The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “‘Google+ Makes Itself Look Silly with Hangout Cat Masks”. Jon Mitchell says, “It dismays me to report that Google+ is adding animal masks to Google+ Hangouts. Now, instead of just having conversations like normal people, you can pretend to be cats or dogs! Isn’t that cute and fun? No. Why are you doing this to yourself, Google? Why did you add a LOLcat generator to the main stream? We didn’t need that. And now you’re messing with Hangouts”. ‘Google+ Makes Itself Look Silly with Hangout... [...]
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The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Facebook Increasing Credit Line To Pay Taxes On Employee Shares”. Dave Copeland says, “Facebook wants to increase its $2.5 billion credit line, according to Reuters. The company declined comment but Reuters said the increased credit line will be used to pay taxes the company faces for employee stock awards after it goes public. Facebook announced its initial public offering last month and said it was taking the somewhat unusual step of agreeing to cover taxes on restricted stock units”. Facebook Increasing Credit... [...]
The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “How To Undelete Lost Google Calendar Events”. Jon Mitchell says, “Google gives us email, calendars and all kinds of other stuff for free, and we’re not supposed to look a gift horse in the mouth. But sometimes that horse swallows our stuff. Google Calendar, in particular, is notorious formaking events disappear. It doesn’t offer much help for getting events back, either. If you deleted an event on purpose”. How To Undelete Lost Google Calendar Events ReadWriteWeb [...]
The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “How We’re Going to Fix Online Identity and Reputation”. Jon Mitchell says, “Last week, I had the great fortune of attending the Hypothes.is Reputation Workshop. Hypothes.is aims to build nothing less than a peer review layer for the whole Internet. It’s a mind-boggling idea when you let it sink in. The technical challenges are formidable, and the cultural ones are even bigger. Nevertheless, the excitement around the project is intense and contagious”. How We’re Going to Fix Online Identity and... [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Facebook Briefly Incorporates ‘Interest Lists’ [VIDEO]”. Sarah Kessler says, “After Facebook launched Timeline for brand pages on Wednesday morning, a feature not mentioned in any of the company’s marketing materials briefly appeared on them: a menu item titled “add to interest lists.” The option quickly disappeared from pages, but it left speculators wondering if Facebook might be plotting a way for users to opt-in to brand messages or even some sort of discovery engine”. Facebook Briefly Incorporates... [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “March Madness: 16 Sweet Must-Follows on Twitter”. Sam Laird says, “It’s March, and that means one thing for basketball fans — madness. March Madness officially starts with Selection Sunday on March 11. But the fun really begins now, as the conference hoops season winds down and league tournaments set Cinderella hopefuls on their way”. March Madness: 16 Sweet Must-Follows on Twitter Mashable.com [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “The Pitfalls of Freelancing [INFOGRAPHIC]”. Lauren Hockenson says, “Let’s get one thing straight: Freelancing is not easy. While it offers fantastic benefits — flexible hours, more control and creative independence — there are still plenty of risks involved with striking out on your own and running your own business. And while the economy struggles to recover, freelancing poses pitfalls”. The Pitfalls of Freelancing [INFOGRAPHIC] Mashable.com [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “48 New Digital Media Resources You Might Have Missed”. Matt Petronzio says, “Been away from Mashable for a few days? Maybe you were sorting through hundreds of Oscar memes. Perhaps you’ve been busy working on integrating your brand with Facebook Timeline. Or have you been trying to figure out what the iPad 3 will look like? For whatever reason you’ve missed our new digital media resources this week, let us catch you up in a flash with our features roundup”. 48 New Digital Media Resources You Might Have Missed Mashable.com [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How Employers Are Paying in 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]”. Lauren Hockenson says, “For those of you who have been working hard for your companies under tight financial constraints during the last few years, a silver lining might be coming your way. Thanks to rosy outlooks of employers in companies of all sizes across the country, it looks as though 2012 is going to be the year of the raise”. How Employers Are Paying in 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC] Mashable.com [...]
The latest ‘MarketingExperiments’ blog post is titled “Competitive Messaging: Tell your customers what you can’t do”. Daniel Burstein says, “When I consulted with enterprise tech companies, I loved working with the Competitive Sales Office. We humans just like being on a team, sometimes thrive on that “us against them” mentality. And, hey, if this year’s Presidential primaries have taught us anything, it’s that the simplest tactic to get a lift is to point out your opponent’s flaws (even if you have the same flaws yourself). But let me rock your boat for just a... [...]