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Facebook Announces Tight Integration of 60 Apps to Timeline, More on the WayIn a press event in San Francisco, Facebook Director of Platform Products Carl Sjogreen announced further extension of the Open Graph, which will now allow developers to build a variety of apps that let users add anything they want directly to their timelines. Sjogreen announced that more than 60... SOPA Explodes on Twitter, Generates 2.4 Million TweetsMore than 2.4 million SOPA-related tweets were sent between 12 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, Twitter announced. The top five terms that day were SOPA, Stop SOPA, PIPA, Tell Congress and #factswithoutwikipedia. The surge of tweets were related to the massive Internet protest against the Stop Onl... Textbook Makers: We’re Not Afraid of Apple’s Education AnnouncementApple is set to make an announcement regarding education on Thursday, and it will likely involve electronic textbooks. The latest rumor claims the company will unveil a “GarageBand” for books that puts tools for creating interactive digital textbooks into the hands of anyone with an A... Rob Lowe Tweets QB Manning Will Retire, Ignites HysteriaActor Rob Lowe apparently failed in an unexpected bid to break major sports news on Wednesday when he tweeted that legendary NFL quarterback Peyton Manning plans to retire. But Lowe’s tip from, in his words, “my people” did set off a minor bout of hysteria in the Twittersphere, ... Today’s Top Stories: SOPA Loses Support, PSN Maintenance, LoveFilm on LG Smart TVsWelcome to this 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. SOPA Backers Abandon the Bill After Massive Internet Protests PIPA co-sponsor Florida... Why SOPA and PIPA Won’t Stop Real PiracySupporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA (and its Senate-sister the Protect Intellectual Property Act, PIPA) legislation — like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) — argue that legislation is needed because online piracy puts jobs and industries at risk. While ... Facebook Stats Analysis: Is Fan Page Growth Slowing?Jim Tobin is president of Ignite Social Media, a leading social media agency, where he works with clients including Microsoft, Samsung, Chrysler, Verizon and more implementing social media marketing strategies. He is also author of the book Social Media is a Cocktail Party. Follow him on Twitte... Fruit Ninja Slices Into Plush Toys and ElectronicsFollowing the likes of Angry Birds and FarmVille, Fruit Ninja will start selling fuzzy merchandise this year. Halfbrick Studios — the creator of the Fruit Ninja app — teamed up with Jazwares Inc. to create Fruit Ninja plush toys, headphones, ear buds and speakers. Sensei, the “fruit sl... Google Joins Anti-SOPA Protest by ‘Censoring’ Its LogoAlthough it didn’t black out any of its sites entirely, Google has joined the anti-SOPA protest by putting up a censored version of its logo, visible only to users from the U.S. Google’s David Drummond explained the company’s views on SOPA/PIPA in an official blog post. PIPA a... 6 Tips for Handling Breaking Crises on TwitterDallas Lawrence is the chief global digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s leading public relations and communications firms. He is a Mashable contributor on emerging media trends, online reputation management and digital issue advocacy. You can connect with him on Twitter... |