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Toys”R”Us Explodes on Facebook With Black Friday Preview

Mashable  Nov 24 09

Black Friday tends to bring out the animalistic side of shoppers looking for great bargains. Smart retailers are hip to the craze, which has been somewhat of an internet meme ever since October, and they’re using the web and social media as platforms to generate even more interest.

Toys”R”Us appears to have found the magic formula for not only building buzz but gaining thousands of Facebook fans by the day. The toy retailer has wisely decided to give their Facebook fans, and Facebook fans only, a full preview of Black Friday discounts, as well as exclusive access to “Mystery Deals. Full story...

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Chatroulette + Improv Piano Player = Love! [VIDEO]

Mashable  8 hours ago

Chatroulette has had its share of stormtroopers and Jon Stewart parodies, but now there’s a new star on the block: the Chatroulette improv piano player.

“Earth Days” PBS Documentary to Premiere on Facebook

Mashable  9 hours ago

Feature-length documentary film Earth Days will premiere on Facebook with a live video stream and a chat at 8 PM EST on April 11, more than a week before the over-the-air PBS television premiere at 9 PM EST on April 19.

Tweet #RefreshMashable to Help Raise $50,000 for Volunteerism App

Mashable  10 hours ago

Voting ends tonight (11:59PM CT) in the Pepsi Refresh SXSW Challenge, where Mashable is supporting SparkHelp, a location-based mobile application that looks to connect people to opportunities to volunteer in their communities.

Twitter CEO Says “No” to Acquisition in Next Two Years

Mashable  10 hours ago

A few hours ago, Twitter CEO Evan Williams keynoted SXSW in an on-stage interview with Umair Haque of Havs Media Lab.

FCC’s Broadband Plan Heads to Congress

Mashable  11 hours ago

The FCC has just submitted its National Broadband plan to Congress. The plan is pretty ambitious; the FCC wants at least 100 million U.

“Titanic” to Return to Theaters in 3D

Mashable  11 hours ago

Jeffrey Katzenberg was right: 3D is the future of movies. USA Today interviewed Avatar director James Cameron about this new era of filmmaking, and the director revealed plans to bring a certain unsinkable hit back to theaters in 2012, this time in 3D: Titanic.

9 Killer Tips for Location-Based Marketing

Mashable  12 hours ago

Social networking has finally become something valuable for brick-and-mortar businesses.

Details: Twitter’s New @Anywhere Platform

Mashable  12 hours ago

Twitter CEO Evan Williams just announced at SXSW that his company is taking another step to integrate with the rest of the web with a new platform called @anywhere.

Twitter CEO Evan Williams Speaks at SXSW [LIVE COVERAGE]

Mashable  14 hours ago

This afternoon at SXSW in Austin, Texas, Twitter CEO Evan Williams is expected to end months of speculation by revealing his company’s plans for an advertising platform.



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