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StumbleUpon Releases New Topics: Facebook and More

Posted on 09 December 2009 (3)

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What a year it has been for StumbleUpon.
First, having it break away from eBay (who’s been on a divestiture streak as it is, also recently spinning off Skype) and be repurchased by the original founders seems to be paying off.  Since then, we’ve seen:

A new UI (in beta for a while and rolled [...]

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Facebook Fan Pages Now Allow Location and Language Targeting

Posted on 20 November 2009 (7)

Facebook just started adding an option for your brand pages to choose your audience visibility on  wall postings:
While this may seem like not that big a deal, think of the possibilities.  Users targeting multiple countries and languages can now have multi-purpose brand pages that can reach all, rather than making smaller, localized one-off versions of [...]

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Social Gaming, Micropayments, and Brilliance

Posted on 05 August 2009 (7)

Anyone that sees me on Facebook probably thinks I’m a Mafia Wars addict.  If I were to tell you I was doing research, you’d probably laugh – but I am.
I’ve been closely watching the frequency of social interactions that Zynga, the makers of Mafia Wars and several other popular titles put into the [...]

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Facebook Finally Lets in Some Bling

Posted on 09 June 2009 (10)

Following many controversial updates and revamps of Facebook’s user interface design, their team finally seems to get something right. Announcing Facebook Usernames, which basically will act as part of your profile’s slug/url.
Ideally, your username will make it easier for friends and family to distinguish you from a crowd of other “John Smiths.” It will also [...]

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7 Social Media Motivators

Posted on 28 April 2009 (10)

At one point or another you’ve probably come across motivational posters.  Whether in a corporate boardroom or an email chain forward, some are meant to be meaningful and heartfelt, while others are downright funny.  Here’s our collection of the 7 best social media motivator posters:
Be sure to make a motivational poster of your own with [...]

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