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Chinese Twitter
China’s domestic Twitter rival, Sina Weibo, is fast learning how to exploit a massive, engaged audience – with lessons for its US rival. The scale of Weibo.com puts Twitter in true perspective. Around...
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‘Like’ for real
Bacardi is turning Facebook ‘likes’ into real-world events. The line-ups for the ‘Like It Live, Like It Together’ experiences — hosted in New York and Las Vegas – were decided entirely by the brand’s...
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Generate plans
Bored? Try Weotta, an online social planning service that creates activity itineraries at a moment’s notice. Weotta users link their Facebook account to the service and select a ‘theme’ (Business,...
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Fetus on Facebook
Pregnancy is a personal subject. While many wouldn’t dream of announcing it on Facebook, users keen to share can now add “Expected: Child” to their list of family members (thanks Digital Alex). You can...
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Social media cleans up
In the wake of the UK riots, social media has been used as a force for good. Clean-up organisers and supporters have used Twitter and Facebook to spread their message and mobilise operations. With over...
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Kindle club
Amazon has quietly rolled out a new social networking service for Kindle owners. Rather than aiming for the mainstream social media users, Kindle’s network targets the bookish types – and if you count...
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Fellody
Fellody is a new social networking service that connects people with similar taste in music. It compares the music on people’s computers and ranks the highest matches in your area. The system is clever...
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Personal shopping
Nuji, a new social network launched in 2011, enables members to create their own virtual stores by selecting items and saving them to wish lists. The lists are presented as a personal online shopping...
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The point of checking in
I love a good Facebook check-in. I guess it’s a little bit of narcissism. A bit of ‘hey, look at me, I’m in a strange / cool / swanky / unbelievable place.’ A friend once said: ‘I love your check-ins,...
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Just another sequel
I’m a gamer. There, I’m out, ok? I’m not into the mindless combat sims that are released year after year like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2. No, I much prefer unique, interesting and original...
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