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27 Jul 2010 Comments:
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Los Angeles - A new study from the Center for Digital Future
at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism found that 49% of
respondents have used free micro-blog sites like Twitter — but 0% of those
polled said they would pay to use Twitter. "Such an extreme finding that
produced a zero response underscores the difficulty of getting Internet users
to pay for anything that they already receive for free," said Jeffrey
Cole, the center’s director. Read the rest of this entry »
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21 Jul 2010 Comments:
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Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook hit 500 million users on
Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on the company’s blog. "As of
this morning, 500 million people all around the world are actively using
Facebook to stay connected with their friends and the people around them. This
is an important milestone for all of you who have helped spread Facebook around
the world," Zuckerberg wrote. Read the rest of this entry »
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21 Jul 2010 Comments:
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Berkeley, Calif. - MOG, the operator of a network of
user-penned music blogs as well as a digital music service, announced on
Tuesday the release of iPhone and Android mobile versions of the music
subscription service. After a three-day trial, the service costs $9.99 per
month for unlimited, on-demand streaming of more than 8 million songs, as well
as "all-you-can-eat downloads." Read the rest of this entry »
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20 Jul 2010 Comments:
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San Jose, Calif. - Compass Labs, a provider of targeted
advertising on social networks, has raised $5 million in new financing,
TechCrunch reported. Read the rest of this entry »
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18 Jul 2010 Comments:
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Los Angeles - News Corp.’s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace online social network is
testing a new profile page design, which features a new left-hand navigation,
increased focus on the news stream, and the ability to follow friends on other
social networks, Mashable reported. "We’re testing a new look and feel of
our site among users and the response so far has been positive," a MySpace
spokesperson told Mashable. Read the rest of this entry »
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13 Jul 2010 Comments:
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New York - Gay and lesbian adults are among the nation’s
most loyal and heaviest blog readers and social network users, according to a
national survey conducted online by Harris Interactive. More than half (54%) of
gay men and lesbians read some type of blog, compared to 40% of heterosexuals;
this figure is up from 51% in March 2008, and 32% in November 2006. Read the rest of this entry »
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9 Jul 2010 Comments:
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Facebook announced on Thursday that
it has partnered with MOL Global, the Malaysia-based online payments firm that
acquired Friendster last year. Under the deal, MOL will now sell Facebook
Credits virtual currency through its website as well as through its network of
more than 500,000 retail outlets, located mainly in Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, India, Australia and New Zealand. Read the rest of this entry »
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2 Jul 2010 Comments:
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New York - Mobile ads from Google’s (NASD:GOOG) AdMob are not being
rejected from Apple’s (NASD:AAPL) new iAd platform, as Apple had implied several weeks ago
might be the case, The Wall Street Journal reported. Developers confirmed for
The Journal that their iPhone applications that utilize AdMob for ad-serving
are being approved by Apple. Read the rest of this entry »
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1 Jul 2010 Comments:
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New York -
Viacom’s (NYSE:VIA) MTV Networks on Wednesday announced a broad, multi-year advertising partnership
with major record label Warner Music Group (NYSE:WMG). The deal will give MTV Music Group
exclusive rights to sell ads around Warner premium music video content in the
U.S. across MTV online and mobile services, as well as on Warner’s network of
artist sites and third-party affiliate sites. Read the rest of this entry »
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29 Jun 2010 Comments:
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Los Angeles - Hulu, the video portal joint venture between
News Corp. (NYSE:NWS), NBC Universal (NYSE:GE) and Disney (NYSE:DIS), on Tuesday launched a preview of Hulu
Plus, a $10-per-month subscription service that will offer full current seasons
of TV programs from ABC, Fox and NBC across a range of devices. Hulu Plus
supports PC, Mac (NASD:AAPL), iPad, iPhone, and Samsung Blu-ray players at launch, and will
eventually be extended to Sony’s (NYSE:SNE) PlayStation 3, Bravia TV line and Blu-ray
players, as well as Microsoft’s (NASD:MSFT) Xbox 360. Read the rest of this entry »