Facebook began inserting advertisements directly into users’ news feeds today. Currently if a Facebook user clicks the ‘like’ button on a brand’s page on the site, the social network can use the…
US State Department now taking questions on Twitter
According to State Department Press Secretary Victoria Nuland, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is encouraging employees at the State Department to use new technology and social media as a key part of…
Nokia Acquires Norwegian Mobile OS Company Smarterphone
Nokia has acquired Oslo, Norway-based Smarterphone, a company that builds a mobile operating system for so-called feature phones. The company was previously called Kvaleberg, and the product Mimiria. The software makes it…
China Unicom Offers Free IPhone 4S for Users Who Sign Multiyear Contracts
“China United Network Communications Group (CHTZ), China’s second-largest wireless carrier, will give users an Apple iPhone 4S if they sign multiyear service contracts costing as little as 286 yuan ($45) a month….
Homeless woman becomes Twitter celebrity
AnnMarie Walsh, former homeless on the streets of Chicago now found comfort in twitter. She became homeless after being divorced and losing her job with a mail order pharmacy.She is a Mother…