Flook Takes a Playful Social Approach to Location Discovery

There are a number of different services blooming as location-based mobile technology finally hits its stride, from Foursquare check-ins to augmented reality-enhanced surroundings courtesy of Layar and others.

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

‘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.

Hulu and Facebook Shatter Online Video Records [STATS]

YouTube’s huge lead in online video just got a little bit smaller due to surging growth from two up-and-comers in the video space: Hulu and Facebook.

BlackBerry Deals and More: Carriers Celebrate Black Friday

‘Tis the season to spread the love through rampant consumerism, and if you won’t be one of the individuals hiding out in safe underground bunkers this Black Friday you might be interested in some of the phone deals carriers have put together this season.

11 iPhone Apps for Stress Free Family Travel

The holiday season is upon us and along with the food, festivities and fun comes the joys of traveling.

Black Friday: Best Buy’s Deals Include $200 HP Laptop

Before our American readers settle in tomorrow for turkey (or tofu-turkey), trimmings, cranberry sauce and football, many families will be planning out their Black Friday shopping plans.

If Murdoch Blocks Google, Consumers Lose [CNN]

Does Rupert Murdoch genuinely plan to block Google from indexing his sites, and could the reported discussions with Microsoft result in Bing paying to keep news content out of Google’s hands?

If so, the future is bleak for both News Corp and consumers: Murdoch loses his voice in the online conversation, while news readers are robbed of a singular index for web content.

Facebook Marketing: IKEA’s Genius Use of Photo Tagging

We talk a lot about how big brands are embracing social media as a mechanism to connect directly with customers.

Mashable’s #openwebawards on BBC Radio 5 Live [Interview]

BBC Radio 5 Live featured Mashable’s Open Web Awards yesterday, highlighting the event as one of the web’s biggest annual awards.

HOW TO: Make Social Media Work for Non-Consumer Brands

Mark Wallace is the Vice President of Social Media at EDR & commonground, a community for environmental and commercial real estate pros.