In a quick post to its staff blog, Tumblr announced some new Facebook Timeline integration, which the company says makes sharing posts on Facebook “a billion times better.” Users can now toggle “send to Facebook” when they’re posting, as well …

In light of Saturday night’s disorder, the University of Kentucky’s President, Dr. Eli Capilouto, has written an email, asking his student body to behave in a responsible manner if the basketball team beats Kansas later tonight. Considering how UK fans …

Last week, ahead of the Facebook Timeline for brands deadline, Simply Measured put out the results of a study, indicating that brands were seeing 46% more engagement per post with the timeline feature, compared to the old Page style. A …

We ran across this really cool video on Thailand rural medical communication via Google+ Hangouts. Apparently some folks have taken advantage of the service to consult about wounds, sickness and other medical issues. In remote areas of Thailand, many people …

Have you ever been browsing Facebook and come across a photo of yourself that made you think, “man I should probably hit the gym?” While that sort of incident might be harmless motivation, one study is suggesting that Facebook could …

It looks like Facebook is finally taking search more seriously. The company is reportedly working overtime on improving its own search feature, which leads us to wonder if it may even have something bigger up its sleeve. We’ve written about …

Major brands have long recognized the ability of social media to bring in customers. Some are better than others, and some are good at one and lacking in another. Google tops the charts on Twitter, gaining over 4 million followers, …

Brands have had a month to prepare their Facebook Timelines, but on Friday, their Facebook Pages will be switched to the new Timeline format whether they like it or not. You will no longer have a choice, so I hope …

Facebook put out a post on its Facebook Studio blog, talking about giving “a clear view of how people are visiting your business.” The post gives a reminder about the Facebook Timeline deadline, and points to a case study about …

President Obama is having a busy week. Between the campaign season becoming more and more intense with every passing day and the Supreme Court looking into his health care law, the Commander in Chief probably didn’t have time to open …

A strong majority (85%) of online-connected global citizens in 24 countries use the internet for emails while six in ten (62%) use it for social networking, finds a new poll by global research company Ipsos for Reuters News. One in …

Cafe4tune, a new social network which allows individuals and organizations worldwide to interact in virtual, 2D and 3D web environments, launches today in Beta with companion iPhone, iPad or Android apps. Since Cafe4tune was first introduced in 2011, more than …

Yelp is one of the better social media services for small businesses that want to track how their brand is doing out in the real world. The site has introduced some new metrics that makes the site even more attractive …

Just a couple of weeks after the MPAA reiterated their decision to keep the upcoming documentary Bully rated R, The Weinstein Company has decided to release the film as unrated by the MPAA on March 30th. The film, which chronicles …

Underscoring soaring consumer interest in use of internet and social media such as Facebook and Twitter to aid in shopping, a new national survey by Leo J. Shapiro and Associates (LJS) found that two-thirds of owners use their smart phone …

SocialMatica now features comprehensive dashboards for the GOP primary election that combine and weight online and traditional poll-based rankings for each GOP candidate. SocialMatica has developed a weighted algorithm that marries online social media sentiment, gathered via its semantic data …

According to a new Swedish study, young people who are big users of Internet social media do not abandon traditional media. Instead, the two are used together. Almost all 9- to 24-year-olds use the internet. Most of them do so …

Earlier this month, Tumblr announced that it was working on revamping its privacy policy, terms of service and community guidelines. They posted previews for each, to open them for review and feedback. Today, the company says it has addressed all …

Gplus.com has provided us with this wonderful infographic on what has become of the marketing business since we are better able to target customers by their interests and search history. Most businesses allow past successes to dictate where they will …

Twitter has launched a new version of TweetDeck, the Twitter client it acquired for a reported $40 million last year. With the new version, users can create, edit, delete and otherwise manage lists from the app. User profiles have “add …

It would be absurd just a few years ago to think that Facebook would be a major player at GDC, let alone the games industry. It makes it all the more surprising that not only were they at GDC, but …