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How the Social Web Is Talking About the Summer Olympics [CHARTS]
Friday, August 03, 2012 9:27 PM
We're about halfway through the 2012 Summer Olympics, and social media has played a bigger role for fans than ever before. But who and what have gotten the most buzz? To find out, we got a slew of information from social media monitoring platform...



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Friday, August 03, 2012 7:40 PM
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Friday, August 03, 2012 3:58 PM
To celebrate the growth of its Facebook fanbase to 3 million, Southwest Airlines is offering half-off fall flights through the end of the day. The offer applies to select roundtrip flights (they're labelled "Wanna Get Away") that fall on Sept. 5,...



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Friday, August 03, 2012 3:45 PM
Political candidates are embracing online advertising this election season more than ever before, and for good reason: Internet ads give politicians a number of advantages over more traditional forms of ads, not least of which is the ability to...



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Friday, August 03, 2012 2:57 PM
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Friday, August 03, 2012 1:27 PM
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Friday, August 03, 2012 12:36 PM
The picture above represents two years of work by Mike Senna, a California robot fan and hobbyist. Having already built a working R2-D2 in 2002, Senna set himself a somewhat tougher task in 2010 with his Wall-E project. Based on the 2008 movie,...



10 Things Social Media Tells Us About Ryan Lochte
Friday, August 03, 2012 10:23 AM
Before the 2012 Olympics, Ryan Lochte said this year's Games were "his time." While he hasn't dominated at a historic level, he has done quite well for himself and will bring five medals home from London. He's also been one of the most buzzed...



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Friday, August 03, 2012 9:48 AM
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a tough week: His sister went to work for his top competitor, Google, his company's stock price hit a new low and now he has dropped out of the top 10 tech billionaires list. Zuckerberg's fortune fell by $423...



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Friday, August 03, 2012 9:25 AM
Welcome to Friday morning's edition of 'First To Know,' a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Facebook Unveils 'Stories' Facebook...



 
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