Hands On: Givit

Hands On: Givit (via THE Tech Scoop)

Today we take a look at the iOS video editor called Givit version 3.0.4.  I was immediately pleased that although Facebook sharing is included, I was not forced to use my Facebook log in to create … Read More

Best Ways To Contact A Long Lost Relative

Tracking down a lost relative used to require a large investment of your time and effort. But now, thanks to the internet almost anyone with some spare time and a computer can track down their long lost relatives for free … Read More

Hacking the Mind [Infographic]

Social engineering, or human hacking, has the potential to disenfranchise millions. It works in many  different ways in order to scam anyone and everyone. You’ve seen examples of social engineering right in your inbox. Emails telling you that someone has detected … Read More

Sheryl Sandberg – Lean In

Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg talks about empowering women in business to thrive, excel and believe in themselves via her new Lean In initiative.

Lean In is a global community committed to offering women the encouragement and support to lean in to their … Read More

3 Good Ways To Market Your Small Business Blog Using Social Media

There’s a new maxim which suggests that if your small business is not online, you don’t exist. We kindly agree with this maxim and the reason for this is because, we are an increasingly interconnected society and technology is the … Read More

Gillette Debates NFL Awesomeness

The makers of the new Fusion razor, Gillette, want to hear your arguments. For years NFL fans have fought tooth and nail over their beliefs. Now, thanks to Gillette, these debates can be solved in an appropriate forum: their Facebook page. … Read More

What Advertisers Need to Know About Mobile [Infographic]

It’s not too difficult to understand why advertisers should focus their attention on mobile. The fact of the matter is that mobile searchers are ready to act. Around 50 percent of all mobile searches are locally targeted, which makes them … Read More

4 Ways To Get Local Media To Talk About You

With competition fierce among small business owners, a step back in time to good old fashioned communication is what can possibly separate the new breed of owners to the old. One excellent way to get this level of attention and … Read More

Facebook Offers Tips to Journalists Covering the Election

We are a Socially Engaged Society, at for whatever it’s worth, Facebook is right in the middle of EVERYTHING!

For us journalists, bloggers, news editors, etc. The social media platform has just released some tools and tips in a document … Read More

How To Use Social Media During The Holidays

Although social media is a tremendously rich marketing medium, it’s also a versatile marketing weapon as it allows you to reach vast numbers of individuals at any given period of time, such as during the Holidays. An important time for … Read More

Social Media – Can You Relate?

I’ll ask the ladies out there – have you used social media to express and vent your current relationship status?

If so, have you then elicited the support of your social sphere to provide you support as to “what to … Read More

Mark Zuckerberg Shows Love To iGrill

Mark Zuckerberg posted this comment on Sunday, August 19 7:00 PM PST via his Facebook account:

I updated my grilling app, iGrill, today and it now has Facebook integration that lets you see what other people are grilling right now … Read More

Facebook growth clouded by dubious accounts

Facebook growth clouded by dubious accounts (via AFP)

Facebook’s latest figures showing growth in global users also suggest as many as 83 million may come from dubious sources — duplicate accounts, pages for pets and those designed … Read More

WWDC – Apple Reveals iOS 6 Features

Revealed today at WWDC – here are some of my favorite enhancements announced for Apple’s upcoming iOS 6.

Facebook integration

As if I wasn’t already spending too much time checking Facebook updates and posting every random thought that comes to … Read More

Facebook: The Bombing Stock

Facebook’s stock started out relatively strong. With an initial offering of thirty-eight dollars per share, it was strong enough to attract many initial investors. Unfortunately, the stock took an almost immediate plunge to thirty-two dollars per share. Many investing … Read More

Instagram is better than Facebook Camera

Editorial note: Great guest post, from a writer based in China (good to get a different and global perspective on these things sometimes.

Instagram is better than Facebook Camera (via Gizchina)

Earlier today Facebook launched their first camera app, Facebook camera, which comes straight of the back of the company’s acquisition of (the AWESOME!) Instagram. We have download Facebook camera, given it a whirl, like it BUT… Instagram is better for one simple reason! So Facebook camera is now…

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Underwriters blasted as Facebook shares sink again

Underwriters blasted as Facebook shares sink again (via AFP)

Facebook shares sank further Tuesday amid new accusations that key underwriters had cut their forecasts for the company just days before Friday’s initial public offering. Investors also launched legal action over the IPO, with the state of Massachusetts subpoenaing lead underwriter Morgan Stanley over…

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Now That Facebook Is A Public Company – Who’s Winning? [infographic]

It’s been a ridiculously busy month for Zuckerberg. Between company acquisitions, taking Facebook public and oh yeah – getting married, he legitimately placed his name on the list of the wealthiest people on the planet.

But who else is winning … Read More

Zuckerberg: from dropout to Silicon Valley legend

Zuckerberg: from dropout to Silicon Valley legend (via http://www.scenereleases.eu)

Mark Zuckerberg, the Harvard dropout who changed what it means to be social, cemented his Silicon Valley legend and cash riches Friday by leading Facebook to a historic Wall Street debut. The hoodie-wearing 28-year-old, depicted in the Hollywood drama “The Social Network,” as a socially challenged…

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Facebook Integration is Taking Over the Internet

Facebook has been so aggressive at integrating their website into everything, everyone wants an app to tap into the always-growing base of users on the largest social network in the world. It has been Facebook Apps integration that can be … Read More

Facebook Announces “The App Center”

Got an App for that? If so, you’ll want to make it available to (the almost 1 billion) Facebook users in the new Facebook App Center.  Announced today, the App Center is “a new place for people to find social apps.” … Read More

Facebook expected to hold off on IPO

Facebook expected to hold off on IPO (via The Christian Science Monitor)

By Megan Riesz posted April 25, 2012 at 11:36 am EDT Looks like Mark Zuckerberg has things on his mind other than Facebook’s initial public offering.   The Facebook team announced plans to go public on Feb. 1st, inspiring a frenzy of excitement among users and investors. Reports said it would probably…

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my facecard: The Social Contact Card for iPhone

my facecard is an iPhone app that has just launched that looks to bring digital contact cards to, “better suit the needs of an increasingly social, mobile and web-based world.”

The app brings with it integration with traditional business card … Read More

Facebook Buys Instagram

In the continuation of overpriced purchases of companies, Facebook has purchased the iPhone and Android photo sharing application and website, Instagram for $1 Billion.

According to both Instagram and Facebook, Instagram, as it is today, will continue. Not every … Read More

Nissan and Habitat for Humanity Team Up For Viral Facebook App

Nissan and Habitat for Humanity are using social media to help people and entertain at the same time. Thanks to their new partnership, visitors to their site will be treated to an interactive video experience in which the user can give … Read More

Facebook Launches Interest Lists

Facebook Launches Interest Lists (via redOrbit)

The social networking giant Facebook announced a new feature on Thursday called “Interest Lists.” Interest lists allow users to view updates from collections of pages and public figures in a dedicated news feed. Users will also have the ability to suggest these lists to their friends. This new…

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Is Facebook Spy Really Enough to Protect Children from Online Threats?

Is Facebook Spy Really Enough to Protect Children from Online Threats? (via 21C Woman)

When your children are “chatting” via Facebook’s IM software, they are susceptible to potential threats like cyber bullies, etc.  Because Facebook is where nearly 1 billion people come to social network, many believe that Facebook Spy is therefore the perfect parental monitoring tool since their…

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Fanzila Offering FREE Facebook Fan Page Apps

To celebrate the release of the 3 new Fan page applications, a ‘Contact Us’ app , an ‘About Us’ app and a RSS app, Fanzila, creators of custom Free Fan Page Apps ,are giving away free Premium licenses for 1 year worth $1,188 to 200 … Read More

Facebook Timeline Pages For Brands – Coming Soon

Facebook will be bringing its new Timeline profile pages to brands this month in the U.S., according to executives briefed on the company’s plans.

At its F8 conference in September, Facebook introduced a dramatic transformation of profile pages for its … Read More

Facebook Timeline Movie Maker

As you all may know, Facebook has released the Timeline and making it part of everyone’s view.

I’ve been running the Timeline, like a number of other early adopters, for a few months now and really think that it … Read More

What If There Is a Facebook IPO? [infographic]

Nearly 1 billion people use Facebook.

What’s going to happen when Zuckerberg finally takes his company public?

Who wins big and who wins, not so big?

We could ask questions all day, but instead let’s check out this awesome infographic … Read More

Make Your WordPress Blog Look Like The Facebook Timeline

The ingeniousness of the development community never ceases to amaze me.

There has already been a WordPress plugin created to visually display your posts in the same fashion as the new Facebook Timeline.

Plugin: WP Facebook Timeline

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Make Your WordPress Blog Look Like The Facebook Timeline

The ingeniousness of the development community never ceases to amaze me.

There has already been a WordPress plugin created to visually display your posts in the same fashion as the new Facebook Timeline.

Plugin: WP Facebook Timeline

Description

Create a … Read More

New Spotify Accounts Require Facebook Account

Engadget is reporting that new Spotify accounts will require a Facebook account. Existing members are not subject to this requirement and can continue to login using their current username and password combination. I know I am not alone in having a few issues with this new arrangement.

Before I get into the potential issues, let me describe my musical listening habits. I own a 16GB Zune HD, I use my Zune Pass to listen to most of my music. I do have a significant collection of music that I have purchased or ripped from CDs. I did subscribe to Spotify for a month, but never used it. I have tried using Pandora and Mog in the past and I could never find a true use for the services. Whether it was because the music was not anything that I wanted to listen to, or because there was no way to consume the music when I most wanted to, I ended up giving up on music streaming services.

I then tried Spotify, I paid for the premium service so I could test it out on my iPhone and iPad, and I immediately did not see any fit into my life nor my work flow to justify the $10 a month cost. As I stated, I have a Zune HD, and I use it for all of my music and some podcasts (if I decide to sync them on my Zune).

I use my iPhone for Audible and listening live to podcasts. I used to carry an iPod Generation 5.5 and my iPhone and used those to listen to all of my music and podcasts but I sincerely prefer using my Zune as my music consumption device.

Now that you know my audio-based media consumption habits, let’s delve into the issues surrounding Spotify’s Facebook account requirement.

Spotify has been the envy of US-based music-listeners since the service first launched in the EU back in October of 2008. When Spotify finally arrived in the US back on July 14th, many people were jumping for joy over the arrival of a much coveted service.

At first the service was an account-based service. By this, I mean a traditional username and password service. This method follows many other services, like Twitter, Google, and Facebook. As of today, September 26th, 2011, any new subscribers to Spotify will be required to use their Facebook account to login. This is not optional for the new subscribers.

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Introducing Facebook Timeline

“Tell the whole story of your life in a single page” – Mark Zuckerberg describing Facebook Timeline at the 2011 F8 Developers Conference

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Facebook Making All Kinda Changes !!

The Facebook F8 Developer Conference isn’t until tomorrow, but ahead of the taglined “Read, Watch, Listen” conference Facebook is rolling out a slew of new features and functions for it’s users.

Instead of me writing alot of text – how … Read More

Will the Winklevosses’ Ever Go Away?

Thanks a lot Mr. Zuckerberg, now we have to endure the Winklevoss Twins pimping pistachios on TV.

What a couple of “nuts”! Will these guys ever go away?

We’re sorry you got screwed out of your exclusive electronic black-book of … Read More

Paul Vasquez For President

Paul Vasquez. I met him once, and that was all it took for me to understand his love of life, family and all things decent.

Who is Paul Vasquez? Internet meme type folk know him as the Double Rainbow guy. … Read More

Social Hangouts For Facebook

Google+ Hangouts allow 10 people in one session. Facebook Chat is specifically one-to-one, no real collaboration there…

To fill that necessary void that Zuckerberg left wide open, enter SocialHangouts for Facebook.

Not a Facebook developed app, but one that should … Read More

Facebook vs. Google+ [infographic]

Courtesy of The Tech Addicts – here is an infographic showing a comparison of the globally popular Facebook and the new kid on the block, Google+

[HT Laura Good]

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