Social Media News & Events

NASA’s Mars Rover is a rock-star on Twitter

NASA's Mars Rover is a rock-star on Twitterby Sajib March 16, 2012 Social Media

NASA’s newest traveling laboratory, Curiosity, apparently spends its leisure time on Twitter. The journey to Mars started at the end of November. Curiosity’s trip to the Red Planet is about…

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Facebook Partners with Mobile Carriers to Support Frictionless Web-based Mobile Payments

Facebook Partners with Mobile Carriers to Support Frictionless Web-based Mobile Paymentsby Nate Devore March 4, 2012 Mobile

Facebook has made a lot of noise lately after it’s initial public offering. And now Facebook has announced they will be partnering with mobile carriers AT&T, Verizon, Telefónica, and Vodafone to…

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New website gives you “clout” for using Pinterest

New website gives you "clout" for using Pinterest by Nate Devore March 2, 2012 Editors Pick

Pinterest has obviously been the talk of the web lately. It’s growth has surpassed some of the big networks like G+ and Twitter. Now a new website named “PinPuff” wants to…

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Serve Wants You to Send and Receive Money on Facebook

Serve Wants You to Send and Receive Money on Facebookby Nate Devore March 1, 2012 Editors Pick

The way we send money is evolving. Today, more people are online and using social media than ever before. The way we pay for things hasn’t changed much. But on…

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Leaked Emails Show No IPO for Twitter Any Time Soon

Leaked Emails Show No IPO for Twitter Any Time Soonby Nate Devore February 15, 2012 Social Media

While Facebook is preparing to go public, Twitter is far from doing so. New emails obtained by CNNMoney show potential dissent in Twitter ranks. You might remember Evan Weaver resigning…

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The Complete List of iOS and Android Apps for Fans of Super Bowl XLVI

The Complete List of iOS and Android Apps for Fans of Super Bowl XLVI by Nate Devore February 3, 2012 Editors Pick

Super Bowl XLVI will be the first super bowl in history to connect fans and the game with mobile and social media (on this scale). It doesn’t matter what team…

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New Infographic Shows Pinterest Drives Butt-loads of Traffic to Online Retailers

New Infographic Shows Pinterest Drives Butt-loads of Traffic to Online Retailersby Nate Devore January 30, 2012 Social Media

The virtual bulletin board Pinterest has quickly become a member of the top 10 social networking sites online. The site has replaced the fun of flipping through coupons in the Sunday newspaper. Users can…

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Facebook Moves Beyond The “Like” Button, Introduces New Verbs to Timeline

Facebook Moves Beyond The "Like" Button, Introduces New Verbs to Timelineby Nate Devore January 25, 2012 Editors Pick

With Facebook quickly approaching nearly 1 billion users and the increase in new web applications like Spotify and Foodily, the famous “Like” button is in dire need of some siblings….

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New Hack Forces Google to Show More Than Google+ Profiles in Search Results

New Hack Forces Google to Show More Than Google+ Profiles in Search Resultsby Nate Devore January 24, 2012 Social Media

Since Google Launched their new social network Google Plus and integrated it with search using Search Plus Your World, there has been a lot of talk about Google being biased and only showing…

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Hey, Neighbor! Social Network Wants to Digitize Your Neighborhood

Hey, Neighbor! Social Network Wants to Digitize Your Neighborhood by nathan January 23, 2012 Editors Pick

Hey, Neighbor! is a new social network that wants to help you build relationships with the people that live around you. It’s narrow focus on neighborhoods and apartment complexes makes…

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