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Jing makes taking screenshots and even video free and easy!

March 30, 2010

Jing makes it very easy to grab screenshots and videos straight from your PC, and then save them or share them on the Web. The coolest part of this experiment–in theory–is Jing’s integration with Screencast.com, a hosting service for videos recorded off your computer. Once you’ve recorded a video, you can save it to your [...]

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Facebook surpassses Google as the #1 most visited site!

March 20, 2010

The headline around the Web was that, for the first time, Facebook had eclipsed Google as the most-visited site in the U.S. for a full week. Previously, Facebook had hit No. 1 on a few big holidays, like Christmas and New Year’s Day. That makes sense—everyone is home and uploading photos from that digital camera [...]

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New Facebook E-Mail Scam is circulating

March 19, 2010

There’s another spoofed email going around that claims to be from Facebook and asks you to open an attachment to receive a new password. This email is fake. Delete it from your inbox, and warn your friends. Remember that Facebook will never send you a new password in an attachment. For more information on how [...]

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Hootsuite – Update multiple Twitter accounts, Facebook and LinkedIn all at once.

March 14, 2010

Hootsuite – Update Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all at once using one interface. HootSuite users can now schedule their status updates on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Ping.fm. The ability to schedule Ping.fm updates is particularly noteworthy since through it you can update most popular social networks (such as MySpace, LiveJournal, etc.) Share on Facebook

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Apple sells 50,000 iPads in 2 hours!

March 14, 2010

According to an article on Mashable.com, Apple sold 50,000 iPad pre-orders in the frist 2 hours! “The iPad officially became available for pre-order earlier today and while plenty of you are still debating about whether or not to pre-order, it appears as if the device might already sold 51,000 units in just two hours via pre-order.” Wow. Share [...]

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Skitch – the ultimate screen grab tool for the Mac

March 8, 2010

The concept of screen capture has been around almost as long as the graphical user interface, but only recently has it truly evolved. OS X has featured the Grab utility for a while which made capturing a screenshot, selection, or single window easy, but once you have the capture, what do you do with it? Plasq [...]

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Another reason you need a Facebook Page, not just a Facebook Profile

February 25, 2010

Google announced today that Facebook Pages (not Facebook Profiles) will now be included in Google real time search. Another reason you need to include Facebook as part of your Social Media and Social Networking strategy!  http://mashable.com/2010/02/24/google-facebook-pages-realtime/ Share on Facebook

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You can't ignore Facebook in your Social Media Advertising

February 17, 2010

According to the new Nielsen ratings released today, users spend and average of 7 hours per month on the social media and social networking site Facebook! Back in June 2009, Nielsen estimated that the average U.S. user spent 4 hours and 39 minutes on Facebook per month. That’s about 9.3 minutes per day in a [...]

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Five Social Media Marketing Stats That Will Blow Your Mind

February 14, 2010

The December 2009 data from comScore (SCOR) were released Tuesday, and the results for the social media sector are nothing short of staggering. Fifty-four percent (112 million) of the 205 million-strong U.S. internet-user population are on Facebook, with 27% (57 million) still using News Corp.’s MySpace. But according to data from both comScore and Experian [...]

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Facebook’s Major Redesign Emphasizes Search and So Much More

February 7, 2010

Here’s a link to an article on Mashable.com about Facebook, the social media and social networking giant’s new redesign: http://mashable.com/2010/02/04/facebook-redesign-4/ Share on Facebook

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