Nov
23rd

StraightUpSocial News Links for 11/23/2009

Posted by Keirsun on November 23, 2009 at 8:42 am

Roku Adds Channel Store With Facebook, Flickr, Pandora, And More

Barb Dybwad at Mashable tells us about social network additions to Roku’s digital video player, in addition to new video content providers for the hardware.

Facebook’s iPhone App Is Broken. Who Will Fix It?

MG Siegler at TechCrunch points out problems with Facebook’s iPhone app, which aren’t being fixed because the person who created the app is no longer building iPhone apps.

How Businesses And Brands Are Stuffing Their Facebook Pages For Thanksgiving

Chad Catacchio at Inside Facebook shows us how companies are celebrating the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday (and promoting specials) via their Facebook Pages.


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Sep
9th

StraightUpSocial News Links for 9/9/2009

Posted by Keirsun on September 9, 2009 at 8:50 am

MyTwitFace: TweetDeck Adds Major Facebook and MySpace Features

Jennifer Van Grove reviews a major upgrade to TweetDeck, the Twitter management tool that has added Facebook and MySpace to its repertoire.

Facebook Debuts On Android Phones

Kim-Mai Cutler at Digital Beat takes a closer look at the first Facebook app for Google’s Android mobile platform.

What Exodus? Facebook Trumps Top 20 Sites in Time Spent

Abbey Klaassen at AdvertisingAge shares new data from Nielsen showing that Facebook users spent an average of 5 hours and 12 minutes on the social networking site in July.


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Aug
17th

StraightUpSocial News Links for 8/17/2009

Posted by Keirsun on August 17, 2009 at 8:24 am

Big Noises Join Chorus Behind Twitter TweetDeck

Elizabeth Judge at Times Online tells us why the co-founder of Lastminute.com and the founder of Bebo are investing in TweetDeck, which now handles 10 to 15% of messages posted to Twitter.

Could RockMelt Be To Facebook What Firefox Has Been For Google?

Matt Holliday at Inside Facebook predicts RockMelt, a web browser designed specifically for Facebook usage, could help the social network make a greater impact in the search realm.

NPR’s iPhone App Blows Other News Apps Out of the Water

Ben Parr at Mashable gives us a closer look at National Public Radio’s new iPhone app, the non-profit news organization’s latest social media tool.


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