23 October 2008
Send virtual gifts on Facebook through Needdit and AmazonSnimple launch Needdit, social shopping application for Facebook that catalogues Amazon US productsApplication development company Snimple has launched its new social shopping application for Facebook, Needdit.Needdit allows Facebook users to browse Amazon?s product database and buy virtua...
22 October 2008
New social feedback widget launched by IntrideaIntegrated social feedback widget launches to provide better customer experienceSocial media technology company Intridea has today unveiled a new ?on demand social feedback? application that allows brands to collate customer feedback without the user having to navigate away from the page.CrowdSound ...
21 October 2008
MySpace launch application for Google?s Android mobileUsers of Google?s Android mobile handset get MySpace Mobile application and can discover and purchase music via Shazam and AmazonNews Corporation?s social networking site MySpace has announced a new MySpace Mobile application for Google?s just released Android handset.MySpace?s vice president...
21 October 2008
YouTube offer statement against youth violenceVideo sharing site YouTube release a statement to address youth violencePopular user generated content (UGC) site YouTube, owned by Google, has released a statement on its official blog to condemn the use of their site for videos that depict violence and things of an illegal nature.A YouTube spokespe...
20 October 2008
Social media website for James Bond 007's Quantum of Solace movie unveiledSony Pictures launch 007.com, a social media enabled website to support the release of the new James Bond film, Quantum of SolaceAhead of the cinematic release of the 22nd James Bond 007 film Quantum of Solace, Sony Pictures has released a new social media friendly Bond we...
17 October 2008
Social search engine Xoost introduces search control toolCollaborative search start-up Xoost introduces ?Yes, Keep It? button to search resultsXoost, a social search start-up, has introduced a new feature to provide searchers with more control on the results they see. The launch of the ?Yes, Keep It? button allows users to visit the websit...
16 October 2008
Tommy Hilfiger runs campaign on Brickfish?s social media ad networkTommy Hilfiger launch fragrance campaign ?What Do You Dream About?? on social media advertising network BrickfishDesigner apparel company Tommy Hilfiger has today announced the launch of their ?What Do You Dream About?? campaign on social media advertising network, Brickfish. &nb...
15 October 2008
MOBO unveils new blog ahead of tonight?s MOBO Awards 2008Design agency on-IDLE launch new Music of Black Origin (MOBO) blog ahead of MOBO Awards 2008The UK?s Music of Black Origin (MOBO) soft launched its new blog ahead of its thirteenth MOBO Awards ceremony tonight, 15 October 2008. The blog, which was built by London design agency on-IDL...
14 October 2008
Scion sponsor Kongregate?s search for new online game developersOnline games website Kongregate launch Kongregate Labs and run eight week sponsorship with car brand ScionOnline games website Kongregate has launched a new initiative it hopes will inspire existing and upcoming viral game developers to create new content. In addition to provi...
13 October 2008
MySpace launches own advertising platform ?MyAds?Social network MySpace unveils MySpace MyAds advertising platform in US betaNews Corporation?s social network MySpace has today announced the official launch of its advertising platform, MySpace MyAds. The new ad platform aims to give individuals and small businesses access to the MySpace co...
10 October 2008
Popular social bookmarking website Digg, has announced that it will be putting two of the longest features of the site, being Digg Podcasts and Digg Spy to rest as they have become less used with the growth of the site.The announcement, made by Digg?s creative director Daniel Burka on the official Digg blog today says that both features have bee...
09 October 2008
Popular video sharing site Dailymotion has announced the launch of a new video player, Dailymotion HQ. With the introduction of the Dailymotion HQ player, the company hopes to offer users an improved playback quality with sharper images and enhanced audio functionality.Dailymotion?s chief executive officer Mark Zaleski states, ?The debut o...
08 October 2008
Social networking site, Facebook has integrated Microsoft Live Search to Facebook?s existing search solution. The addition of Live Search means that the Facebook community will have the ability to search both within Facebook and the wider web without leaving the network.Leah Pearlman, who made the announcement on The Facebook Blog gives ex...
07 October 2008
Social sharing company ShareThis has today announced the appointment of two industry veterans to its board of directors. Vivek Shah, president of Fortune|Money Group and Michael Fisher, former vice president of engineering and architecture at PayPal join join the ShareThis board to further grow the young company.Tim Schigel, chief executiv...
06 October 2008
The NFL has today announced the addition of social networking functionality on NFL.com, powered through social media platform provider, Pluck.The site enhancements will allow the NFL.com audience to create profiles and connect with other users, in addition to being able to rate and review news and content on the site which NFL.com hopes will ?ex...
02 October 2008
African American new media company Codeblack Interactive has today announced a partnership with YouTube. The partnership will see the Google owned online video community distribute content created exclusively for the online urban market.Codeblack?s President, Quincy Newell says that the partnership with YouTube demonstrates significant rec...
03 September 2008
Facebook's founder and chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg has announced on the company's official blog that the social network has now reached 100 million users.Zuckerberg comments that this is a 'big milestone' and a really gratifying moment as it reassures the Facebook team that it is a trusted place to network with friends.He comments, ...
28 August 2008
The MAMA Group plc has today announced the launch of the new Surfstock website ahead of the two day Surfstock Festival this weekend (29 to 30 August 2008). Through the new website, Surfstock is looking to become a popular online destination for the surfing community within the UK. Surfstock.co.uk, which was built by Estonian based content ...
28 August 2008
BuzzCity, mobile development company has received $10 million USD in growth investment from South African investors, Naspers. The $10 million buys Naspers a 10% stake in the Singaporean company.BuzzCity will use the cash injection to further develop its core products, including mobile social network myGamma. BuzzCity intend to focus ...
20 August 2008
Walt Disney?s Disney Family.com has today launched a new social networking site for parents aptly named Disney Family.com Community. The new social network aims to provide a place online where parents can connect with each other based on hobbies, age(es) of children, family setup and geographical location. Mum?s and dad?s can interact by p...
20 August 2008
Publishing and event organiser company GDS International has entered the world of social networking this week through the launch of Meet the Boss, a business networking site for the financial services sector. The B2B network has soft launched in beta, with a call to executives in the financial services industry to register, there will be a...
06 August 2008
Partnering with a web-based
media property for the first time, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD)
has authorised the launching of MyDebates.org,
a political social networking platform rolled out by MySpace especially for the
2008 United States Presidential election.
The central feature of the
new site is a widget that can be ...
06 August 2008
Celebrity
gossip website PerezHilton.com has announced the addition of new features, in a
video presented by Perez himself on the site?s homepage. Aimed at making Perez Hilton a friendlier, more
social experience, a registration process has been introduced to ?cut out the
riff raff?, with special reference to violent, racist, vulga...
05 August 2008
Social
media marketing agency LiveWorld, Inc. has announced the launch of its LiveEngage Widget Series 1.0 for
popular social networking site Facebook.
The application can be directly embedded into any
Facebook page. It functions as a marketing
tool that automatically imports brand-related content from LiveWorld provided
commun...
05 August 2008
Children?s
entertainment website Disney.com has announced a promotional user generated
video (UGV) contest in which fans are encouraged to create and upload their own
music videos to song clips from popular Disney artists. The winners will be invited to attend the
worldwide premiere of ?High School Musical 3: Senior Year?, where th...