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As The Social Media Cookie Crumbles, Rapper Licks Oreos on Facebook

Lil Wayne vs Oreos Facebook LIKE Challenge

by Ron Callari

Similar to the Ashton Kutcher-CNN-Larry King challenge on Twitter last year, Oreos, the venerable 89-year-old cookie company wants to set a Guiness World Record for the "most LIKES on Facebook within a 24-hour period." Unfortunately the cookie with the frosting everyone likes to lick off, might be knocked out of the competition by the mega-selling hip-hop rapper named Lil Wayne.

The Birds Get Their Revenge In The Angry Birds Video Game

by GameGuru

You might have already heard about the Angry Birds video game when it reached the number one spot at the iTunes App Store, but its developers have amped up the ante by bringing the game to your PC. Help the angry birds exact their revenge on the evil pigs with this chillingly addictive game!

Be Your Own God In The Virtual Villagers Video Game: New Believers

by GameGuru

Get to play god in the latest chapter of the Virtual Villagers video game series that takes you to a new part on the island of Isola. It's inhabited by unfriendly masked heathens who threaten the very survival of your villagers on their territory. Can you make the heathens believe before it's too late?

Fraunhofer Peers Into The Mobile 3D Market

by Doug Bonderud

One of the most quickly expanding markets in the visual industry is the world of 3D television and movies, and German research firm Fraunhofer has found a way to make the third dimension mobile.

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Where's The Physics In The Cat Physics Video Game?

by GameGuru

Is the vast science of physics really making its way into video games? Cat Physics features simple but beautiful graphics and offers refreshing gameplay for people young and old. It's an interesting and addictive game that will constantly challenge you to think outside the box.

From Ridicule To Dissident Tool, 5-Yr-Old Twitter Wooed By Giants

Google & Facebook in acquisition talks with Twitter?

by Ron Callari

Happy Birthday Twitter! Who would have thought 5 years ago when Twitter was dismissed as a narcissistic forum for those who needed to report what they had for breakfast, that it would become not only a major communication tool for protesters, but that some day it would actually be wooed by Internet powerhouses, the likes of Facebook and Google?

Philo's Social Media TV Brings "Ridin' QWERTY" Into The Home

by Ron Callari

The Urban Dictionary lists "Ridin QWERTY" as the play on words for "riding dirty," and defines it as the illegal act of texting while driving - with Q-W-E-R-T-Y being the first 6 letters on any standard keyboard. Philo, a new social networking for TV fans is taking that concept off-road and moving it into your living room or home office. Commencing on Valentines Day, check your local listings and start 'ridin QWERTY" from your favorite 'coach potato' perch.

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Google Egyptian Exec Uses Social Media vs Search To Become National Hero

by Ron Callari

As much as been written about Google lacking the social networking gene, it's ironic that one of Google's executives used social media as his weapon of choice in rallying demonstrators on the streets of Cairo. While Google's "Don't' Be Evil" stance on oppressive countries offered up their Speak2Tweet voice messaging service, their Middle East manager Wael Ghonim became so vocal on Twitter and Facebook that he was actually detained by Egyptian authorities for 12 days in captivity

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Tasty Social Media Layer Added To The Mashable Cake?

by Ron Callari

Social layers are a tricky thing for online news site. Both the Wall Street Journal and USA Today have failed in their attempts, and Eric Schmidt, the now deposed CEO of Google may have lost his job because of it. Mark Zuckerberg back in December admonished Schmidt's attempt at socializing Google with the quip, "Social is not a layer you add- you have to design it from the ground up." Nonetheless, Mashable has thrown their hat into the social ring, complete with badges to boot!

Kindle's New Social Media Features Sends Message:'You Are What You Read'

by Ron Callari

Kindle owners, or those about to purchase, get ready for feature updates for the latest generation Kindle and Kindle 3G devices. The free 'Kindle Software Update Version 3.1' is promoting an early preview release. In an effort to stay current with the social media milieu we live in, some of the new features are targeted to our networked communities, within and outside of the Kindle book covers.

Social Media Q & A Experiencing Growing Pains & Copycats

by Ron Callari

The resurgence in Q&A sites which heretofore were dominated by Yahoo Answers and WikiAnswers are due mainly to the popularity of Facebook and Twitter. Adding a social media component, Quora, Vyou, Stack Exchange and even Facebook are all testing the waters. However treading the fine line of scale to include a more broader, mainstream audience while maintaining a high quality of content is problematic. While more users attract advertisers - more users have a tendency to dummy down a service - and therein lies the dilemma.

Social Media's 'Death Becomes Her' Motivates Filmmaker To Star Dead Actress In New Film

by Ron Callari

"Living her life like a candle in the wind," may have ended her life at 36, but soon Norma Jean (aka Marilyn Monroe) might have a whole new career, some 49 years after her death. While many have tried to keep the iconic image of the 50s star alive through merchandising, no one will have gone as far as Jamie Salter and his company AuthenticBrands Group. Encouraged by the number of MM's Facebook followers, now close to 400,000, Salter is working on creating a "Digital Monroe."

Social Media Slow To Define "Hiybbprqag" As Google's 'Bing Sting' Unfolds

by Ron Callari

If you were to search for the meaning of "Hiybbprqag" you might be surprised by the Google and Bing search results that appear. Top ranking SERPs (search engine result pages) might surface links like "How Google Tripped Up Microsoft" or "Did Google catch Bing Cheating." Even comedian Stephen Colbert has a definition for the word. However, social networks like Facebook and Twitter, often praised for their real-time results were slow on the uptake regarding what the heck "Hiybbprqag" actually means?

Egypt's Social Media & Internet Shut-down Could Cost A Pharaoh's Ransom

Egypt's Social Media & Internet Cost A Pharaoh's Ransom

by Ron Callari

With social media going dark in Egypt and with proposed legislature before the U.S. Congress to institute a similar "Kill Switch," is it any wonder that when Hosni Mubarak decided to turn off the Internet, that not only would 'all hell would break loose,' but that his country would incur a major economic hit.

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Social Media Bloggers vs Semantic Techoggers - Man vs The Machine

by Ron Callari

Who needs to pay bloggers anymore, when semantic algorithms can accomplish the same task with quicker results and with more thorough research? As quickly as bloggers surfaced with the evolution of the Web 2.0, the semantic technology content of the emerging Web 3.0 era is beginning to emerge to take its place. Transforming minefields of data into high-quality editorial, at scale, and without human authoring or editing is ready to revolutionize the future of publishing.

Will Social Media Leaks Or Pokes Win Nobel Peace Prize?

by Ron Callari

Two years ago, the world wondered how a newly-elected president like Barack Obama could qualify and win the Nobel Peace Prize. Even the president questioned the honor. This year, that same president might also question why WikiLeaks is now a candidate for that same distinction. Moreover, in a year that couldn't get enough of Facebook, could that honor go to a dark horse, like the world's largest social network?

Facebook's Social Media Click-Throughs Are Clicked Less Today Than Yesterday

Webtrends Stats on Facebook Ad Campaigns!

by Ron Callari

Perhaps money can't buy you love, but it's been known to buy you friends on Facebook. Webtrends's white paper analysis of Facebook ad campaigns found that the cost of advertising on the social network that attracts users to fan pages now costs $1.07. However out of 11,200 ad campaigns which totaled 4.5 billion impressions the average click-through rate dropped from 0.063 percent last year to 0.051 percent in 2010.

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iPad 2 Seen Xoomin' To BestBuy.com For February 17th Launch?

by Ron Callari

The yet-to-be-launched iPad 2 has created enough pent-up demand to make analysts, techie bloggers and the digital savvy world at large to salivate. Those that didn't purchase its predecessor the first go-around are now ready to pony up for the device so aptly nicknamed the "Jesus Tablet." While Apple has not released an official sale date, a curious report appeared at Buzz Bizz News by a writer named "Nitin" indicating he had the inside scoop.

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Social Media's Whistleblowing In The Wind To Become Decentralized

by Ron Callari

Ever since WikiLeaks came under global scrutiny, whistleblowing has taken a somewhat negative turn. Daniel Domscheit-Berg who had a falling out with its founder, Julian Assange believes its due to whistleblowers not having control over the secrets they want to spill. To remedy the situation, he and his team are building OpenLeaks, a new platform that will allow sources to choose specifically who they want to submit documents to anonymously.

Social Media Gets Last Laugh When Zuckerberg Satirized Himself On SNL

Will Social Media Get Last Laugh When Zuckerberg Satirizes Himself On SNL?

by Ron Callari

Rumors abound, whether or not Lorne Michaels will be successful in luring Mark Zuckerberg to his SNL TV show January 29, when Jesse Eisenberg is scheduled to appear as host. With all the bad blood that has passed between Team Zuckerberg and the producers of 'The Social Network' movie, fans of both the network and the flick are wondering if the FB founder will be 'man enough' to show the world he can laugh at himself.

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