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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... Facebook Makes You Smarter, Thanks to Friends You Don’t Talk To [STUDY]Information being shared on Facebook is highly diverse and coming to you mostly from people you rarely talk to, says the latest Facebook Data Team Study. The Facebook Data Team examined users’ strong ties and weak ties by the number of comments, messages and photos people have in common. ... SOPA and PIPA Protest Takes It to the Streets in NYC [VIDEO]On the same day that major websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit went dark, the NY tech community gathered on a cold January afternoon to protest SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act). The two bills aim to curb online piracy and copyright infringement and are supported... Is There a SOPA Alternative Both Sides Can Live With?The Internet giants have weighed in and the message is clear: SOPA is bad. Yet so is Internet piracy. Is there a SOPA alternative that could reconcile the two? There are a variety of ways, including new or updated laws and technological solutions to address the issue. None may be perfect, but wi... How Microsoft Is Creating Minority Report Storefronts for Real [VIDEO]Remember that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise walks into a store and a cheery face on a video screen turns to him and asks how those assorted tank tops worked out for him? The tech isn’t just fantasy anymore — it’s here and now, thanks to Microsoft. Hooking up... TED Takes on SOPA: Why it Would Create a ‘Consumption-Only Internet’ [VIDEO]TED has posted an “emergency” TED Talk called “Defend Our Freedom To Share (Or Why SOPA is a Bad Idea)” by Internet writer and NYU professor Clay Shirky. Shirky gave his address yesterday at the New York offices of TED, the company that produces a popular series of confere... This Is the Internet After SOPA [PICS]Nedroid These sites have "blacked out" today in protest of Stop online privacy act (SOPA). It makes it just a little bit easier to imagine what the web could look like if some of the measures from the proposed SOPA bill were to become law. Click here to view thi... |