Archive for October 14th, 2009
We’re seeing numerous reports of Facebook Pages (including our own!) not displaying any content, and instead, just showing the message “[page name] has no recent posts.” [ READ MORE ]
When Facebook introduced likes and comments back in February, we were stoked, as the new functionality added an extra layer of interaction into our News Feeds. [ READ MORE ]
It’s a big news day in the augmented reality department, with Urbanspoon just launching its iPhone AR feature earlier and now this. Seminal AR app Layar has been available for Google’s Android platform, and today sees its free launch for the iPhone. [ READ MORE ]
We saw a preview earlier this month of Xbox LIVE’s social integrations with Twitter and Facebook. As it turns out, Microsoft will be doing an Update Preview program for the Dashboard refresh before it launches to the public, and you can get in on it. [ READ MORE ]
The mobile augmented reality space continues to heat up, with Wikitude and Layar on Android and the Yelp Monocle debuting AR on the iPhone. [ READ MORE ]
Some people wonder if all this social networking is really making us more social — we’re just sitting in front of our computers, after all. But Facebook, the web’s largest social network, plays host to 3 million event listings each month. And these are offline events, ranging in size from small, friendly get-togethers, to company [ READ MORE ]
This is in the rumor stages right now: video game mega-corporation Electronic Arts may have already bought social gaming company Playfish a few weeks ago in what inside sources claim was around a 0 million deal. [ READ MORE ]
If China is, or will be, a big piece of your international search marketing plans, start your SEO efforts on Baidu now. … [ READ MORE ]
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) [ READ MORE ]
The FCC-powered feud between AT&T and Google over Google Voice just won’t end. In fact, it just keeps getting worse. [ READ MORE ]
Flush with early success, Digg plans to launch an ad network in 2010. [ READ MORE ]
Many pages administrators have been asked to certify their links to brands. [ READ MORE ]
News of a disturbing incident in London is spreading around the Web this afternoon. Leona Lewis, singer and winner of the UK’s “X-Factor” program was apparently hit in the face at a book signing. [ READ MORE ]
As of today, 110 million new people can tweet via SMS, all from the second-most populous nation in the world. [ READ MORE ]
Last week we got the scoop that Barnes & Noble’s forthcoming Kindle-competitor electronic book reader surprisingly would be in color (see our video interview below). As it turns out, the full story is even a bit stranger. [ READ MORE ]
The website 9to5Mac is reporting on a tip they’ve received claiming that Apple is working on an in-house radio app for the iPhone and iPod touch. [ READ MORE ]
As we reported yesterday, growth for some of the world’s biggest social networks — like Twitter and Facebook — appear to be flattening. One site bucking that trend though is LinkedIn, which saw a 5.68% growth in traffic for the month of September, according to Compete. [ READ MORE ]
If you’re in the market for a new pocket video camera, your decision just got a little bit harder — or easier — now that Flip Video has introduced the second generation Flip MinoHD. [ READ MORE ]
Remember a few weeks ago when a burglar checked Facebook during a robbery, forgot to logout of the account, and was in turn captured by police? This story has a similar plot, but lead authorities outside the US to capture a suspect in a bank fraud case. [ READ MORE ]
It looks like a Twitter phishing scam that we reported on last month has re-emerged today. This morning, I was greeted by a direct message saying “you’re on this vid” with a link. Still groggy, I clicked it, and quickly realized it was likely a phishing scam. [ READ MORE ]