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Analysis: When Google+ gives Facebook a run for its money

Analysis: When Google+ gives Facebook a run for its money | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook finally has a serious competitor.
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Rihanna could soon be the most popular person on Facebook – here’s how she did it

Rihanna could soon be the most popular person on Facebook – here’s how she did it | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Rihanna recently beat Lady Gaga to the position of number one female on Facebook, and she could soon be on her way to the number one person on Faceboo...
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TechCrunch | Editing Community Kibin Helps You Proofread Your Writing Fast And For Free

TechCrunch | Editing Community Kibin Helps You Proofread Your Writing Fast And For Free | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
I am primarily writing about this startup because I need it desperately, and because it is the problem I would attempt to solve if I ever decided to flip the switch and become a startup founder instead of the personification of...
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Foursquare taps into Songkick data for music gig check-ins

Foursquare taps into Songkick data for music gig check-ins | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Stuart Dredge: Social location service won't just know where its users are, but which band they're seeing...
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Android Owners Use Apps Twice as Much as Mobile Web [STUDY]

Android Owners Use Apps Twice as Much as Mobile Web [STUDY] | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
A Nielsen study finds that Android users spend 67% of their time using mobile apps and only 33% using the mobile web.
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Facebook’s first tests to start combatting Google Circles

Facebook’s first tests to start combatting Google Circles | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Ever since Google + launched a couple of months ago we have been waiting to see what features Facebook would roll out to combat with Google’s circles feature, which was widely acknowledged ...
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Understanding connection types across social networks

Understanding connection types across social networks | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
My company is hard at work in the final design stages of a Web service which has an enterprise social flavour. In the throngs of a design session this week, we got talking about “handshaking” ...
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Localized Communication:The Key to Social Media Success Globally

Localized Communication:The Key to Social Media Success Globally | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
With businesses aiming to be global and extending their presence across countries, there has been a pressing need to connect with people of different cultures...
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Apple Has No Competition - Technorati Technology

Apple Has No Competition - Technorati Technology | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
The other team hasn't shown up, yet....
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HOW TO: Build Your Brand on Tumblr

HOW TO: Build Your Brand on Tumblr | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
As Tumblr's reach continues to grow, more brands are adding the blogging platform to their online marketing mixes. Here's a guide to help you start tumbling.
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Infographic: Why London rioters like to use BlackBerry smartphones

Infographic: Why London rioters like to use BlackBerry smartphones | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
How it works: BlackBerry’s Messenger application encrypts data traffic in transit between the BlackBerry devices automatically.
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Understanding Culture for Better Social Media Strategy

Understanding Culture for Better Social Media Strategy | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Understanding a business's culture is crucial for establishing and implementing a successful social media strategy.
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Facebook: Google+ has no users - Fortune Tech

Facebook: Google+ has no users - Fortune Tech | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Facebook executives have choice words for Google's efforts to bring casual games to its fledgling social network.
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Instagram, Hipstamatic and the mobile photography movement - Telegraph

Instagram, Hipstamatic and the mobile photography movement - Telegraph | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Mobile phone apps such as Instagram and Hipstamatic are making it easy to
create artistic photographs.
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Who Uses Google Plus Now? Yep, Male Students & Geeks From the US [Infographic]

Who Uses Google Plus Now? Yep, Male Students & Geeks From the US [Infographic] | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
A few weeks ago, we reported on some demographic information about the first wave of Google Plus adopters.
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New IBM computer chip mimics the human brain

New IBM computer chip mimics the human brain | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Making computers behave like humans has taken another step forward.
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Facebook and Yahoo test the six degrees of separation theory - SlashGear

Facebook and Yahoo test the six degrees of separation theory - SlashGear | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
I bet you have all heard of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. This is the old we are all connected to Mr. Footloose by no more than six friends.
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Where Does Mobile Malware Come From & How Do You Protect Yourself? [Infographic]

Where Does Mobile Malware Come From & How Do You Protect Yourself? [Infographic] | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
What is mobile malware? Where does it come from? How does it get into your phone?
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Social Media Monitoring ROI: Metrics For Measurement | Position² Blog

Social Media Monitoring ROI: Metrics For Measurement | Position² Blog | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
ROI (Return on Investment) has become a major question mark in the social media monitoring space. Although some social media monitoring tools focus on delivering relevant and accurate data, others focus on measurement and engagement.
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YouTube Makes Peace With Music Publishers, Will Continue to Host Songs

YouTube Makes Peace With Music Publishers, Will Continue to Host Songs | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), a group that represents hundreds of songwriters and music publishers, has backed out of four-year-old litigation against YouTube after reaching a settlement with the video-hosting giant.
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Memo to newspapers: The future of media is a two-way street

Memo to newspapers: The future of media is a two-way street | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
While plenty of newspapers and other media entities are happy to use social tools like Twitter and Facebook to promote their content, few are really engaging with their readers on a regular basis, says Reynolds Journalism fellow Joy Mayer -- but...
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E-books threaten livelihoods of aspiring writers - Telegraph

E-books threaten livelihoods of aspiring writers - Telegraph | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
The growing popularity of e-readers could threaten the future of English
literature because up-and-coming writers will not be paid enough to make
ends meet, a prize-winning author has claimed.
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5 Tips for Driving Facebook Fans to Your Website

5 Tips for Driving Facebook Fans to Your Website | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Facebook marketing strategy: How to to drive traffic back to your brand website with strategic use of Facebook tabs, your brand content, teasers and contests.
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The key to social media success is links

The key to social media success is links | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Social media is changing.Where it was once about sharing updates and conversation between your friends, and making new ones, it is now becoming more...
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A Short History of Social Media (infographic)

A Short History of Social Media (infographic) | Social Media, Technology & Design | Scoop.it
Do you remember the days when Geocities and bulletin board systems walked the earth? It might be a stretch to say that these early communities were social media. ...
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