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5 Cool Ways Brands Are Using Facebook for Black Friday and Beyond

Mashable  Nov 25 09

‘Tis the season to use social media for holiday shopping. In fact, data from eMarketer shows that 17% of all consumers are using social media for their holiday shopping needs, and brands are proving to be savvier than ever with their online holiday shopping bag of tricks.

Yesterday we highlighted Toys”R”Us’ quickly growing fan following on Facebook, which is due in no small part to their clever use of their Facebook Page to promote in-store Black Friday deals. Of course, they’re not the only retailer being smart about their social media strategies this holiday season. Full story...

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First Look: Seesmic’s Upcoming Windows Phone 7 Twitter App [PICS]

Mashable  just under two hours ago

Seesmic became the first to reveal a Twitter client for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system at MIX today.

Windows Phone 7: New Details and App Partners Revealed

Mashable  2 hours ago

Microsoft has just announced an avalanche of new details surrounding its Windows Phone 7 Series due to launch this year, including that the phone will support multi-touch and that Pandora, Foursquare, Seesmic, Netflix and the AP are among its development partners.

Seesmic Announces Silverlight Desktop Platform with Plugins

Mashable  2 hours ago

Seesmic demonstrated a new desktop client for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn today. Since it’s based on Microsoft’s cross-platform Silverlight software, it works on both Windows and Mac computers.

Apple App Store Has Twice as Many Apps as Facebook [STATS]

Mashable  3 hours ago

A study by mobile application analytics company Flurry reveals that Apple’s App Store now has more than twice the number of applications as the Facebook Platform, despite Facebook’s much larger market of users.

MySpace’s New Tech Strategy, and Who It’s Hiring to Implement It

Mashable  4 hours ago

Ever since Owen Van Natta stepped down as CEO of MySpace last month, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding the future of the social networking site.

IPad Orders Slowing Down, More Than 150,000 Sold So Far [ESTIMATE]

Mashable  4 hours ago

Apple’s iPad has recently stopped being a myth and started being something you can actually buy, which means it’s possible to guesstimate how many iPads are being pre-ordered.

Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Social Media & Web Events

Mashable  4 hours ago

It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences.

Ning CEO Gina Bianchini Stepping Down

Mashable  4 hours ago

Gina Bianchini, the well-known co-founder and CEO of Ning, is stepping down from her role as chief executive after more than five years at the helm.

Diamonds Are Forever, and So Are Diamond iPads

Mashable  8 hours ago

If the choice between a 3G vs. Wi-Fi-only iPad has been keeping you up at night, how about a third solution that makes the price difference pale in comparison: a diamond-encrusted iPad.

First Dot-com Celebrates 25th Birthday

Mashable  9 hours ago

Exactly 25 years ago, on March 15 1985, computer manufacturer Symbolics, Inc registered the first .



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