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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...



Meet The One Your Friends Forgot to Introduce You to with Circl.es
Friday, August 03, 2012 7:40 PM
Name: Circl.es Quick Pitch: Date people your friends haven't introduced you to -- yet. Genius Idea: Help people find romance by connecting them to their friends' friends. The world of dating has changed a lot in the past few years. It's been just...



Southwest Offering 50% Off Flights on Facebook
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,...



Google Gives Politicians Game-Changing Targeting Tool
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...



Facebook Now Lets Brands Target Posts By Age, Gender
Friday, August 03, 2012 2:57 PM
Facebook on Friday announced new options for brand Pages to target their posts. While previously Page admins could only target by language and location, the company has added new options, including: Gender Interested In Relationship Status...



Intense Video Shows How to Survive Mass Shooting
Friday, August 03, 2012 1:27 PM
Run, Hide, Fight: three words of advice given from the video above for anybody in the midst of a mass shooting. In the video, a lone gunman armed with a shotgun goes on a bloody and graphic rampage through an office building. He quickly kills a...



Man Creates Life-Size Wall-E That Tugs the Heartstrings
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...



Zuckerberg's No Longer a Top 10 Tech Billionaire
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...



Mystery Apple Groundbreaking and 3 Other Stories You Need to Know
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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