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Gary Vaynerchuk: Why ROI Matters for Social Media [VIDEO]Entrepreneur and author Gary Vaynerchuk thinks so-called social media experts are “clowns” — what really matters is driving ROI. According to Vaynerchuk, who is the author of best-selling business books Crush It and The Thank You Economy, too many companies are hiring ... 5 Major Trends That Changed Digital Entertainment in 2011As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time to look back and reflect on some of the major events, changes and trends across various industries. Social and digital media are having a profound impact on how media entertainment content is created, consumed and distributed. Music, television, movies and c... RIM: BlackBerry 10 Phones Not Coming Until Late 2012The next generation of BlackBerry phones will be late. RIM said today in a quarterly earnings call that phones running BlackBerry 10 — based on the same software on the PlayBook tablet — won’t be arriving until the second half of 2012. The news marks the low point in another lou... Facebook Timeline: How to Enable It With One Click [PICS]When Facebook first started experimenting with its radical new (and I think, sensational) Timeline interface back in late September, we showed you an 8-step way to get a sneak preview. Now, it’s a whole lot easier: You can enable the timeline with one click, and then publish it for all to s... Consumers Not Turning to Social Media Sites for Local Business Info [STUDY]People who look for information about local restaurants and businesses are turning to the Internet but not social media sites, according to a new study. The Pew Internet and American Life Project found that the Internet far outpaces other sources for local business information, followed by newsp... Zynga to Raise $1 Billion in IPO [REPORT]Zynga is offering 100 million shares to the public at $10 each for a potential $1 billion IPO, according to a report. Bloomberg is currently reporting the figure, but hasn’t elaborated further. Zynga reps could not be reached for comment. Other outlets, including The Wall Street Journal al... SOPA Supporters Outed as Content Pirates on YouHaveDownloaded Database?As heat continues to build around the controversial and contentious Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), one site is taking matters into its own hands to out opponents of piracy as pirates themselves. YouHaveDownloaded.com is a site that keeps track of everything you have downloaded from file-sharing s... House SOPA Debate Raises Specter of a ‘Lawless’ InternetThe House Judiciary Committee spent hours on Thursday debating changes to Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the bill that some call “piracy protection” and others say threatens the Internet as we know it. If passed, SOPA would lead to the creation of a “blacklist” of website... Grand Theft Auto 3 Now Available for iPhone and AndroidAs announced, a special Anniversary Edition of the massively popular Grand Theft Auto III game is now available on iOS and Android devices. The anniversary edition is nearly identical to the 10-year-old original game, which is widely considered to be one of the most influential games of all time.... How Mark Cuban Helps JungleCents Win at Daily DealsMark Cuban wins at many things, especially business and professional basketball. Now the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and film distributor Magnolia Pictures thinks JungleCents — the online deals site he’s invested in — will also be a hit. Cuban’s involvement with JungleC... |