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Obama Gets Joe Biden On Pinterest
Politics Buzz The President's campaign team pins a photo of the Veep looking like a boss on the road. (Hopefully the real deal will join soon.)
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Is It Time For Dogs To Have A Social Network Of Their Own?
TV Buzz These local news channels seem to think so.
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How Mitt Romney Learned To Love Twitter
Politics Buzz “Twitter is as it happens, and Facebook is the next day, and you optimize everything else for Google the day after,” says a Romney aide. Another Republican worries you can win the day, but lose the week.
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Oh, God: Klout Is Right
Tech Buzz This is as painful to say as it is to hear: Klout understands the internet even better than it says it does.
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How Not To Use Pinterest
Tech Buzz Is Pinterest a place to “organize and share things you love,” or a place to document unspeakable tragedy? There is a right answer.
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The FBed Lets You Use Facebook Even When You're Sleeping
Tech Buzz Like mah status if you like mah snoring! Here's Croation designer Tomislav Zvonarić's concept for the Facebook-integrated FBed, which will allow you to “always to be up to date and close to your online friends even when you sleep.” Discuss. (via The Daily What)
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Social Media Explained In One Image
Tech Buzz It's as easy as pee! A clever explanation for how we use the various social networks we're addicted to surged on Reddit today in the form of this old image, made from an even older tweet. I decided to expand on the topic by updating the original and making a bit pretty, too. Add your own suggestions in the comments!
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Social Media Propaganda Posters, Part III
Aaron Wood is at it again, this time bringing the heat with more propaganda posters. Here is Part I and Part II. (via bitshare.tumblr.com)
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Social Media Propaganda Posters
Culture Buzz Aaron Wood has more posters to add to his social network agit prop that, again, bluntly remind us of our patriotic duties to use Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. Found via BitShare.
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Link: CIA Uses Social Media To Track How People Feel
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/11/how...
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How stable is China? What are people discussing and thinking in Pakistan? The CIA used to use ground agents to make these judgements, but now
like everyone elsethey use Twitter.
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Image: Social Media Addict Or Zombie?
Hard to tell the difference, really. Do you check FB page before breakfast? Don't lie. (via googlygooeys.com)
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Video: The Google+ Song
The Google+ movie is years away. In the meantime, this song answers all your questions about what the heck it actually is. (via)
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Video: Google Launches A New Social Network
Google has rounded up the troops, and is ready to try and take on Facebook again. The beta launched today. Check out this schmaltzy intro video, and hope for an invite.
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Image: The Real Cost Of Social Media
Considering the actual total cost of a social media campaign, are the benefits really worth it? Like a lot of things, there are a ton of hidden costs. Also like a lot of things, bigger doesn't always mean better. (Via) Click for larger.
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Image: Should You Delete Your Profile?
A flowchart to help you decide if it's time time to scrap your social network profile. Admit it. You have a friend who posts about his bowel movements.
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If Harry Potter Had An MBA
Culture Buzz In the Harry Potter world, not all wizards are heroes. Some of them are PR people, social media gurus, and marketing professionals. Designed by our very own Amy Sly, these are the books that they would find in the Social Media and Marketing section of The Daily Prophet's bestseller list.
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Image: Social Media Detox
Admit it. If you're looking at this story right now, you probably found it from a link on a social media site. It's natural. Social media is growing in both size as well as in the amount of time we spend on it. This infographic about Social Media Detox is probably worth a look. The first step is admitting that you have a problem. Via: Soshable
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Link: Facebook IPO Looks Likely For 2012
http://mashable.com/2011/01/03/facebook-ipo-may-2012/
It’s hard to ignore the headlines with the news that Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies at a $50 billion valuation. It’s also rumored that the social network plans to raise another $1.5 billion through a special purpose vehicle that Goldman Sachs will be setting up. This has raised a lot of eyebrows and the questions are flying.
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Link: 95 Predictions For The Web In 2011
http://mashable.com/2011/01/01/predictions-roundup-2011/
2010 was a booming year for social media. With the launch of Apple’s coveted ipad tablet, the success of the Social Network and Facebook, we can only imagine what’s in store for 2011. Take a look into the crystal ball of social media with some of the editors and writers at Mashable who have come up with some interesting predictions for the new year!
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Link: Google Rolls Out Shared Spaces Using Wave Technology
http://mashable.com/2010/12/19/google-rolls-out-shared-sp...
It may not be called Google Wave, but Google has just quietly debuted Shared Spaces, which uses Google Wave technology to let users create a space with collaborative gadgets. Hopefully Shared Spaces will have a longer life span than its predecessor.
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Link: Feedback Of New Facebook Profiles
http://mashable.com/2010/12/05/new-facebook-profiles-now-...
Looks like the new Facebook pages have finally arrived. The new layout is now officially live! Some of the new changes include prominent pictures, top interests showcased as images and more! Mashable users have already begun to voice their opinions about the new interface. Yay or nay? Check out the consensus here!
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Fox Spoofs Social Media
TV Buzz A local Fox affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth does an almost Onion-worthy parody of local news kowtowing to social media.
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Image: Kim Kardashian Is Dead!
The new poster sponsored by the Keep A Child Alive Foundation to promote World Aids Day on December 1st is a little unsettling. The ad features Kim Kardashian in a coffin, and is supposed to help raise awareness for the Digital Life Sacrifice event, where stars stop communicating via Twitter and Facebook until $1 million is donated. An interesting approach, isn't it?
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Link: Myspace And Facebook Plan Joint Announcement At Noon
http://mashable.com/2010/11/18/facebook-myspace-twitter-a...
According to an invite sent to Mashable, Myspace and Facebook will be making a joint announcement today at noon. Can't imagine what it could be. With changes coming at a warp speed, imagine the social media in ten years. We might be looking at a social network for extra-terrestrials.
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