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The Social Media Infographics Series is supported by Vocus‘ Social Media Strategy Tool, a free, six-step online tool that lets you build a custom social media framework tailored to your organization’s goals. In four short years, Tumblr has grown from relative obscurity to start-up darling...

John Fontana is the identity evangelist for Ping Identity and editor of the PingTalk Blog. Prior to joining Ping, he spent 11 years as a senior editor at Network World. Google, Facebook, Yahoo and others all want to be your identity platform on the web. But while it’s certainly convenient to ha...

Foursquare has revamped its popular badge system in an effort to increase user engagement and encourage exploration. Starting Monday, Foursquare’s core 24 category badges will begin leveling up based on users’ checkins. A numerical icon now appears on the bottom right of badges...

The name Saul Bass may not ring a bell, but you definitely know the man’s work. Bass was one of the most respected graphic-designers in the film business. He was most well-known for his inventive and striking title sequences for films such as Psycho, The Man with the Golden Arm, Spartacus, T...

ToiletDay.org and Matt Damon want you to donate your voice — that is your Twitter or Facebook voice — to talk shi*t about the global toilet crisis. Starting Monday, individuals can authorize ToiletDay.org to post once daily status updates from either their Facebook or Twitter account ...

Myxer has entered the crowded Internet radio market with Myxer Social Radio, an app aimed at providing a music-listening experience where you’re never alone. The app offers several interactive components (see gallery below), including the “Song Stories” feature in which you can re...

The Digital Careers Series is supported by Elance, the world’s leading site for online work. Check out Startup Cloud for tips on how to build a remote team. There might be an assumption that recruiting is easier when unemployment is high, but that’s simply not true. According to Manpower Grou...

Apple’s long-touted iTunes Match is finally available. Users can access it by downloading the iTunes 10.5.1 update. iTunes Match was announced alongside iCloud at WWDC in June. The service allows users to upload up to 25,000 non-iTunes songs to Apple’s servers for easy access from ...

Reports indicate Spotify will be expanding its international footprint to Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. According to PaidContent, the subscription streaming service could hit new markets as early as next week. PaidContent has previously reported on Spotify’s plans to expand to markets i...

Amazon unveiled a lineup of four ereaders at a press event in New York City in September: a $199, 7-inch, full-color tablet called the Kindle Fire; a 6-inch E Ink touchscreen ereader called the Kindle Touch ($149 with 3G, $99 without); and a 6-inch E Ink ereader with a physical navigation syste...