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5 Alternatives to Consider After Spotify’s Free Music CutoffIf you’re an early Spotify user, you may be looking for a new, free music-streaming service as Spotify’s six months of free listening comes to an end. Trendsetting music lovers who signed up for Spotify when it first hit the U.S. on July 14, 2011 will soon encounter roadblocks. For in... Army Uses Web Tool to Track Bradley Manning MentionsIf you’ve ever sent a tweet about Pfc. Bradley Manning you can safety assume someone working for the Army’s public affairs department took notice. Manning, who is charged with being a source for WikiLeaks in 2010, had a hearing last month. The public affairs department for the U.S. ... 36 Digital Tools That Make Long-Distance Relationships a Little EasierThe old Skype standby has come in handy for more than a handful of long-distance relationships, but it takes more than live video chat to make the love last. That’s why we’ve gathered a series of apps, gadgets and social tools to support your faraway romance. Whether you’re curi... Facebook to Hit 1 Billion User Mark in August [STUDY]You know what’s cool? A billion. Users, that is. Having passed the $1 billion revenue mark some time ago, Facebook is now closing in on 1 billion users. The company claimed 800 million users in September, so it’s not surprising that claiming membership of one-seventh of humanity is no... VH1 Leaps Into Social TV and Second Screen for Critics Choice Movie AwardsVH1 is setting out to conquer television thanks to a renewed focus on social TV and second screen viewing. The network is debuting a new second screen viewing experience to launch with the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (CCMAs), airing Jan. 12. “Somewhere around three-qua... How Two ‘Cave’ Men Brought Major League Baseball Into the Social Media AgeThe Behind the Social Media Campaign Series is supported by Oneupweb, a relentless digital marketing agency focused on search, social, and design for mid-to-enterprise level brands. Learn how to track your social media conversions with our new technology, ROSI trax™. Watch the demo. When it c... Today’s Top Stories: Facebook Comments Box Goes Mobile, No Twitter for Olympics VolunteersWelcome 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. Facebook Comments Box Plugin Comes to Mobile Sites Facebook has launched its Comments... 10 Awesome Accessories Featuring the Vintage Apple Logo [RAINBOWS]1. Apple Logo iPhone Sticker This desirable decal also features the similarly classic "Think Different" slogan. Cost: $9.99Click here to view this gallery.From 1976 to 1998 Apple‘s logo was a technicolor, rainbow-hued apple with a bite out of it. Although App... Do You Want Social Media Comments Included in Your Searches? [POLL]Earlier this week, Google introduced a major change to its search called “Search plus Your World” that integrates Google+ comments into standard searches. The announcement raised hackles among competitors, namely Twitter, which charged that the integration of G+ data distorts natural ... FarmVille for Change: New York Times Columnist to Launch Social GameNew York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has been one of mainstream journalism’s most eager adopters of Internet tools. The Pulitzer Prize winner has a sterling reputation as a human rights reporter, and is a major proponent of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. In 2003, he became the Times... |