Foursquare adds local updates
Foursquare is going more location-specific, with Local Updates, a new service that will offer notifications from favorite businesses only when you're closeby.
Shell social media protests not exactly all they seem to be
If you've received one of the many links to the protest slogans on Shell's Arctic Ready social media contest to suggest a new ad campaign, here's a spoiler for you (literally): It's all a big joke.
Twitter ads going old school…?
Twitter is reportedly testing a system that will allow the platform to more closely resemble traditional targeted marketing for brands and corporations. Is this necessarily the direction promoted tweets should be moving in?
Kickstarter is one of the largest comic publishers in America
Marvel and DC, your days are numbered: Crowdfunding site Kickstarter has become one of the top 5 comic book publishers in America according to Publishers Weekly, and it's not even a publisher.
Want to appear on HuffPo? Get your audition tapes ready
The Huffington Post is preparing to launch a new streaming video service that'll summarize the most exciting parts of the existing HuffPo empire and serve it up with a smile... but it needs your help in order to make it happen.
Twitter, Facebook are bad for your self-esteem, survey finds
Is social media bad for you? A new British study strongly suggests that the answer is yes, with more than half of those contacted reporting that social networking has adversely affected their behavior.
Google wants millions of dollars in costs from Oracle lawsuit
Just how expensive is a patent infringement lawsuit, anyway? Google offers a hint, asking the court for millions of dollars in costs even though it won its case with Oracle.
New ‘Twilight’ trailer breaks records for Yahoo! Movies
There may be only one Twilight movie left in the series, but it's going out with a bang. The trailer for the final movie, Breaking Dawn - Part 2, has broken streaming records for Yahoo! Movies, with over 7,000,000 streams in just 24 hours.
Supreme Court overturns FCC indecency regulations
The Supreme Court has ruled that the FCC was wrong to censure ABC and Fox over indecency violations in 2003 and 2004, but stopped short of telling the federal agency that said violation policies were outdated and in possible violation of free speech rights.
Apple’s iPads to get two competitor web browsers to Safari
If you've been feeling as if your iPad needed another Internet browser that wasn't called "Safari," then have patience: Not one but two competitors are rumored to be coming to your rescue very soon.
‘Twitterstorm’ makes energy debate the most trended topic on Twitter
You may not be able to tell from your seat, but right now there's a "Twitterstorm" going on in support of changing international support for fossil fuel subsidies. But can social media change the world?
AT&T exec admits leaking iPhone, other mobile, information
A former AT&T executive has pleaded guilty to allegations of releasing sales data on Apple and RIM products to investors illegally.
Man sues Apple for losing memories of the birth of his baby
A Canadian man is suing Apple for losing his memory. His backed-up iPhone memory, that is; he's claiming $25,000 in damages after his Time Capsule crashed, losing photographs of the birth of his first child.
Facebook to sell your interest to advertisers in real time
Facebook is changing the way that it sells advertising, with the addition of Facebook Exchange, a new model that will track users' browsing through cookies and allow marketers the chance to purchase ads in real-time based on what people are looking at.
The unintended upside of watching way too much Netflix
No matter how much time you've wasted on Netflix, streaming movies and shows you're not even paying attention to, you're still better than New York's Mike Malkoff, who managed a staggering 252 movies in a 30-day period. No wonder that Netflix wanted to fly him out to its HQ and meet their favorite customer face-to-face.
Apple and Motorola’s day in court cancelled… for now
The jury trial over patent infringement on both sides between Apple and Motorola won't be happening, according to the federal judge in charge of the case. Instead, he'll be taking a look at the evidence himself, and may prevent any kind of trial at all.
Nasdaq offers $40,000,000 in rebates over Facebook IPO
Nasdaq is looking to make amends over the technical problems that caused such chaos on the first day of the Facebook IPO, to the tune of $40 million. But for many, that's nowhere near a satisfactory offer.
Yes, touch that dial: AMC moved on Dish services
Chances are, Dish Network customers are wondering what happened to AMC, IFC, Sundance and WeTV today. The channels haven't disappeared entirely, but thanks to an unexpected decision on behalf of the carrier, they're definitely much harder to find...
Facebook goes Open Source (kind of)
Facebook released libraries it uses internally for C++ development this weekend, under the collective title of Folly, the Facebook Open Source Library. Expressing a commitment to Open Source programming as well as a wry commentary on its IPO concerns? This might be worth paying attention to...