and business networking. It […] Original post by Dave Young
CollegeFeed Opens Job Hunting Service
A new social networking service called CollegeFeed officially launched this week, timed for the round of commencement ceremonies taking place nationwide. It joins a bevvy of niche startups trying […] Original post by Dave Young
Bye Bye Google Talk, Hello Hangouts
Google made a splash in social medialand last week with a string of announcements at its annual I/O developer conference. A few highlights: Original post by Dave Young
Tumblr! Joins Yahoo!
Yahoo made it official today: It is buying micro-blogging service Tumblr for an eye-opening price of $1.1 billion. Some Tumblr users already are threatening to leave, and opinions among […] Original post by Dave Young
Did You Know: the Internet Contains the World Wide Web?
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Social Media News of the Week
Fans Write Fiction for Kindle Worlds Amazon announced a new publishing platform called Kindle Worlds that will sell digital fan-fiction, which is material written by fans but based on […] Original post by Dave Young
Twitter Amplify: Two-Screen Ads
Twitter announced a new video advertising program today called Twitter Amplify that is designed to synchronize promotions on TV with promotions via tweets. The new TV ad-targeting product seems kind […] Original post by Dave Young