Whrrl and the Attraction to Location Based Social Networks (video) (1)
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Last week, it was very clear to most of us not in line for the iPhone that the most exciting aspect of the iPhone 3G release were the GPS capabilities. We haven’t seen more announcements for locationally aware social networks come across our newsbox here at Mashable (or anything that takes advantage of GPS technology) before or since. One such network is one called Whrrl. It’s not particular to the iPhone, but it is one ...
Twitter is Not a Micro-Blogging Tool (15)
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Blogging for all intents and purposes has been around for about the ten year mark. During that time it has gone through many changes as more platforms and tools became available that made it easier and easier for just about anyone to become a blogger. Styles of blogs have grown as well with everything from the original personal weblog style right through to today’s political blogs, tech blogs, and one of the hottest niches around ...
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Shared because he used the word, "twaddle" - good article, too :-)
Shop Socially Across the Web with Fling it Girl (4)
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Fling it Girl is a new social bookmarking and shopping site aimed at the Web-savvy consumer crowd (the site is pink and has “girl” in the title, but there’s a section for guys too). As with most other social bookmarking sites like Kaboodle, Fling it Girl is broken down into various categories, and each user-generated submission can be voted and commented on, saved to your own profile and further shared within the community as well ...
When Facebook Goes Down, What Should its Fail Whale Be? (3)
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Typically I give a popular service around an hour to get its act together before posting about its downtime, but for the last 15 minutes or so my Twitter friend timeline has been lighting up with messages about Facebook being down. Being Friday and all, I figured why not have some fun with it. Twitter’s “fail whale” has become somewhat iconic, at least for those of us that use the site regularly and have become ...
Google’s Lively: Another ‘What If’ at Google? (9)
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This is a guest post written by Bernard Moon, Vice President of the Lunsford Group, a private holding company consisting of entities in technology, media, research & consulting, health care, investment boutique, and real estate. Bernard blogs at Silicon Moon. The recent announcement of Google’s Lively product has created a stir in some circles, but for me it’s a yawner. Why? It’s another Google product not related to their bread and butter of search and ...
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really fascinating article about google and their marketing strategy.
Exploring VC Irrationality [Authors @ Mashable] (2)
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This is the second guest post written by Ori Brafman, co-author of the New York Times bestseller ‘Sway,’ for Mashable’s new series Authors@Mashable. You can find Brafman’s first post here. For more information on Ori and Rom Brafman and ‘Sway’ be sure to visit our Authors@Mashable page. Thanks all for the comments and emails about your experiences with irrationality. A common theme that turns up is the moment right after we make the wrong decision, ...
Copenda Planning New Features for its Social Search [Israel Media Tour] (3)
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Company Name: Copenda Founded in: 2007 Location: Tel Aviv I had the chance to interview Gadi Reichman and Tal Cohen from Copenda, the Israeli startup that offers an online social people search that allows users to find new friends and dating partners across social networks and dating sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Match, Plentyoffish, and more. Gadi and Tal founded the company with David Kariv nearly a year ago when the trio noticed a trend ...
Google Buys Russian Contextual Ad Service Begun (7)
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Google has acquired Russian contextual advertising company Begun from Rambler Media for a total of $140 million. Begun is currently owned by two companies: Rambler Media owns 50.1% of Begun, while Bannatyne Limited owns the remaining 49.9%. Under the terms of the deal, Rambler will first buy Bannatyne’s stake and then sell the entire company to google. Begun is one of the leading ad services in Russia’s huge market, but knowing Google’s acquisition history, they’re ...
10+ Sites for Product Reviews from Experts and Consumers (26)
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Because they’re typically steeped in subjectivity, product reviews tend to be more effective when grouped together. This is generally why you, the consumer, often want to consult with multiple sources and individual perspectives in order to make an informed decision before you proceed to checkout. So, just to make things a little easier for you, we’ve put together a brief list of places on the Web you might like to go to stock up on ...
Thanks to This Week’s Sponsors (1)
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Thanks to this week’s advertisers and partners for helping us grow to be the #1 social news blog in the world. Advertise with us and get noticed. Help us to help you. Mashable is seeking out site sponsors for our large diverse audience — social media users, venture capitalists, PR people, developers, bloggers, and many more. You’ll receive hundreds of thousands of views a day in addition to weekly recognition to thank you as our ...
Wikipedia With Approvals = Boring Wikipedia? (5)
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There’s a wikipedian event called Wikimania 2008 happening in Alexandria, Egypt from 17-19 July. One of the main topics discussed is something called “flagged revisions”, an experiment that’s already taken place in some iterations of Wikipedia - its German version, for instance. Simply put, it means that no changes will appear on Wikipedia without the approval of an expert. Without going into the technical implications of this obviously large-scale operation, or even the problems that ...
The M in Meebo Means Missouri [video] (7)
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In what seems to be a continuation of a never ending growth pattern by Meebo, it was widely reported this morning that they’re now going to be offering branded chat for social networks and online communities. They have a staggering list of volunteer launch partners as well, including DanceJam, Flixster, myYearbook, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group’s AddictingGames, Piczo, SparkArt, Sugar Publishing and Tagged. Sean and I had a great discussion with two of the three ...
PodTech Sells Out; Why is Everyone So Glum? (3)
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PodTech, one of the earliest companies to form around the concept of podcasting, has finally seen an exit following what can best be described as an extremely tumultuous history. As someone who’s followed the saga of PodTech from the very beginning, the image to the public as well as what’s been going on behind the scenes has been at best, confusing. Today, Eric Eldon over at VentureBeat is reporting that PodTech has been sold for ...
Nickelodeon Adds Social Networking Features to its Casual Gaming Sites (5)
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Nickelodeon is introducing social networking features into its largest online gaming properties, AddictingGames and Shockwave. Features like direct chat options and talking avatars powered by Oddcast will gradually be launched on both sites over the next six months. Given the emergence of other social gaming networks like Kongregate which act as a hub for game developers and players, which typically reside in an environment that functions as a social network, it’s clear that many other ...
JibJab’s Latest Accidentally Puts MSN Video Ahead of YouTube (15)
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Some of the first-day statistics are in for JibJab’s video ditty for the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. And a number of figures, when placed side by side, are pretty interesting. It turns out that among the third-party channels utilized to spread the jingle far and wide, none other than Microsoft’s MSN Video site charted some 870,000 views, effectively landing it at #1. The industry giant YouTube netting just over 100k, placing it third, where it ...
New Google Campaign Consolidates Targeted AdWords (6)
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Google today unveiled a campaign for a bit of AdWords “consolidation,” as it’s being phrased. The objective is to make for potentially more effective management of “keyword-targeted” and “placement-targeted” advertising campaigns. Simply put, it’s to enhance targeting on the Google’s network, which allows ads to be placed on specific pages or anywhere on the Web deemed relevant through keyword association. Exciting news? Perhaps not. The ability do channel advertisements through both processes has been available ...
UEatCheap Matches Food with Frugality [The Startup Review] (5)
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Editor’s Note: If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion in “The Startup Review” series, please see the details here. STARTUP DETAILS: Company Name: UEatCheap 20-word Description: UEatCheap is a interactive website which helps you find places to eat for $10 or less. CEO’s Pitch: Whether traveling or moving to a new city, or going away for college, it is difficult to find great local places to eat for cheap. At UEatCheap, ...
Social Media 101: How to Get Your Business Involved (40)
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Many companies are intrigued by the concept of social media, but have no idea how to actually integrate it into business practices. In an earlier post, we explored one approach to putting a simple social media plan in place. Changing employee behavior is challenging, and social media participation is often looked at as an additional burden rather than leveraged to improve the efficiency of a current task. Unless traditional communications are replaced with social media ...
WiZiQ Launches Premium Accounts to Turn Teaching into a Business [100 Free Subscriptions] (1)
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WiZiQ is an online learning platform that’s similar in structure to Guru, in that it provides a marketplace for experts to market themselves and sell their services. First launched over a year ago, WiZiQ’s collaborative learning environment is now ready to launch a new premium service for its users, which really allows them to focus on more business-oriented aspects of providing their services in an online market. The features included in the new premium service ...
