How to Choose the Right Type of Facebook Contest + MORE

While it may be too soon to see if the advertising simplification has helped Facebook’s bottom line, it will be interesting to see how the company has done financially in the fiscal second quarter. Facebook will share results from the second quarter, as well as chat with prominent investors, at 2 p…

Over the past year, Twitter has experimented with different ways of making tweets more interactive. These efforts include Twitter Cards and embeddable tweets. Now it appears the company is testing a feature that gives individuals a new way to learn more about the tweets they read.
The microblogging service has enabled a new “Embedded on these websites” notice below popular tweets on the web which lists articles that feature it…

Google indicated to lawmakers in a letter written earlier this month that it had no intention of making changes to its omnibus privacy policy to address the issues raised by Google Glass.
The company was responding to a May inquiry letter from the Congressional Privacy Caucus. Its response was released today by Rep…

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Michael Birch is buying back Bebo for the rock-bottom price of $1 million in yet another attempt to turn it into a product people use.
AOL bought social network Bebo in 2008 for $850 million in cash. AOL was trying hard to “buy and merge its way into relevancy” and saw Bebo as an opportunity to enter the hot social networking space and turn its business around…

Although shares jumped by 10.4 percent today on news that Microsoft’s Don Mattrick is taking over Zynga as CEO, the most important audience the company needs to address for a real, long-term turnaround is not investors.
It’s the game developer community.
Because here are the new economics of hit mobile games:
Finland’s Supercell: 100 people…

Are you thinking of launching a Facebook contest or giveaway? Is your goal focused on recruiting new fans? Collecting qualified emails? Engaging your existing fan base? How can you be sure the type of contest you choose fits your Page and your goals? Choosing the right type of contest to run on Facebook can be […

While the native Facebook applications for iOS and Android have undergone several improvements, not much has happened to Facebook’s Windows Phone app since April. That changed Monday, as Windows announced major upgrades for the phone’s Facebook app, including a more user-friendly interface and high-resolution photos…

Amanda Bynes might want to watch herself, especially if she takes her Twitter tirades abroad.
The eastern Caribbean island of Grenada has passed a law that makes it a criminal offense to insult someone online.
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An Asus support executive has apparently been extremely liberal with information on the next-generation Nexus 7, a tablet co-produced with Google, revealing that it will be released this month and describing its specs in detail.
According to a report from NDTV Gadgets (via Focus Taiwan), a support executive from Taiwan-based Asus said the tablet will launch in July this year and leaked details of the Asus K009 – a rumored codename for the next-generation Nexus 7 – via live chat with an interested customer (who posted screenshots on his Google+ page)…

The Recording Industry Association of America’s 55-year-old barometer for measuring an artist’s or group’s commercial success continues to evolve. Just weeks after altering its Gold & Platinum Awards Program to include on-demand audio and video streams, the RIAA this week has made another tweak to “modernize” the certification process…

Facebook’s group messaging feature could use some work, but it seems like a solution may be on the horizon. It appears that the site is building a chat room function, according to TechCrunch. Facebook confirmed to the site that it is working on a chat room feature that would allow users to join a chat without a direct invitation…

Facebook advertising isn’t just for the Starbucks and Coca-Colas of the world. In the past few years, small businesses have taken to Facebook not only to connect with loyal fans, but to advertise to future customers.
Facebook announced two weeks ago that more than 1 million advertisers have purchased some kind of ad unit within the past 28 days…