Facebook Applications Get ‘Made’ with the Application Verification Program

This afternoon Facebook announced the Application Verification Program (AVP), a welcomed effort to increase the quality of Facebook applications and perhaps one of a few early moves to monetize the platform. One of the concerns surrounding the Facebook Platform and platforms of other social networks is the proliferation of perfectly useless applications with only a minimal [...]

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What’s Your Favorite Social Network?

We know you love networking online so don’t be shy ! Whether you can’t tear yourself away from the new Facebook or can’t get enough of seeing what Celeb will end up on Twitter next now’s the chance to nominate your favorite Mainstream or Large Scale Social Network: Mashable Open Web Awards Not a [...]

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08.15.08 webNews Wrap-up

In case you missed it…. AOL Acquires SocialThing Google’s Feedburner Switches to Adsense Yahoo Board Adds Icahn Nominees Chapple, Biondi Twitter Cuts U.K Texting Facebook Sued over Beacon

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Barack 2.0 Takes Small Businesses to the Next Level

On the verge of our country picking its next President of the United States, one candidate has truly taken advantage of how he uses the internet to spread his message of change.  Closely watching this revolutionary online movement is Barack20.com, a Web 2.0 marketing concept created by Social CRM Expert Brent Leary and Online Business Development [...]

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What Everybody Ought to Know About The New Facebook Design

I’ve been playing around with the new Facebook layout a lot this week, and while I initially did not like it, I think it’s slowly growing on me. Last week, Facebook announced that the new layout was available to every user, if they logged into a new location. Take a look for yourself by logging [...]

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Social Networking Wars

Super news takes a very funny look at the battle of the social networks. Discovered via Baratunde

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Facebook “Insider’s Guide To Viral Marketing”

Interesting post on TechCrunch about Facebook publishing a guide to viral marketing on their site. See below for a full embedded version:

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GlobalGrind Facebook App

The GlobalGrind Facebook app is pretty sweet I must admit. Essentially, what this app does is make it super easy for a GlobalGrind user with a Facebook account to access and utilize GlobalGrind within the Facebook framework. Adding the GlobalGrind Facebook app was simple and took no time at all. When you are logged in [...]

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4.05.08 webNews Wrap-up

Dell layoff woes. Kanye launches Travel website? Universal Music Group + MySpace + Sony BMG Music Entertainment + Warner Music Group = MySpace Music

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Global Grinds Leverages Other Platforms

Global Grind, the user submitted social media site for the hip hop community, announced the release of new tools and features to help extend their reach across multiple platforms. Global Grind recently unveiled a new Facebook application that allows users to discover, collect, and share content with their Facebook friends, directly from Facebook. Global Grind [...]

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