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Appfuels Dynamic Facebook Ads Network
Appfuel is the latest to launch an ad network for Facebook apps. This one looks to be the system that most resembles your typical ad network for a website, and looks to provide more targeted ads. And fast. The goal is to offer relevant ads in less than a half second, [...]
Will It Blend Videos Boost Sales 5x
Here’s another success story for viral video marketing online. The Blendtec guys have increased their sales five times over thanks to a little segment called “Will it Blend?” The most memorable of these clips is probably the iPhone episode, where we all watched a brand new iPhone, not even a week old, [...]
Xings New Profiles Become Hubs for Self-Promotion
MySpace and Friendster aren’t the only networks having fun remodeling their user profiles. Xing, the social network for business professionals, has added some new upgrades to its profile as well. You can nowBesides the general aesthetic changes to make things prettier, Xing users can now add more career-related information and personal [...]
Yahoo Powering DivX Search
DivX has signed a deal with Yahoo for a combo offering of DivX software along with a co-branded Yahoo Toolbar, and a Yahoo version of IE7 as well. The deal ultimately swaps out Google’s search tools on DivX software, and replaces them with Yahoo’s search bar. Additionally, this deal extends to the [...]
Yahoos Quality vs. Googles Quantity. Who Wins?
Quality over quantity is usually the way in which we’d like to consider certain things in life, like clothes or the number of tracks on an album. And many of you out there would agree that this mantra applies to search queries as well. Compete has just compiled a study that [...]
Armani in Second Life
Armani’s virtual store in Second Life has opened today, and the designer himself has gone to the grand opening as his avatar, and was interviewed by Style.com’s fashion director Candy Pratts Price for the event. Second Life users can now don themselves in Armani clothing, purchased with Linden dollars or directly through his online [...]
Money-Making Facebook Apps from RockYou & Widgetbox
RockYou and Widgetbox have teamed up to offer awidget for Facebook apps. Those applications that have been created with Widgetbox’s App Accelerator will display ads sold by RockYou, and participating developers get a 50/50 split with Widgetbox. The App Accelerator is a new release from Widgetbox, which appeals to the non-technical crowd [...]
Geo-tagging Panoramic Images with ViewAt
ViewAt.org is a new site where photographers can share their panoramic images. You’ll need to be experienced enough with photography and photo stitching in order to get the images up for this particular service. Using the Flash Panorama Player, ViewAt gives you a nice view of your images, and a basic network [...]
MySpace is Lookin A Lot Like Facebook
Awww. MySpace is really starting to improve its user interface and navigation/networking options. It’s just released a new home page, which seems to be moving in the direction of a personalized start page (but not quite yet). So what have we got? Customized color combinations and multiple layout options. [...]
Jajah Introduces Buttons: Widgets for Toll-Free Calling
Jajah, a web-based phone service, has introduced Jajah Buttons, which are essentially widgets you can place on web pages or in your e-mail signature to allow other people to call you toll-free. To call someone who uses a Jajah Button, you simply enter your phone number, which will ring your phone and connect you [...]
Microsoft to Launch Internet TV for Media Center
Microsoft has announced that starting tomorrow users of Windows Vista will have access to a new feature called Internet TV within Media Center. The update will allow users to view streaming video such as episodes of Arrested Development, sports clips from FOX Sports, and news from MSNBC. Video will include advertising from YuMe, [...]
Microsoft to Launch Internet TV for Media Center
Microsoft has announced that starting tomorrow users of Windows Vista will have access to a new feature called Internet TV within Media Center. The update will allow users to view streaming video such as episodes of Arrested Development, sports clips from FOX Sports, and news from MSNBC. Video will include advertising from YuMe, [...]
iPhone Update Renders Unlocked Devices Useless
Apple released an update to its iPhone software today that once installed, appears to make unlocked phones no longer function properly. The update, which adds Apples Wi-Fi Music store and several new security features to the device, apparently tells users of unlocked phones to install a valid SIM card after the new software is [...]
Google Acquires Mobile Social Networking Service Zingku
We havent heard much about Zingku since we predicted it would be hot in 07 in the Mashable Social Networking Awards. However, Google now appears to agree with us, acquiring the company for an undisclosed amount. Currently, the Zingku site is closed for new registrations as the company moves to Google. Google never [...]
CircleUp Launces Facebook App
CircleUp has announced the launch of its new Facebook app today that will allow you to communicate with groups quickly, and easily, without having to contact each person one at a time.Taking their broader service and bringing it to the popular social networking site is a great way to prove that Facebook isn’t just about [...]
DailyMe Launches Configurable Personal News Service
DailyMe, currently in a private beta, will soon launch publicly as a news aggregator that you define.Once you’ve created your account on DailyMe you will be able to define which sorts of stories and which sources you like to read. By using keywords and categories, you will be able to fine tune your [...]
Mark Zuckerberg Spotted in Seattle
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was spotted in Seattle on Tuesday, further evidence that the big story earlier this week that Microsoft may be looking to take a stake in the company is more than just speculation. According to Fortune, the 23-year-old CEO was headed to meetings with Microsoft. It looks like Web 2.0 [...]
College Tonight Gets Official, Launches National Promotional Tour
Although it has just been over a year since we first mentioned College Tonight, the site is finally “official” as of today.The newish social network is going to promote just that, socializing, as they launch a 9-month, 116 campus promotional tour under the motto “Get on, Get Up, Get Out”. The site believes that [...]
Joost Announces Partnership with Major League Baseball
Joost has announced a deal with Major League Baseball to make the upcoming MLB playoffs available on the video service. Joost will feature all games from the Division Series, League Championship Series, and World Series within 24 hours of their initial airing. Additionally, the company will make MLB.coms daily highlight show Daily Rewind [...]
Friendster Adds Fan Profiles; Four Years Too Late
MySpace owes much of its popularity to attracting hot up-and-coming bands and other celebrities to its site early on in its lifetime. Now, nearly five years later, Friendster is launching a new featured called fan profiles where musicians, brands, and politicians can promote themselves. Fan profiles are essentially fancy versions of regular profiles, [...]
Cynical Panel Closes Out DEMOfall
The panel discussion at the closing of DEMOfall was rather interesting, and included a good spread, with Ed Baig of USA Today, John M. Jordan, Ph.D. of th Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, Scott Sangster, the Director of Strategic Planning and Development from Disney and Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor of The Wall Street [...]
Yahoo Announces Changes in Entertainment Division
Yahoo has just posted to their blog the details of whats going on in their entertainment division, which many have been speculating on after the shutdown of Yahoo Podcasts earlier this week and rumors of the end of Yahoo TV. According to the Yahoo Yodel Anecdotal blog:We are streamlining the structure of one portion [...]
Google and Microsoft Square Off in Washington
Executives from both Microsoft and Google are in Washington today as the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights hears testimony about the proposed Google acquisition of DoubleClick. On Googles Public Policy blog, the company has posted some of what their Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond, plans to say. Among [...]
Asklaila.com Secures $10 Million in Second Round Funding
India-based asklalila secures $10 million USD in second round of funding.The information site, asklalia, was successful in its series B funding drive. The new round of capital was secured from Lightspeed Venture Partners as well as SVB India Capital Partners and the existing investor, Matrix Partners India. Funding is planned to be used [...]
DECA Raises $5 Million to take on Hollywood
DECA is a yet-to-launch company that aims to develop, finance, and distribute professional video over the Web. The company announced it has raised $5 million to build its service, which will combine video with social networking to try and launch professional quality entertainment at a fraction of the cost of traditional distribution. It [...]
Jaxtr Doubles to 2 Million Users in 30 Days
It was exactly one month ago that we reported that Jaxtr had reached one million users. Today, the company that offers widgets that let people call you from your social networking profiles is announcing they have surpassed the two million user mark. As such, the company is boasting about the fact it has [...]
Islandoo Adds More Casting Opportunities
Islandoo, which was originally launched to cast people for a British TV show called Shipwrecked, now allows any TV show to use the service to recruit talent. According to the company, Channel 4 (UK), BBC and MTV have setup casting calls on the site. Looking at the homepage, there now appear to be [...]
Adwidth to Launch Service for User Created Commercials
Adwidth is a new service that allows brands to solicit consumers to upload their own commercials. For advertisers, the idea is that you can save considerably on the cost of professional commercial production, while also creating an ad consumers are more likely to connect with. For talent, the idea is that by [...]
MySpace/MTV Presidential Dialogues Debut Today
The first of the MySpace/MTV Presidential Dialogues kicks off in just over an hour at 12 noon eastern time, with John Edwards taking the stage at the University of New Hampshire. As covered previously, the event will be streamed live on both MySpace and MTV.com, and allow users to submit questions in real-time. [...]
Google Celebrates its Real Birthday
Googles homepage is sporting a special logo today, indicating that the company is now nine years old. This came as a bit of a surprise to us, since we recently reported on Googles 10th birthday. So, is Google lying about its age? We know that the domain registration of Google.com took place [...]
Report to Congress Details Copyright Violations on Google Video
The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has submitted a report to Congress detailing their findings of copyright violations on Google Video. This follows a report over the summer where the organization published a list of 50 full length videos that could be accessed on the site. Meanwhile, in recent research conducted from September [...]
MySpace to Launch UK Video Channels
MySpace will be launching sponsored video channels next month in the UK. The new channels will include in-video advertising, a similar approach to YouTube, which debuted overlay ads in videos last month. The channels will consist of professionally produced content, much like the videos on MySpaceTV from the likes of IGN and The [...]
YouTube Launches Channels for Non-Profits
YouTube has launched a program that enables non-profit organizations to setup their own channels free of charge. The channels enable non-profits to upload public service announcements, footage of their work, and calls to action. Additionally, the channels allow non-profits to use Google Checkout to collect donations without being charged any fees. YouTube [...]
Top 10 Webapps That Run In Your Browser Sidebar
Sidebars. The most underrated part of Firefox and Opera. We just use them for displaying browsing history or bookmarks. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Sidebars are capable of so much more: displaying weather, baseball scores, Digg news, and even instant messaging. Here’s a few of our top [...]