The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Salesforce Ready to Buy Buddy Media For $800 Million [REPORT]”. Emily Price says, “Enterprise software giant Salesforce has agreed to acquire Buddy Media — which helps brands with their Facebook Pages — for more than $800 million, according to one report. The Buddy Media clientele currently such well-known brands as HP, Mattel, L’Oreal, Carnival, and Virgin Mobile and promises on its site to “turn fans and followers into real connections”. Salesforce Ready to Buy Buddy Media For $800 Million [REPORT] Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “5 Reasons Recurring Revenue Models Work”. Tom Dibble says, “The Software-as-a-Service delivery model has rapidly matured in the past few years, evolving from an experimental delivery method for niche audiences to a widely-practiced business approach. Investors are clearly enamored with it, in part, because it’s helped lower the barrier of entry for filing for an IPO”. 5 Reasons Recurring Revenue Models Work Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “The Censorship Game: Chinese Twitter Will Score User Behavior”. Alex Fitzpatrick says, “China’s top microblogging site, Sino Weibo, has introduced a points-based system for its Twitter-style service — one that penalizes users for posting controversial content. It’s part of a continuing effort to keep anti-government sentiment on the platform to a minimum. Users will initially be granted 80 points”. The Censorship Game: Chinese Twitter Will Score User Behavior Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Facebook in Talks to Acquire Face.com for ‘Tens of Millions’ [REPORT]”. Lauren Indvik says, “Facebook may be about to acquire facial recognition toolFace.com, according to multiple reports. Israeli business publication Calcalist, which has accurately leaked acquisitions of a number of Israeli companies in the past (including Apple’s acquisition of flash storage company Anobit), says that Facebook is in talks to purchase the startup for “tens of millions of dollars.” Face.com already powers two photo apps on Facebook’s... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Internet Defense League Fights For Freedom Across the Web [VIDEO]”. Christina Warren says, “A coalition of activists are building a network to help fight legislation and other measures that threaten Internet freedom. Called the Internet Defense League, the organization hopes to act as a “bat signal” of sorts for protecting the Internet. The plan is to use tools that websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit used during the online SOPA and PIPA“. Internet Defense League Fights For Freedom Across the Web [VIDEO] ... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Analyst Warns of New ‘Flame’ Cyber Weapon”. Todd Wasserman says, “Kaspersky Lab has detected what’s it’s calling a “new advanced cyber threat” that is designed to perform cyber espionage and steal valuable information. The malware, called Worm.Win32.Flame or “Flame” for short, exhibits a complexity and functionality that exceeds those “of all other cyber menaces known to date,” the firm wrote on a blog entry on Monday”. Analyst Warns of New ‘Flame’ Cyber Weapon Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Google’s Privacy Woes in the UK Aren’t Over”. Stan Schroeder says, “Google could face further action by Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), pending a review of FCC’s findings on Google’s Street View data collection, Bloombergreports. While collecting data for its Street View service from 2008 to 2010, Google also collected personal data from nearby Wi-Fi networks, triggering a series of investigations into the Mountain View giant’s privacy practices”. Google’s Privacy Woes in the UK... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “10 Insanely Clickable Banner Ads”. Todd Wasserman says, “It’s no secret that at one in 1,000, the average click-through rate for banner ad is rather pitiful. Think of other things with similar probabilities. For instance, over the course of your life, you have a one in 3,000 chance of getting struck by lightning. Despite the challenging odds, a few intrepid ad executives still see banners as promising terrain”. 10 Insanely Clickable Banner Ads Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Soulver Solves the Problem of Which Calculator App You Should Get”. Aldrin Calimlim says, “One of the smartest calculator apps around, Soulver has been updated recently with loads of enhancements to its interface and other components. Designed for both iPhone and iPad, Soulver is an app that understands numbers, just like other calculators. (Duh.) But what sets it apart from most other apps of its kind is that it’s also able to understand words. For instance, in computing your bills for a prospective data plan, you might... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “AOL Squatter: Young Entrepreneur Caught Living in Offices [VIDEO]”. Samantha Murphy says, “A 19-year-old entrepreneur has been caught living and working out of AOL’s Palo Alto, Calif. offices, putting in long hours to get his startup off the ground. Sure, companies pride themselves in having employees with intense work ethics, but this guy wasn’t even an AOL employee at the time. Eric Simons — who stayed at the office for two months, crashing on office couches, eating the company’s food and exercising every morning... [...]