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gWallet Announces New Round Of Funding
gWallet, one of the newest monetization services for social applications, announced a new round of funding today, which brings the total amount of funding raised to $12.5 million. The service is run by Gurbaksh Chahal, who previously sold two startups at the peak of the internet bubble ...
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Why You Just Killed Your User Base With That Sexy New Design
It’s all too often that I see a new company unleash a new design and I immediately think to myself “What the hell they were thinking?” The page may look good from an aesthetic standpoint but when it comes to usability, it’s clear that the company could have ...
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The Ad Council Gets A New Media Upgrade
The Ad Council unveiled their latest project last Thursday, My Ad Council , which essentially posts the organizations public service announcements in a single place. Conceptualized by New Media Strategies and JESS3 , the site was built to “encourage advertising agencies, media ...
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Curbing Your Comments At Conferences
A Twitter backchannel caused quite the stir at the Web 2.0 Conference this week in New York. As Danah Boyd, social media researcher at Microsoft Research New England, spoke about “Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media,” the crowd ...
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Offerpal Releases New Policies To Quell Critics
Offerpal is one of the primary targets of the recent complaints about aggressive offers on the social web. However following those criticisms, the company brought in a new CEO, and today is releasing a new set of advertising policies which holds the company “to the highest standard of ...
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Lynne D Johnson: Advertising’s New Social Media Conscience
As a journalist, former programmer and senior editor at Fast Company, Lynne D. Johnson is a social media maven. She was also a general manager for Vibe and Spin magazines with an award-winning blog. She’s been fusing technology, community and journalism since back in the days of online ...
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Thanks For The Post!
Every morning I wake up and click through my blackberry to see what messages I’ve received. For the most part, I don’t receive anything important between 2 AM and 8 AM but there are still large numbers of messages that I sift through. The most annoying of those messages are ...
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Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish For Up To $400 Million
Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish For Up To $400 Million
socialtimes.com — There have been rumors circulating over the past month about Playfish, the second largest Facebook Platform developer,... being acquired by Electronic Arts. This morning the news was confirmed via a press release stating that: EA has acquired ... (more) Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish For Up To $400 Million
Bebo Games Official Launch: The Next Frontier for Virtual Goods?
Bebo Games has officially launched this week, with the company reporting successful numbers for developer and user interest. Bebo Games are offered through several partnerships with game developers, and the top-down approach taken by AOL-owned Bebo means a more uniform game experience for end ...
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Social Media Success In 1 Step: Education
A new report published by eMarketer today suggests that one of the best ways brands can capture the attention of internet users is by “providing relevant news and analysis” as well as providing “new ideas and thinking”. In other words, brands need to educate the ...
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There Are Now 8 Million Google Friend Connect Communities
socialtimes.com — In an interview with Xconomy , Mussie Shore, one of the developers behind Google Friend Connect, says... that “8 million communities have formed with Friend Connect”. What do those communities consist of? The same widget which shows up ... (more) There Are Now 8 Million Google Friend Connect Communities