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Interview: iovation On Protecting MMOs From Fraud
IOVATION BLOG – Nov 4 – The following is an excerpt from an interview with iovation by the Chroma Coders Game Development Club at Casual Connect Seattle: Interviewer: What is iovation? Darin: iovation provides a service for games and websites to help them fight fraud and abuse. Interviewer: Is th …
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MySpace Loses Traffic, News Corp Loses $100M
WIRED – Nov 5 – MySpace's traffic has declined substantially and has dropped below the level required in parent company News Corp's the-year $900 million dollar advertising deal with Google. Initial estimates by News Corp. executives put the penalty at roughly $100 million. MySpace intends …
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Twitter Grows As Facebook's Population Ages
READ WRITE WEB – Nov 5 – Last year, the median age on Facebook was 26, now it's 33. MySpace's median age is 26, LinkedIn is 39, and Twitter is 31. The younger generation is migrating to Twitter despite past resistance to the microblogging movement. 37% of people age 18-24 now use Twitter, co …
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Google Adds Social Networking Features To Friend Connect
MASHABLE - Nov 4 - In the growing battle for internet gateway dominance, Google's Friend Connect is struggling to compete with the likes of OpenID, Sign In With Twitter, MySpace ID, and current market leader, Facebook Connect. Friend Connect's lack of a major social network has severely hamp …
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Peter McGreevy To Discuss Risk Of Social Networking Leaks At The Social Networking Conference
EARTH TIMES – Nov 3 – Social Media is a rapidly growing facet of the corporate culture, but with it comes an increased risk of confidential information leak. Corporate attorney, Peter McGreevy, will present prime strategies for mitigating the risks and ramifications of social media leaks to …
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Twitter Formally Unveils Spanish Language Support
TECH CRUNCH – Nov 3 – Twitter announced support for Spanish, which now joins English and Japanese as the service's only officially supported languages. Last month, they put out a call for volunteers to help translate Twitter into other languages with the hopes of soon adding French, Italian …
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Yammer Reaches 50,000 Network Milestone
READ WRITE WEB – Nov 3 – Yammer, one of the first microblogging services, announced at the Enterprise 2.0 conference that 50,000 networks have been created with its service to date. The average size of a Yammer network is about 25 to 50, with some growing up to several thousand people. Micro …
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Office Of Fair Trading Will Investigate Brightsolid Acquisition Of Friends Reunited
SCOTSMAN – Nov 3 – OFT decided yesterday to refer Brightsolid's £25 million acquisition of ITV's Friends Reunited to the Competition Commission. The deal includes the core website, Friends Reunited, Friends Reunited Dating, and OFT's point of contention, Genes Reunited. OFT claims this deal …
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Webs.com Launches The Web App Store
PRESS RELEASE - Nov 3 - App developers can now market their products to Webs' 30 million members. Webs.com is the first and only social website creation platform. Their newly launched Web App Store is a one-stop shop for site owners to integrate free or paid apps for small business, entertai …
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Skype Goes Open Source For Linux? Not Quite.
MASHABLE – Nov 2 – In order to clarify rumors about Skype becoming open source for Linux, representatives posted an entry on the Skype for Linux blog. They stated that an open source version of the Linux client is in development, however, they made it a point to mention an open source UI. …
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How Young Is Too Young For Kids On Social Networks?
CNN – Nov 2 – Research shows that a growing number of children are using social networking sites. In two surveys released this year by Pew Internet Research, 38% of respondents ages 12 to 14 claim to have an online profile, while 61% of kids ages 12 to 17 said they use social networks; 42% o …
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Rollyson And Shih To Lead Enterprise Social Networking Bootcamp In Miami
NEWSWIRE TODAY – Nov 2 – Christopher S. Rollyson and Clara Shih will deliver an all-day pre-conference workshop at the 4th annual Enterprise Social Networking Conference on January 27, 2010. The workshop is designed for Fortune 1000 executives and will cover enterprise strategy, project m …
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Kiva Hits $100 Million In Microloans
TECH CRUNCH - Nov 1 - After only 4 years, Kiva.org has hit a major milestone; it has facilitated $100 million in microloans. To date, they have connected 573,000 lenders with 239,000 entrepreneurs in developing countries across the world and recently in the United States. FULL ARTICLE @ T …
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The Social Gaming Scam
TECH CRUNCH - Oct 31 - Lead Gen Scams are the name of the game in the multi-million dollar social gaming market on Facebook and MySpace. Developers, like Zynga, are monetizing their games by selling in-game currency in exchange for real life cash or lead gen-type offers. The pricey and seemi …
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MyYearbook Launches A Browser Toolbar, Partners With Target
VENTURE BEAT – Oct 30 – MyYearbook's virtual currency Lunch Money, along with its virtual goods sales, account for about on third of the company's $1 million monthly revenue. The company launched a new toolbar this week which allows their users to earn Lunch Money by performing searches. MyY …
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Lala Strikes A Deal with Google, Announces iPhone App
CNET – Oct 30 – Online music streaming service, Lala, announced the company's plans to expand its presence in the new Google music search. Artists will eventually be able to use Lala's platform to ensure that specific songs and content show up in Google's music search results. Additionally, …
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The Top Viral Video Ad Campaign, Updated Oct 29, 2009
Brand: VolkswagenCampaign: The Fun TheoryAgency: DDBSource: VisibleMeasures.com
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comScore Acquires Latin American Web Measurement Company Certifica
TECH CRUNCH - Oct 29 - comScore, has acquired Certifica, a similar web measurement company based in Latin America. ComScore says the acquisition will help buid its presence in Latin America. ComScore did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. Certifica was founded in 2000 and publishes a …
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Layoffs Confirmed At 23andMe
TECH CRUNCH - Oct 29 - Personal genomics startup 23andMe has just gone through a round of layoffs. The company declined to comment on how many people were laid off, but offered this statement: "These cuts, which are a reflection of the current economic environment all companies are facing, w …
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Google Launches Music Search
MASHABLE - Oct 29 - Music-related searches currently make up ~6% of total queries on Google according to Hitwise. That's why Google has launched a major new feature that incorporates streaming audio previews when you search for an artist, album, or song using the search engine. When you ente …
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