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Facebook Introduces Real-Time Analytics for PagesFacebook plans to roll out analytics that will for the first time give Page administrators visibility about real-time activity on the site. The addition to Pages Insights is expected to roll out over the next few weeks, a rep from the company says. The analytics will be available to all Page admi... The Most Viral News Sources on Twitter and Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]The BBC, The Huffington Post and The Guardian are the three most viral news sources on Facebook and Twitter, according to a new report. The rankings, compiled by Dublin-based Newswhip, were determined by the number of stories that received more than 100 Twitter mentions and more than 100 Facebook Li... Smartphone Owners Now Outnumber Basic Phone Users [STUDY]Only a few years ago, smartphone users were still considered early adopters. Now smartphone owners outnumber those with basic mobile devices, a new study suggests. According to a report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the growth of smartphones is not just occurring among young ... VH1 and Foursquare Team Up to ‘Save The Music’Foursquare and VH1 are teaming up to offer music lovers a way to help “save the music” when checking in to assorted music venues. Starting today, fans that follow VH1 on Foursquare can earn a special limited edition VH1 Save The Music badge. All fans have to do is check into any musi... 13 Lytro Photos That Will Make You Look TwiceNow the Lytro camera is here, you no longer have to worry about taking out-of-focus pictures — you can shoot first, and then pick what to focus on later. That signature feature is much more than just a convenience. It allows you to tell stories in a completely different way with your photos... Prepare to Share Objects From Miles Away With Microsoft Kinect Trick [VIDEO]Microsoft has a cutting edge prototype that may soon bring the virtual and physical worlds together and shorten the distance felt between people video chatting from miles apart. At Microsoft’s TechForum 2012, the company showed Mashable and a handful of other media orgs Illumishare, a sy... Welcome to Facebook Timeline, President ObamaFacebook Timeline just got the presidential seal of approval: Barack Obama enabled the new profile design Thursday morning. Visitors to Obama’s Timeline are greeted with a smiling photo of the president alongside his cover photo, a graph often shared by Obama supporters that highlights the... Instagram Upgrades to Much Faster Camera, Heads to AsiaInstagram‘s latest update boasts a faster camera and support for China’s Sina Weibo and Japan’s Mixi. The new camera option is impressively fast. Instagram now shows an instant preview while it saves the image. Previously, users such as myself would rarely shoot with Instagram&... Foursquare Says Farewell to Google Maps, Joins OpenStreetMap MovementFoursquare is parting ways with Google Maps in favor of crowdsourced maps created by the OpenStreetMap project. Foursquare announced the change in a blog post Wednesday, explaining its decision to make the big API switch. To power the new maps, Foursquare is partnering with MapBox, a startup whic... Google Privacy: 5 Things the Tech Giant Does With Your DataGoogle’s new privacy policy went into effect Thursday, and after hacking through the document and comparing it to the old policies, two things are apparent — the document has been re-crafted with a strong emphasis on mobile and cross-platform sharing. In order to take full advantage o... |