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Wetpaint Launches Content Network for TV Fans

Wetpaint is launching a new content network of 15 sites, dedicated to popular television shows. "Wetpaint has created a sophisticated prescriptive publishing system that taps into trending data, commentary, tweets, Facebook comments, forum topics to build a network of sites that focus on what we all love best – TV," a spokesperson for Wetpaint tells WebProNews.   "As you know, social media has changed how content is discovered," she adds.

Twitter Sees Big Usage Increase Over Summer

For some people, summer's a time to live at the pool.  For others, it's a season better spent vacationing in another state or country.  But as it turns out, a lot of people used this summer to become better acquainted with Twitter, increasing the overall number of tweets by 33 percent.

Is Google Really As Evil As This Video Suggests?

Consumer Watchdog has created a new anti-Google video portraying Google CEO Eric Schmidt has some kind of evil ice cream man. The video is a commentary on what the group perceives to be Google's lack of regard for consumer privacy. 

AP Updates Attribution Guidelines, Links Not Mentioned

The Associated Press has revealed some new guidelines for its reporters with regards to credit and attribution. The guidelines come in the form of a letter from AP Senior Managing Editor Mike Oreskes.

ABC Opens New Online Store With CafePress

ABC and CafePress have introduced a new ABC Online Store where of fans of the TV networks shows will be able to buy official merchandise along with merchandise designed by other fans. CafePress technology will allow visitors to the site to design their own t-shirts, posters, water bottles and other custom products. These fan-designed products will live alongside official merchandise in the ABC Online Store.

Facebook Testing Feature That Would Make it More Valuable for Search

AllFacebook has discovered that Facebook is now testing showing all liked news articles in its search results. This would obviously be a significant move as the company competes with Google. Nick O'Neill writes:

Apple's Ping Draws a Great Deal of Criticism

Apple's Ping social network, which the company launched as part of the new iTunes 10, has drawn a big mix of excitement and criticism.

How Will Bit.ly Work with Twitter's Link Wrapping?

Besides hinting at new features and talking about user stats, Twitter also made a couple announcements this week. One is that all Twitter apps use OAuth. The other is that it will start tracking every t.co link users click. This is Twitter's own default URL-shortener. 

Google Adds Multiple Addresses to Mobile Ads with Location Extensions

Google announced that mobile advertisers can now use multiple addresses in local extensions This way, customers can get the right address for businesses with multiple locations.    The feature is available on Google Maps for Mobile versions 4.4 and above on Android devices.    "Featuring your business location alongside your mobile ad is a powerful method to drive foot traffic and in store sales," says Google Mobile

Google Updates Privacy Policies

Google announced that it is updating its privacy policies to make them simpler. They don't appear to have any changes involving CEO Eric Schmidt driving around neighborhoods in an ice cream truck, luckily.