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5 hrs ago | Daily Mail

Beyonce congratulates Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on the birth of their daughter

It seems that Beyonce Knowles has put to rest any rumours that she does not get on with Kim Kardashian once and for all.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Beyonce Knowles

10 hrs ago | CIO

5 Social Media Deals That Make Waze and Tumblr Seem Like Steals

Three recent social-media deals highlight a strange phenomenon: the $1 billion app that makes no money.

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Related Topix: Startups, Google, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

20 hrs ago | Adfreak

Mother's New Campaign for Optimum Is Completely MIDWULS

Mother New York made up a word, "MIDWULS," using the last seven digits of Optimum's phone number, and created an integrated campaign around it.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Small business seeks big sales from mobile ads

With steady rain muddying New Orleans right before the city's famous Jazz & Heritage Festival in April, Evie Poitevent tweeted about rain boots at her shoe store, Feet First.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, New Orleans, Jazz, Internet, Science / Technology, Startups, Facebook, Marketing

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Popsugar.com

Gay Teens Voted Cutest Couple in High School Yearbook: Win

After all of the recent stories about yearbook bullying , this stands out like a ray of light: two gay teens have been voted cutest couple at a New York high school.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian

Sports of Yore

Facebook Hashtags: This Week in Social Media

Welcome to our weekly edition of what's hot in social media news . To help you stay up to date with social media , here are some of the news items that caught our attention.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Twitter

Fri Jun 14, 2013

MetaFilter

Brazil Bus Riots 2013

Brutal police crackdown on protesters against a bus fare rise in So Paulo and Rio, as well as other cities.

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Related Topix: South America, Brazil, World News

The Motley Fool

Is It Time to Buy Yahoo! Stock?

The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... ) stock keeps hitting new 52-week highs, so you may want to pick up a few shares.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Financial Markets, Yahoo! Japan, Internet, Science / Technology, Social Software

Customer Interaction Solutions

Nextdoor and Mayor Bloomberg Announce New Partnership Between New...

Residents can use their Nextdoor websites to get to know their neighbors, ask questions, and exchange local advice and recommendations.

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Related Topix: iPhone App, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, iPad App, Twitter, North Yorkshire County, England, World News, East Riding of Yorkshire County, England, United Kingdom

Thu Jun 13, 2013

DigiDay

Heineken Shares Dad Jokes For Father's Day

In honor of Father's Day this Sunday, Heineken is celebrating dads and their corny but endearing brand of dad humor.

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Related Topix: Wieden Kennedy, Advertising, Startups, Facebook, Twitter

Forbes.com

Sourcefire CEO -- Cyber Attacks And The New Cyber Security Model

Cyber attacks not only are growing in volume, but in the last year they have hit major companies like Google, Bank of America, Northrop Grumman, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, LinkedIn, Tumblr, the Reuters news service and the BBC to name a few.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, McAfee

MediaPost

Wilson Faults Foursquare For Not Shaking 'Check-In' Label

Foursquare investor Fred Wilson on Thursday acknowledged the social location company is still stuck with the perception that it is little more than a check-in service.

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Related Topix: Foursquare, Twitter, WebMD, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

CNET News.com

If Apple designer Jony Ive ruled the world

What's in a look? For some, design can mean the difference between embracing or rejecting a product.

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.net DEvHammer

Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 1) APIMASH Starter Kit - Building a Meetup / Bing Maps Windows Store App

With unprecedented reach across a range of devices and availability in over 200 markets, there's never been a better time to build for Windows and Windows Phone .

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Related Topix: Social Software, Media, IT Services, Meetup, Microsoft, Startups

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Silicon Alley Insider

The Tech World's Hostility To Advertising Is A Sign Of Its Immaturity, And It Needs To End

Greylock Principal Josh Elman recently said that startups don't need to know how they'll make money as long as they're making an awesome product with more than 100 million users.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook

The Straits Times

Yahoo buys smartphone photo app maker GhostBird

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer speaks during an announcement that Yahoo acquired the Tumblr blogging site in order to upgrade its Flickr site, in New York, May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Dapper, Citizen Sports

CNet News

Facebook adds hashtags, mends missing link to pop culture

Facebook has added support for hashtags, fixing a broken link that prevented its 1.11 billion members from associating themselves with celeb gossip, breaking news, and popular memes.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Twitter, Science / Technology

Silicon Alley Insider

iOS 7 Is Going To Wipe Out Thousands Of Developers, And That's Great

Marco Arment, one of the first developers at Tumblr and creator of Instapaper, thinks that Apple's new iPhone operating system, iOS 7, is going to level the playing field for developers making apps for Apple's App Store.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

WBEZ-FM Chicago

Chicago bike share delayed

Divvy was supposed to open for business Friday, capping off Bike to Work Week . But a statement posted on the program's Tumblr site on Tuesday afternoon said the launch was being pushed back "to ensure we have the necessary time to test stations and ensure the system is fully functioning."

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL

Advertising Age

Should Foursquare's Founder Help Company Morale by Using Foursquare Less?

Well, this is fun: Business Insider is out with a post titled -- in typical overheated Business Insider fashion -- "Foursquare Morale Hits A New Low And Employees Look For Ways Out."

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Related Topix: Foursquare, Business Insider

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