Stunna Shades With LED Lights Groove to the Music + MORE

Before Mark Zuckerberg started the question-and-answer session at today’s Facebook shareholder meeting, he noted that many of the pre-submitted questions focused on the performance of Facebook’s stock since IPO. It’s a familiar question, and he offered comments similar to ones that he’s made before — including at TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference last fall…

The Newcomers Guide To Twitter is a ten-part series of introductory lessons, tips and suggestions for people using Twitter for the first time. Please share these articles with your friends, family, colleagues and anyone you know who is struggling to “get Twitter”.
So, you’ve studied the basics, chosen the perfect username and setup your profile at Twitter…

YouTube movie trailers, social engagement campaigns and search engine marketing are increasingly critical to movie studios marketing new film releases, according to Google’s newly released white paper, which shows how search engine data can be used to predict box office performance.
Google’s research also found that movie goers consume an increasing amount of digital information before they buy their tickets…

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with the New York Civil Liberties Union, has filed a lawsuit against the United States government over the National Security Agency’s (NSA) phone spying program. The ACLU believes that such a surveillance program is a violation of the organization’s constitutional rights, specifically the first and fourth amendments…

Listen up, party people: Get ready to ditch your old stunna shades and slap on a pair of high-tech upgrades.
A Texas-based Kickstarter campaign is promoting DropShades, audio-responsive glasses that dance to the beat of music via sound-reactive technology. The rave accessories tap a tiny microphone connected to a signal processor to translate incoming sounds across six horizontal bars and LED lights…

I’ve read a few articles lately (New York Times, Financial Review, NPR) about the misplacement of brand ads on Facebook and other social networks that have me thinking. While Facebook worked quickly to resolve the issues and get the advertisers back up on the platform, I feel that the whole issue could have been prevented altogether though better practices of Facebook campaigns…

Facebook announced last week that, in an effort to streamline its ad creation process, the platform will cut the number of ad formats.
Retiring ad formats is hardly a new phenomenon, especially with so many new and more effective formats are coming in. But the scale of this change created quite a stir in the online ad world…

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Do you want more traffic to your blog? Are you struggling to catch the attention of more readers? Does this sound familiar? You write an amazing piece of content. You made sure to craft an attention-grabbing headline. You share the link on Twitter, Facebook, even Google+. Then you wait in breathless anticipation for your share […

Yesterday, Yelp announced changes to the “Nearby” tab in its mobile app for customers on the roam looking for venues or businesses to pop into. While Yelp’s announcement was directed at customers and not businesses, there’s one big takeaway for you if you have a business listed on Yelp: Reviews will now impact would-be customers’ ability to discover you more than before…

At its annual developer’s conference, Apple has announced iOS 7, a complete revamp of its mobile operating system. Sporting a new, flatter look, the company has made significant updates to all facets of the operating system, including more robust image sharing capabilities and upgraded multitasking support…

Last week, Facebook updated open graph developer tools with the introduction of the business object for Open Graph. The feature will help convey local business information better in the news feed, Graph Search, Check-ins and Pages. Developers that have already found their own solutions for their businesses through Open Graph objects will still be able to use them, but Facebook encourages adopting this new object type going forward…