Social Media News

• 10 Emerging Social Platforms and How Businesses Can Use Them
  Some of the most innovative brands have already begun to experiment with lesser known social platforms that cater to targeted audiences and test the waters of new advertising models. Many of these campaigns are pure trial-and-error efforts, and there certainly… […]
  Erica Swallow
• Say “F**ck You” to Cancer via Facebook or Twitter with New Campaign
  If you or a loved one is suffering from or has suffered from cancer, instilling you with an overwhelming urge to curse the disease out, you’re in luck. F**ck Cancer, a non-profit foundation, has launched a month-long campaign called F-tember… […]
  Brenna Ehrlich
• Xbox 360 Kinect Bundles Available November 4
  Microsoft has confirmed that two Xbox 360 Kinect bundles will be available on Nov. 4. […]
  Blake Robinson
• How Graphic.ly Plans to Transform the Comic Book Business
  This post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup each day. Every Thursday, the program focuses on startups within the BizSpark… […]
  Adam Ostrow
• Stop Leaving Boneheaded Comments on Your Friends’ Walls
  Facebook gets a lot of attention for being “your space” — a handful of entry fields in which to sum up your awesomeness, right down to the bewildering “Write something about yourself” box.Researchers fixate on what your profile […]
  Brenna Ehrlich
• 10 Killer Google Chrome Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts
  As Google’s Chrome browser celebrates its second anniversary, we thought it appropriate to commemorate the occasion with some handy tips and tricks.Here are 10 tried and tested hints that will help you to get the most out… […]
  Amy-Mae Elliott
• Morning Brief: iOS 4.1 Jailbreak, T-Mobile’s Next Android Phone, Max Mara’s iPad App
  This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America's first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The "First to Know" series keeps you in the know on what's happening now in the world of social media and technology. […]
  Lauren Indvik
• Apple Finally Shares App Store Review Guidelines
  Apple has issued a statement that will be like music to the ears of iOS application developers.The company has published the App Store Review Guidelines, which should help developers understand why their app has been rejected… […]
  Stan Schroeder
• Why Is the Co-creator of Xbox Joining Bebo?
  Kevin Bachus, best known as one of the co-creators of Microsoft’s Xbox, has joined Bebo as its new Chief Product Officer. The move comes just three months after AOL sold Bebo to Criterion Capital Partners at a fraction of… […]
  Ben Parr
• iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Is Here, Hackers Claim
  A hacker called pod2g claims he’s found an exploit that will allow a jailbreak of iOS 4.1, and other hackers from the jailbreaking community have confirmed it.Jailbreaking (overriding Apple’s software lock-down on iOS devices) is usually… […]
  Stan Schroeder