Peter Warden analyzed the user profile data and friend settings from more than 200 million Facebook profiles, and found that they naturally segmented themselves into seven regional groups, based on the number of connections between users and those from other states. Read More »
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Google reportedly plans to add a stream of recent status messages and media from users’ contacts to Gmail. It’s a good idea, following Google’s stated goal of combining social features across its products, but one that will have to be executed well. Read More »
Some of the lessons learned from the commercials during Super Bowl 2010: Beer solves lots of problems, pants are optional. Google has Apple envy. NewTeeVee rewinds four top superbowl commercials. Read More »
For the first time in 23 years, Pepsico isn’t spending millions on a Superbowl ad, but instead is funding a series of social-media powered community renewal projects to the tune of $20 million, a campaign that appears to have already paid off. Read More »
Demand Media, a Los Angles-based company started by former Intermix/MySpace CEO Richard Rosenblatt has earned the scorn for its content factory approach. With $200 million in revenues and profits, Rosenblatt is laughing all the way to the bank. My notes from a conversation with Rosenblatt Read More »
In the hopes of another platform gold rush, there’s already an “AppFund” for applications for the iPad and other tablets. The AppFund doesn’t have quite the resume of the KPCB-backed and Apple-supported iFund, but it comes at a time when tablets are top of mind. Read More »
The SlingPlayer application will come to the iPhone after Sling Media worked with AT&T to adjust the way the application uses bandwidth. The news marks a turning point in the mobile application world, whereby developers and carriers work closely to adapt their apps for mobile. Read More »
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