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CBS Supercharges Sweeps Week With Social MediaCBS is giving its November Sweeps a social media twist. From Nov. 5 – 11, the anchors for CBS Sports and stars from CBS TV shows will take over the Facebook and Twitter accounts for their respective programs. CBS is dubbing the event “Social Sweep Week,” and it’s another e... Google+ Adds More YouTube and Chrome FeaturesGoogle announced further integration of YouTube and Chrome into its Google+ social network. The search giant made the announcement in its official Google blog on Thursday, showing how it has continued its integration of YouTube into Google+. Last summer, Google incorporated the ability to play Y... LinkedIn by the Numbers: 131 Million Members, 1 Million Groups, 400% Mobile GrowthLinkedIn‘s growth metrics are up: The professional social network now has 131 million members and more than a million groups, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner told listeners on an earnings call. Weiner says more than 15 million people joined the business social network in the third quarter of 2011.... Where Is Yahoo Headed? Its Product Chief Has a Clue [INTERVIEW]Yahoo Chief Product Officer Blake Irving says that he’s not interested in the vacant Yahoo CEO job, but is instead focused on a big pipeline of mobile products and beating Nielsen at its own game. In an interview with Mashable, the charismatic Yahoo executive claims he’s not vying to ... Opera Mini 6.5 Now Available for iOS and BlackBerryThe latest version of Opera‘s mobile browser, Opera Mini 6.5, is now available for iOS, S60, J2ME and BlackBerry platforms. The new mobile version of Opera is now also available for Symbian, MeeGo and Maemo, in the form of Opera Mobile 11.5. The updates come three weeks after Opera releas... HTC Rezound to Run on Verizon’s Speedy 4G LTE Network [PICS]HTC rolled out the HTC Rezound smartphone for the Verizon 4G LTE network on Thursday, and besides packing some seriously impressive specs, it doesn’t look too bad, either. Let’s take a look. Running the Android Gingerbread operating system, otherwise known as version 2.3, it’... Klout: Talk-Up a Startup, Get Some EquityKlout is partnering with a startup called Wahooly to offer high-ranking members the ability to become investors in startups in return for helping publicize the young companies. In about two weeks, Klout will approach users with a score of 45 or more to check out Wahooly. In January, those users w... LinkedIn Beats Targets, but Stock Price FallsLinkedIn‘s third-quarter revenues rose 126% to $139.5 million, but the company posted a net loss of 2 cents per share. Investors were unimpressed, sending the company’s stock price down 7% in after-hours trading. LinkedIn CFO Steve Sordello said in a statement the company was happy wi... 10 Classic Video Game Memes [NOSTALGIA]1. "Get Over Here" -- Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat had all kinds of memorable moments including the incredible amount of gore, fatalities and outlandish costumes. We decided to go with Scorpion's "Get O... Siri Down: Did Apple’s iPhone Voice Assistant Go Missing? [UPDATED]UPDATE: Siri appears to be working again for us, as of 5 p.m. ET. Let us know if you’re still having difficulties. If you notice someone barking orders to their iPhone then giving it a puzzled expression, it could be because Siri isn’t working. The voice-based intelligent assistant,... |