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25 July 2013
News: Zynga loses nearly half its daily users, says it's time for a 'reset'

Zynga will get "back to basics" and take a "longer term view" of its business after reporting that its user base has declined by almost a half in the past year.
News: Enterprise Social Network Moves Ad Agency Into the Future

Olgivy and Mather builds its own social collaboration system with open-source tools and many, many user interviews.
News: Nike, Sterling & Hyde find social success on Facebook

Recent Facebook campaigns by Nike and handbag website Sterling & Hyde engaged customers and generated significant buzz for their brands, according to speakers at the MagentoLive conference.
News: Zuckerberg says no ads on Instagram -- at least, not yet

Instagram users fretting about ads clogging up their image feed can breath easy, at least for now. Facebook said Wednesday it has no immediate plans to put ads in its photo-sharing app -- though make no mistake, they are coming eventually.
News: Facebook raked in big bucks from mobile ads in Q2

All those ads you see on Facebook when you whip out your phone to creep on your friends' profiles are paying off big for the social network. Like, "billions of dollars" kind of big.
24 July 2013
News: Facebook reports a strong quarter with revenue up 53 percent

Facebook's revenue rose 53 percent during the second quarter amid continued gains in mobile advertising revenue share, the company reported Wednesday.
News: Google unveils $35 Chromecast device for TV and music streaming

Google has introduced a cheaper rival product to the Apple TV set-top box with Chromecast, a small portable device that streams video and music from people's computers and mobile devices to their televisions.
News: Google unveils second-generation Nexus 7 tablet running Android 4.3

Google is rolling out a second-generation Nexus 7 tablet designed for improved performance and portability, featuring the company's just-announced mobile operating system, Android Jelly Bean 4.3.
News: Twitter to help advertisers infiltrate your second-screen TV habit

Watching a hotly anticipated TV event without your trusty sidekick Twitter there to provide running commentary feels hollow somehow. Meaningless. Advertisers know they're losing your attention--who wants to watch a commercial when you can refresh your stream?--so Twitter is making it easier for big brands to find you with TV ad targeting.
23 July 2013
News: LinkedIn selling more marketing content into users' feeds

LinkedIn is giving companies the ability to place their marketing content into users' feeds, in a move that expands the site's revenue opportunities.
News: LinkedIn selling more marketing content into users' feeds

LinkedIn is giving companies the ability to place their marketing content into users' feeds, in a move that expands the site's revenue opportunities.
News: 30 awesome Instagram accounts you need to follow

Instagram has more than 130 million active users, but wading through all of that latte art to find the best of the best is no easy task.
News: In Facebook's quest to connect the world, app reaches emerging markets

The world's largest social network announced on Sunday that it has more than 100 million monthly users for its Facebook For Every Phone, a streamlined app for non-smartphones.
News: Salesforce.com updates mobile Chatter app with eye on productivity

Salesforce.com will soon roll out the fourth version of its Chatter mobile application, an update that gives users of the collaboration software more ways to view, retrieve and write back data to the core CRM (customer relationship management) system.
News: Role of ICT staff in emergency response on the rise

Information and communication technology is becoming increasingly integrated into the response teams for emergencies, while social networks are important channels for agencies involved in disaster responses.
22 July 2013
News: Yahoo confirms departure of media chief Mickie Rosen

Mickie Rosen, head of global media at Yahoo, who was responsible for properties including Yahoo News, Sports and Finance, is leaving the company effective Sept. 1, Yahoo revealed Monday in a regulatory filing.
News: Google accounts for 25 percent of all Internet traffic, study finds

The diversified range of new products being built and provided by Google now make the company accountable for nearly 25 percent of all Internet traffic, up from a mere 6 percent just three years ago, according to a new study.
20 July 2013
News: Uber let you hail an ice cream truck for a day

It's summertime, and the company behind the Uber car-hailing service wants you to stay cool.
19 July 2013
News: 'I almost got sued for knitting a Firefly hat': The legal risks of pop-culture fan art

Undying devotion to your favorite TV show can lead to much worse than a sedentary life parked on the couch. For Stephanie Lucas, it threw her right in the middle of an intellectual-property lawsuit: In March she was hit with a cease-and-desist order from 20th Century Fox Television.
News: Elevate Vines to 6 seconds of high art with a few simple tips

Digging through Vine to find the cream of the crop is often a time-sucking exercise. Let's face it: there are only so many terrible selfies a person can scroll through before muttering, "No one knows how to use this app," and throwing the phone down in disgust.