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Internet-enabled set-top box makers Roku (who we wrote about in our top 10 gadgets for social media addicts feature recently) have some welcome announcements today about 10 new, free content partners being added to the platform in an also new Roku Channel Store section. Coming to the new “App Store”-style store are popular video providers blip.tv , independent netcasters Revision3 and This Week in Tech , photo browsing from both Flickr and your Facebook photos, music from recommen... Read Full Story
Some websites great potential. With a few tweaks here and there, they could enjoy much more traffic and appeal much more to their audience. Read Full Story
What Are Some Great Teen Social Networking Sites Besides Hi5,facebook,and Myspace? bebo.com blackplanet.com xanga.com imeem.com 360.yahoo.com classmates.com tagged.com livejournal.com gaiaonline.com orkut.com spaces.live.com ... Read Full Story
Yes, really. Rupert Murdoch’s crusade to blame Google for the failing newspaper business model continues today, as it emerges that News Corp has conducted talks with Microsoft about de-indexing the company’s sites from Google and (presumably) being paid to include them in Bing instead. The concept makes sense only if you buy Murdoch’s claims that Google is “stealing” content rather than simply helping people find it. Read Full Story
For those who’d like to turn the American Music Awards into a more social experience, don’t forget that the pre-show is streaming live on Facebook today , with full integration of Facebook status updates. Read Full Story
It all started with Verizon’s “ There’s a map for that ” ads that emphasized the poor 3G coverage provided by AT&T. Next came a lawsuit from AT&T , claiming the ads were misleading, and a series of holiday-themed ads from the Verizon camp . Finally, AT&T decided to hit back with an ad of its own, bringing in actor Luke Wilson to point out AT&T’s advantages. Read Full Story
In a bizarre case involving teen YouTube sensation Justin Bieber and a riotous crowd of his fans, a record exec from Island Def Jam Records was arrested Friday for, among other things, failing to Tweet when told to by authorities. When the Beiber event at Roosevelt Field mall became unruly (video below), police appealed to the artist’s label to send a Tweet telling the crowd to leave. Read Full Story
