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Story Intel Marries ‘Volunteer Computing’ To Facebook Aaron Baar, Aug 05, 2009 05:00 AM Intel is looking to make “volunteer computing” — i.e., pooling the resources of idle microprocessors on home and laptop computers — popular via Facebook and a program through which people can register their computers to non-profit research projects. “Volunteer computing has […]

Story Kia Offers Up Hamsters In Facebook App Tanya Irwin, Aug 04, 2009 05:27 PM Kia Motors wants to connect with customers and potential customers via a new Facebook application, but if you don’t have a webcam, you’re out of luck. The paw-tapping, music-loving hamsters seen in the automaker’s current ad campaign are featured in […]

By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY Looking for a quick, cheap getaway? A bargain may be just a tweet away. JetBlue and United airlines are offering their Twitter followers first dibs on some discounted fares, using the uber-trendy form of messaging to quickly connect with customers and fill seats on flights that might otherwise take off […]

Entrepreneurs Twenty-One Top Twitter Tips Daniel Adler, 07.31.09, 06:15 PM EDT Silly time waster? Sure. Powerful business tool? You bet. In Pictures: 21 Top Twitter Tips You’ve heard about Twitter–that curious, strangely addictive social-networking technology that facilitates torrents of truncated messages among millions of users. You might even know your hashtags from your re-tweets. But […]

7 From Corporate to Personal: A Breakdown Of The Four Types of Twitter Profiles Categories: MicroMedia, Social MediaPosted on July 30th, 2009 Brands often ask how they should position their persona on social media profiles and accounts, this guide should be a helpful breakdown.  This post is inspired by Michael Brito, one of Intel’s social […]

So how important are Social Networks to women? According to 36% of women who participated in a recent research study; they would give up chocolate, their Pradas, or their Mother-in-Law before they gave up their Social Networks. We’re not so sure what that says about their Mother-in-Laws but brand managers for Prada and chocolate companies […]

Playboy.com Parties on the Social Nets Monday, July 27, 2009 Steve Smith What was true in high school is often true on the Web’s social nets. The most popular guy in the halls of your old school likely was the one with the most beautiful women around him. And so it is with Playboy.com. As […]

19 Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secrets My wife Wann0apan and I had the fantastic opportunity to spend several days with Jay Levinson and his wife Jeannie while we were in Santiago Chile in April. Jay and I both spoke at the Annual Sales and Marketing conference put together by Seminarium, the leading provider of executive […]

Back-to-school pitches go social with Facebook, Twitter By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY The first sighting of Britney Spears’ new back-to-school commercial for Candie’s wasn’t on TV. Or in theaters. Or even on the website of the hip, tween-targeting seller of footwear and clothing. Those venues would be so 2008. The spot that shows a sultry […]

Mommy Blogger Backlash Stephanie Azzarone, Jul 22, 2009 09:54 AM Is the momosphere ready to implode? A relationship that was once based on a simple understanding — companies supplied products to mom bloggers to review, moms reviewed products for fun and to attract an audience — may suddenly be in semi-crisis. There are several contributing […]