Social Media in the News July 30th 2011

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Thinking About Digital Music Services winsupersite.com

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Sonos Play:3 Affordable, quality music plays in any room gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com

Sonos has made its name by providing an easy way to get high-quality digital music in any room in your home, whether it lives on your computer, network-attached storage or the Internet (think Spotify, Rhapsody and Pandora). 

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Hold Everything: Spotify Sued for Patent Infringement thespacelab.tv

The Spotify honeymoon is officially over. Spotify has been sued for patent infringement by a company named PacketVideo, who lays claim to owning the patent used in Spotify's streaming music to a mobile device. Let the Spotify... 

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What Is Motorola's Diamond in the Rough? au.ibtimes.com

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) on Thursday reported net revenues of $3.3 billion in the second quarter of 2011, up 28 percent from the second quarter of 2010. 

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The Very Best Open Source Video and Digital Music Tools ostatic.com

 If you've used computers for any length of time, you can probably remember when watching video or streaming music was a guaranteed headache. Only a few years ago, the web was teeming with sites that claimed to provide streamlined v 

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Fiksu Puts Price Tag on App Users dmwmedia.com

Every app company tracks how many people have downloaded their products, but that data is of limited value. What if the app was deleted after one look? Conversely, what if it’s an ad-supported app that gets used daily? Fiksu Inc.

Social Media in the News July 18th 2011

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LOOP Digital Media Launches the World's Best Business Aviation App... sfgate.com

Cambridge, UK (PRWEB) July 15, 2011 LOOP Digital Media announces the creation of the world's first business aviation news and flight test magazine specifically for the Apple iPad, as it grows its P1 print title to... 

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Social Media Week Chicago Gaining Momentum with High Profile... marketwatch.com

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Swimmers will miss social media at worlds in China sfgate.com

Michael Phelps recently tweeted his mother from the American team's training camp in Australia. The 14-time Olympic champion might have to resort to more conventional modes of conversation when he arrives this week at... 

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Publicis Buys Social Media Agency Big Fuel techcrunch.com

Publicis Groupe, one of the largest communications firms in the world, has acquired 51 percent of New York-based social media agency Big Fuel with an option to increase its participation to 100 percent from 2014. Big Fuel will... 

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Metro launches aggressive social media effort washingtonpost.com

The transit authority has hired personnel to facilitate more conversations with customers, and more hires are planned. 

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Amazon, Netflix aim to fast forward shift to digital media over... zdnet.com

Amazon is prepping an Android tablet. Netflix freaks its customers out by unbundling streaming and DVD by mail services. The common thread: Both... 

 

Social Media in the News July 13th 2011

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6 Reasons To Fan And Follow Your Favorite Brands sfgate.com

In the world of internet marketing, social media has become a huge trend. It's not surprising either because social media is exceptionally valuable for business. Never before has communication been so open between... 

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The masses will determine if Google Plus is a social media winner newsok.com

It's too soon to know if Google Plus, the online giant's latest social media effort, will be the “next big thing,” although much of the online hyperbole already is seeking to render a verdict. 

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Facebook's Big Wake-Up Call wallstreetdaily.com

Justin Fritz explains why Google's latest push into the social networking space could sway Facebook's most ardent supporters. 

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Social Media Ventures Launches MakeYourSiteNow.com prnewswire.com

Social Media Ventures Launches MakeYourSiteNow.com.

Social Media in the News July 11th 2011

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Mojiva Raises $25 Million xconomy.com

New York-based Mojiva---the parent company of the mobile ad network, Mojiva, and the mobile ad serving platform, Mocean Mobile---raised $25 million in a... 

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NHL and NBC ink five year digital media sales pact business.financialpost.com

On Monday, the NHL announced a new five year media sales partnership with NBCUniversal Media LLC's NBC Sports, one that will see all media sales on the league's properties in the United States sold by the NBC Sports Group sales... 

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Web-only studios mature by mimicking 'old media' latimes.com

Digital studios such as Vuguru are adopting Hollywood rituals for their new media series and applying traditional business models to underwrite production costs. Nine studio executives sat in a glass-enclosed conference room in Beve 

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The Associated Press: Philly papers offer Android tablets with paid... google.com

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Jindal signs tax credit bills shreveporttimes.com

Twin brothers Keith and Ken Hanson know the difference Louisiana's digital interactive media and software tax credit can make.

 

Social Media in the News July 8th 2011

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Question of the Day: The Social Media Era- Are You Participating? yorktown.patch.com

The 'twitter-sphere' went haywire commenting on the Casey Anthony trial and other events in real time. Do you use social media? 

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No Jitter | blog | The Social Media Race to Real-Time Communications nojitter.com

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Would You Pass A Social Media Background Check? marketingpilgrim.com

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Amazon extends Cloud Player for Web to Apple's iPad fiercemobilecontent.com

Amazon expanded its Cloud Player for Web streaming music service to Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad, enabling tablet users to play back music stored in the cloud anywhere and anytime. Also new: Unlimited Read more... 

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Virgin and Spotify: A step forward for digital music theregister.co.uk

Social Media in the News July 6th 2011

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Social Media for Good Causes: Getting the Most from Your Investment prnewswire.com

Social Media for Good Causes: Getting the Most from Your Investment. Fenton Launches Summer Guide Series to Help Cause-driven Organizations and Campaigns Get the Most from Social Media. 

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Justin Timberlake may turn MySpace into a talent competition cbsnews.com

Could turning MySpace into a place to find new acts be the way to save the social network. Read more by Michelle Castillo on CBS News' What's Trending. 

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Busting the myths behind social media themediaonline.co.za

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Does the social graph really need rebuilding? news.cnet.com

The success of Google+ will come down to whether people really want to segment their social and business connections, Morganthaler Ventures associate Itamar Novick argues. Read this blog post by Itamar Novick on Digital Media. 

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Future of social media is where it began: in Asia marketwatch.com

Investors can look to Asia, with an established appetite for social media, faster growth and a higher propensity to spend online, and yet oddly, valuations in Asia have not caught up, writes Ben Weiss. 

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Cable TV, social media fuel Casey Anthony trial fascination latimes.com

The media circus came to town, this time not in Los Angeles but in Orlando , Fla.