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Samsung’s Anti-Apple Ad Wins Twitter’s First Ad ScrimmageThe 2012 Twitter Ad Scrimmage pitted Marvel superheroes against David Beckham, M&M characters and supermodel Adriana Lima. But Samsung’s “Thing Called Love” ad, featuring the upcoming Galaxy Note, was this year’s Twitter favorite, taking home the title of 2012′s f... Apple: Access to Contacts Will Require Explicit PermissionApple said Wednesday that iOS apps accessing users’ contact lists will require explicit permission, following a week of accusations that a number of iPhone apps were storing data on their servers. “Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior permission are i... The Future of Sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC]Users of social networks are getting tired of sharing — but that doesn’t mean sharing is on the decline. A new study analyzes sharing behaviors on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and makes predictions for the future of sharing. Digital agency Beyond released the study for Social Media Wee... iPad Owners Rush to Sell Devices Ahead of iPad 3 Announcement [VIDEO]Apple hasn’t yet officially announced the launch date of the iPad 3, or even confirmed its existence. But owners of the first and second generations of Apple’s tablet are already rushing to sell their devices based on reports that the iPad 3 will debut in March. According to the ... Google+ Most Popular With Male Users, Students [INFOGRAPHIC]The stereotypical Google+ user is a male engineer, but that’s only half right. According to new research, Google+ is still definitely male-skewing, but students outnumber software engineers by a wide margin. That’s one of the most compelling bits of data compiled by Website-Monitoring. A... Twitter: Yes, We Keep Your iPhone Contacts TooTwitter has acknowledged the “Find Friends” feature on its iPhone app stores contact lists on its servers, echoing a recent controversy surrounding the Path iOS app. UPDATE: Wednesday afternoon, Apple issued a statement saying iOS apps accessing users’ contact lists will require ex... The New Rules of Relationship Marketing [VIDEO]Mari Smith has been deeply immersed in social media since 2007, but even before social media started to really pick up steam, she was evangelizing the idea of relationship marketing through the Internet and email for almost a decade. In 2008, Fast Company dubbed her “the Pied Piper of the... Twitter Tool Will Help Journalists Break News [VIDEO]A new software tool will help journalists see breaking news tweets as they are happening. The program, called Seriously Rapid Source Review, is still under development — but will act like a sieve that pull tweets from key sources currently sharing reports, images and video from the gro... Chris Brown Isn’t Dead, But His Twitter Handle Almost IsDespite the fact that #RIPChrisBrown has become a Twitter trending topic, the hip-hop artist is alive and well Wednesday. His Twitter account seems to be wasting away, however, with all but four tweets deleted. Brown caused controversy on Twitter since his performance at the Grammys. Although Bro... Pinterest for Video? Chill Completes its Latest MakeoverChill transformed from a Turntable.fm for video to a Pinterest for video when it launched its redesign last month. The startup completes its metamorphosis on Wednesday with a new ‘categories’ feature that looks suspiciously like Pinterest’s pinboards. Now when you bookmark video... |