Happy New Year!

Freight Train Kept A-Rollin’ - 2011 was the year of Android http://ping.fm/jpgQB

Another Report Shows Google+ With 60M+ Users And Growing… But Active User Count Still Unknown http://ping.fm/QMC5Q

The New York Times: A Dispute Over Who Owns a Twitter Account Goes to Court
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Go Daddy Retracts Support for SOPA
http://ping.fm/vQvIm

ConnectYard Connects Students and Profs Via Text, Social Media
http://ping.fm/weNV7

Time to Check-In: AT&T and Foursquare Launch Football Fanatic Badge and Sweepstakes
http://ping.fm/nH9r6

Foursquare: Find the perfect place - see which of your friends have been there, or discover other places you’ll like!
http://ping.fm/YaXT4

Google+ Brand Pages Begin Showing Up in Primary Search Results
http://ping.fm/6IIym

Apple Wins Partial Victory In Patent Claim over HTC and Google's Android: http://ping.fm/nWja7

Techcrunch: The AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Is Dead
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YouTube: Piers Morgan Tonight with Gary Vaynerchuk and "Thank You Economy" Interview http://ping.fm/n7vWB

Foursquare’s Crowley Declares Bygones! — And Maybe More? — With Google
http://ping.fm/VfrtX

Wake Up SEOs, the New Google is Here http://ping.fm/je0Ur

Koval Distillery Tour and Wagyu Wagon Dinner in Chicago on Wed Dec 21 at 7pm: http://ping.fm/WsbRk

Newt Gonna Happen - After test-driving Rick Perry and Michele Bachman, voters' GOP ride has arrived in the form of a white 1994 Chevy Capricious.
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Mashable: Malls Send Geo-fencing Texts to Lure Shoppers to Stores
http://ping.fm/urzay

Mashable: Why Your Business Needs a Mobile Website Right Now http://ping.fm/mbn4j

Jotly - the mobile app that lets you Rate everything about your life and everyone: http://www.jotly.co/

Who's Opposed To .XXX Domain Names? Not Exactly Whom You'd Think
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Mashable: Gary Vaynerchuk: Why ROI Matters for Social Media [VIDEO]
http://ping.fm/Ym6oC

Photos from the first Food Truck Meetup in Chicago on Dec 12:
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People Now Spend More Time With “Mobile” Than Print Mags, Newspapers Combined
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Mashable: XXX Domains - An Obvious Failure http://ping.fm/ip3cj

Back To Its Roots, Facebook Tests .edu-Exclusive Groups http://tcrn.ch/scnEgM

Food Truck MeetUp in Chicago at Google office on Mon, Dec 12 from 5PM-8PM http://ping.fm/243Si

Mashable: Twitter Introduces Brand Pages http://ping.fm/aU0cM

How Twitter's Trending Algorithm Picks Its Topics
http://ping.fm/c2MHd

Google+ To Take On Foursquare With Upcoming “Check-in Offers” Feature
http://ping.fm/ejE1k

Foursquare now has 15 million users world-wide http://ping.fm/2slqr

Mashable: Facebook Confirms Gowalla Acquisition http://ping.fm/ybc9e

Groupon Chicago: $25 for $50 Worth of Indian Fare and Drinks at India House Restaurant in Hoffman Estates http://ping.fm/mZolq

CNN Money: Facebook buys Gowalla: http://ping.fm/k2Yz2

Foursquare Introduces ‘save to foursquare’ bookmarklet: http://ping.fm/xwR3c

CNN: Why is Facebook making a phone that nobody wants?
http://ping.fm/LOl3A

Would you buy the BlackBerry PlayBook at a $199.00 pricepoint (orig price was $499.00): http://ping.fm/8mzSR

How Private Is Your Email? It Depends.
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Ex-Googlers Launch iPhone Review App
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Google Announces Plans To Shutter Knol, Friend Connect, Wave, And More
http://ping.fm/JWrKu

Startup Evanston Pitch Day on December 6th at coLab Evanston http://ping.fm/m3pF5

Google Chromebooks Get A Holiday Price Cut
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Retailers Miss Opportunity to Reach Shoppers with Social, Mobile Media
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A Viennese Holiday Tradition at JULIUS MEINL CAFE, 4363 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:00pm: http://ping.fm/9PKaY

Chicago gets on Google Plus, follows world in largely ignoring it
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Getting Your Business on Google+ Webinar video: http://ping.fm/KJ0ED

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Donates $500,000 to Support Wikipedia [VIDEO]
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Proposed Piracy Legislation Puts Internet Giants On Defensive
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Ikea Swedish Christmas Julbord Celebration http://ping.fm/nWsXT

Enjoy a traditional Swedish smorgasbord at a great price, only $9.99 per person, and just $2.49 for kids under 12!

The party begins at 5:30pm on December 9, 2011 and includes live entertainment, cash bar and raffle! Plus, join us for Julbord and receive a coupon for $10 off your purchase of $100 or more.

Why Companies Should Invest in Google+ Brand Pages
http://ping.fm/YBbO9

Foursquare’s Revamped Website Could Challenge Yelp
http://ping.fm/XFTDS

Introducing Google Music: Keep All Your Music in One Place. Listen Anywhere, Online or Offline. http://music.google.com

Report: 61 Percent Of Top Brands Have Created Google+ Pages, But No One Is Following
http://ping.fm/j0m11

Are you the next MasterChef? The MasterChef judges are looking for next season’s contestants in Chicago. If you think you are the next MasterChef, bring your best home cooked dish to the next casting call.
http://ping.fm/8biuw

Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Passes Away At 21
http://ping.fm/9Pahk

JCPenney Introducing Foursquare, QR Promos: http://ping.fm/58my2

Adobe Backs Off On Flash For Mobile Browsers
http://ping.fm/xTrJi

Addressing The Shortage Of Women In Silicon Valley
http://ping.fm/WFDVx

Video of the Social Media Intern http://ping.fm/r15Gl

Video of Nokia's Humanform Smartphone Concept: http://ping.fm/nRfVh

Google+ Your Business - The official page for businesses using Google+ to connect with their customers
http://ping.fm/Poqgw

How to Create a Google+ Business Page in 5 Simple Steps
http://ping.fm/1Mlqo

Barnes And Noble Unveils $249 Nook Tablet
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7 Things to Know About Google+ Pages for Brands
http://ping.fm/VSnBQ

Google+ Brand Pages Are the “Wild West”– for Now
http://ping.fm/oVltO

Who is attending the MasterChef Open Casting Call in Chicago on Sat, Dec 3 from 10am-6pm http://ping.fm/fdjtE

Techcrunch: Google Won’t Allow Contests And Promotions On Google+ Pages
http://ping.fm/EoX93

Google+ Direct Connect works for a limited number of pages today (like +Google, +Pepsi, and +Toyota), but many more are coming.
http://ping.fm/Yz2ok

Google+ Pages: The power of search is the game-changer
http://ping.fm/CN61x

Google+ Launches Pages, Opens Floodgates For Brands (And Everything Else)
http://ping.fm/A7Kgi

NPR: Mobile Payment Apps Put Wallets In Phones, Not Pockets
http://ping.fm/OINDm

Bizzy has announced that it will shut down in mid-November http://ping.fm/nSoGy

Foursquare On Campus: Check-in challenge at the University of Kansas!
http://ping.fm/9Qn8P

Google launches GoMo site to help businesses target people that are using mobile devices:
http://ping.fm/KwCl3

Photos of The Quaker Oats Mobile in Chicago with Bob Harper at Navy Pier:
http://ping.fm/ZiB44

Photos of The Quaker Oats Mobile with Bob Harper under the Marilyn Monroe statue in front of NBC Chicago Studio:
http://ping.fm/kDJdz

NPR: Phone Cameras Challenge Point-And-Shoot Compacts
http://ping.fm/DkYO1

The King Has Fallen: Samsung Dethrones Apple As Smartphone Leader
http://ping.fm/dgcmF

New Startup Accelerator Gen Y Capital Partners Will Fund Young Entrepreneurs, Pay Off Student Loans http://ping.fm/K13CN

Mashable: How Hotels and Travel Companies Are Nailing Social Media
http://ping.fm/Z41DD

Amazon moves aggressively into world of book publishing
http://ping.fm/mAlxn

ChapStick Gets Itself in a Social Media Death Spiral. A brand's silent war against its Facebook fans.
http://ping.fm/IhCqg

What is Klout? http://ping.fm/6YlYC

Foursquare's Cohen: We Won Battle, Not War With Facebook
http://ping.fm/OYiyn

Bridgeport Pasty Pop-up Dinner at Bleeding Heart Bakery on Tuesday, October 25 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm: http://ping.fm/LNHyJ

Facebook Studio is a community for agencies, brands, creatives and fans. Come on in and make yourself at home: http://bitly.com/nSacx2

Milwaukee's FOX 6 and MilwaukeeFood.com have teamed up for city-wide Restaurant Week from October 20 thru 25, 2011: http://ping.fm/wdNTy

Facebook launches Social Jobs Partnership with Department of Labor: http://ping.fm/G536z

Food Truck Thursday at Ethyl's Beer & Wine Dive on Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
http://ping.fm/2b1yv

This weekend marks the third birthday of the G1 Google phone, the first-ever Android mobile device.

Social Media Marketing and Mobile Applications Event for bars, cafes, restaurants, food trucks and hotels: http://ping.fm/zizf0

Eat, Drink and Be Social event on Monday, Oct 17 at Ethyl's Beer And Wine Dive:
http://ping.fm/yEU0l

Photos from pop-up dinner with The Wagyu Wagon at Green Eye Lounge in Chicago:
http://ping.fm/hm4Yt

The Wagyu Wagon Pop Up Dinner is at The Green Eye Lounge in Chicago on Monday Oct 10 starting at 6:30pm:
http://ping.fm/ZiZAI

Here’s What Google’s New “Circulars” Ad Unit Looks Like [PIC]
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ClickZ.com: Facebook Bolsters Page Insights, Unveils New Ad Unit
http://ping.fm/AjcFu

NPR: Using Twitter To Tap Into The Mood Of The Planet
http://ping.fm/ajDNI

Search Engine Land: 7 Tips For Boosting SEO Of Your Facebook Page
http://ping.fm/CvIoA

The 3 secrets to success for businesses on foursquare
http://ping.fm/IMdtU

Mashable: Neiman Marcus to Give Away Clutches via Foursquare Hunt
http://ping.fm/QuaFq

Social media companies don't like people creating accounts under fake names. That's long been the case at Facebook, but over the summer, Google's new social network, Google Plus, surprised users by making a point of shutting down accounts with names that didn't look real.
http://ping.fm/dXGus

Facebook forms PAC for political donations
http://ping.fm/ILSfS

The Chew crew visits Chicago offering free sandwiches from Gaztro-Wagon at Ethyl's Beer And Wine Dive: http://ping.fm/KhrsA

Mashable: Why Colleges Need to Better Prepare IT Grads [OPINION]
http://ping.fm/8sOB2

Fox Business News: GrubHub Raises $50 MM and Acquires Dotmenu:
http://ping.fm/euhHh

Screen shoots of Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook F8 Developer Conference 2011
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USAToday: More college officials learn about applicants from Facebook
http://ping.fm/rouN6

These are the photos from Mobile Applications and Social Media event during Social Media Week Chicago:
http://ping.fm/ySesb

Ning Sells For A Fraction Of Its Two-Year-Old $750M Valuation
http://ping.fm/yMYBO

Check in for chocolate: Nokia makes Foursquare more rewarding
http://ping.fm/qrEH5

Photos from VIP reception at Rockit Chicago to kick off Social Media Week Chicago:
http://ping.fm/Wu5s4

Chicago Tribune: FourSquare to offer official Chicago 'Windy City' badge
http://ping.fm/Ow5DC

Techcrunch: Facebook Launches Twitter-Like ‘Subscriptions’, Lets You Share With Unlimited Users
http://ping.fm/rE5RZ

Techcrunch: Visually Beautiful Recipe Curation Site Gojee Raises $1.2M From Mitch Kapor And Others
http://ping.fm/FjP7O

Mashable: Now Appearing in Timelines: Promoted Tweets From Brands You Don’t Follow
http://ping.fm/uIB1I

Mashable: Twitter Releases Web Analytics Tool
http://ping.fm/vO1Tj

Crock Pot Girls - Is 1.2 Million Facebook Likes In Three Weeks A Crock?
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Crock Pot Girls - Is 1.2 Million Facebook Likes In Three Weeks A Crock?
http://ping.fm/RoVK9

Mashable: How Consumers Interact With Brands on Facebook [STUDY]
http://ping.fm/CFxDd

Mashable: How Social Media Affects Content Relevance in Search
http://ping.fm/reAmP

Google buys Zagat to vie with OpenTable, Yelp
http://ping.fm/34IWP

NPR: For Software Developers, A Bounty Of Opportunity
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Mashable: Groupon Offers Discount on University Tuition at National Louis
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comScore Reports July 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share. More than 80 Million Americans Now Own Smartphones.
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Mashable: Are We Approaching the End of the Daily Deals Era?
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FlipVideo camera creator Jonathan Kaplan to start a new fast food chain The Melt, a Grilled Cheese Restaurant Chain http://ping.fm/rUA1K

Mashable: Foodily Brings a Recipe Friend Feed to Facebook
http://ping.fm/uFt66

Amazon’s tablet will make or break Android
http://ping.fm/5mNM0

Google+ : Introducing sharing from the +1 button
http://ping.fm/srSAv

Millennial: Android Tops iOS For The Eighth Month With 61 Percent Of Mobile Ad Impressions In July http://ping.fm/qcC0u

The 10 Best Things to Do With Your New $99 HP TouchPad
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Round 1 To Foursquare: Facebook Is Scaling Back Its Places Check-Ins
http://ping.fm/h9b5t

Google+ Coming to Search Results Near You
http://ping.fm/OmrZ5

Facebook’s Massive Kitchen Sink Update: Photo Tag Approvals And So Much More
http://ping.fm/t9M0u

On Twitter, HP TouchPad Finds Buzz After Death
http://ping.fm/rWMsV

HP TouchPad Tablet Soars to #1 Best-Seller on Amazon
http://ping.fm/BEpBJ

Google+ Update: Verification Badges for Profiles
http://ping.fm/dYllB

Facebook for Business - Learn how to grow your business with Facebook's powerful marketing tools http://ping.fm/6O0dG

ClickZ: How CNET Grew 5X on Facebook and Twitter Without Ads
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Techcrunch: It’s Official - HP Kills Off webOS Phones And The TouchPad
http://ping.fm/ZYx6m

Techcrunch: The Land Rush: Why Google Won’t Bless Motorola As Its Favorite Android
http://ping.fm/MuegX

Mashable: President Obama Joins Foursquare
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Mashable: Foursquare Launches Tip Lists http://ping.fm/NekMz

Mashable: BREAKING - Google Buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion http://ping.fm/E3SlV

Macy's Chefs A-Go-Go Food Truck Tour on Tuesday, August 16 from 6:00pm-9:00pm in Chicago: http://ping.fm/oC5lo

Leaked FCC Doc Reveals Details Of AT&T’s Strategy For T-Mobile Deal
http://ping.fm/GW6y3

Twitter Comes Alive With Realtime Activity Streams
http://ping.fm/OWCDE

Groupon Chicago: $25 for $50 Worth of Indian Cuisine and Drinks at India House Restaurant in Hoffman Estates http://t.co/r2Zt49W

Mashable: 4 Reasons Google+ Brand Pages Will Be Better Than Facebook’s [OPINION]
http://ping.fm/NwpoC

Mashable: Domino’s Revives Classic Ad Campaign for Facebook Game: http://ping.fm/d51Tw

NPR: e-Geaux - Social Networking Without The Social Or The Networking:
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Five tips to monetizing your mobile application:
http://ping.fm/EiHQT

Pages are now self-serve! A new home for brands and organizations on foursquare.
http://ping.fm/qcDhr

Mashable: Android Captures Nearly 50% of Global Smartphone Market
http://mashable.com/2011/08/02/android-market-share/

New York Post: Foursquare sets revenue plan. Foursquare is looking to cash in on all those check-ins. http://ping.fm/Bs0mg

Tapping into geo-location. Michelle Garcia's Bleeding Heart Bakery offers discounted coffee and free cupcakes to Foursquare users.
http://ping.fm/JmQSf

Mashable: Foursquare & Groupon Hook Up for Real-Time Deals [EXCLUSIVE]
http://ping.fm/uOm6F

How Being “Friends” On Google+ Leads To Better Rankings
http://ping.fm/S3TMz

Photos from Mini-ProductCamp Chicago - Mobile and Social Panel Discussions:
http://ping.fm/mfCyG

Video of the presentation by Fooodi.es at SPARK Chicago Startup Weekend:
http://ping.fm/BsL0g

160-Year-Old American Express Out-Innovates Google and Groupon:
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ChicaGourmets! Dinner in Le Cordon Bleu Gardens in Chicago on Tuesday, July 26 from 6:30pm-9:30pm More info is at: http://ping.fm/Ry2iB

Mashable: Klout CEO Reveals Details About Foursquare Integration
http://ping.fm/R5jYQ

Mashable: 6 Successful Foursquare Marketing Campaigns to Learn From
http://ping.fm/niJXm

Mashable: Foursquare To Offer Daily Deals From Groupon, Gilt & Others
http://ping.fm/obxqA

Who is attending Food Truck Thursday in Chicago at Ethyl's Beer and Wine Dive: http://ping.fm/nPyYe

Threadless fans in Chicago are having a Meetup on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 6:30 PM. More information is at: http://ping.fm/tEMz7

LinkedIn Surpasses Myspace For U.S. Visitors To Become No. 2 Social Network; Twitter Not Far Behind http://ping.fm/upKXm

You can apply for consideration in Google's program that is allowing a limited number of businesses to use Google+:
http://ping.fm/Z0Hp3

Food Truck Thursday in Chicago at Ethyl Beer and Wine Dive
http://ping.fm/y11sy

NPR: Obama Discusses Deficit In Twitter Town Hall
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Eat, Drink and be Social with Threadless fans in Chicago on Thursday, July 28, 2011: http://ping.fm/oFYRd​ss/Chicago-IL/271231/

Google to Businesses: Don’t Create Google+ Profiles Yet
http://ping.fm/mfaaN

Google Plus: Is This the Social Tool Schools Have Been Waiting For?
http://ping.fm/1CAVM

MobileCrunch: Microsoft Aims At Samsung To Continue Milking Android Cash Cow
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Mashable: Facebook Launches Skype-Powered Video Chat & More [LIVE VIDEO]
http://ping.fm/ahiAf

Photos from Food Truck Tuesday in Chicago on July 5 are at:
http://ping.fm/UWMmH

Position2: What Influences Buying Decisions in Social Media?
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Mashable EXCLUSIVE: Google to Retire Blogger & Picasa Brands in Google+ Push
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TechCrunch: The Way We Eat
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Mashable: Facebook To Unveil Skype-Powered Video Chat Next Week [CONFIRMED]
http://ping.fm/Y2Z5z

Ramon De Leon is honored as 2011 Chicago Social Media Person of the Year:
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NPR: Facebook's Newest Challenger - Google Plus
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Mashable: MySpace Sold to Ad Network for $35 Million
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Mashable: Clever Foursquare Hack Turns New York City Into a Giant Game of Risk
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Mashable: Ritz-Carlton Puts Concierge Tips on Foursquare
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NPR: Mobile Patent Auction May Bring More Than $1 Billion
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NPR: Five Reasons Microsoft Office 365 Should Be Taken Seriously
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Mashable: How Starbucks Is Paving the Way for Mainstream Mobile Payments
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Mashable: The History of Advertising on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]:
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NPR: Twins Drop Facebook Lawsuit Detailed In Hit Movie
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Planning for the future of foursquare
http://ping.fm/oITQz

Social Media Day Chicago on June 30 is now sold out, however there is a waiting list for the event: http://ping.fm/b99FG

Users abandoning desktop email clients for mobile, study reports:
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Mashable: Facebook Pages Can Now Be Personalized Based on Klout Score
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Mashable: 5 Creative Location-Based Campaigns for Small Businesses to Learn From http://ping.fm/yqNZ0

Mashable: Foursquare Surpasses 10 Million Users [INFOGRAPHIC]
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TechCrunch: The Ribman’s Response To Groupon Bashing
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WashingtonPost.com: (Founder Stories) Eventbrite’s Julia Hartz: “Facebook Is The No. 1 Driver Of Traffic To Our Site”
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ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports: : Obama Twitter, Facebook Profiles Shift to Campaign Mode
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NPR: A Social Media Makeover?

"Social media networking sites are great for winning friends and influencing people. But what do you do when they have you looking bad? Now, a growing number of companies offer to help people and businesses protect their online image and repair ruined reputations. But do they work, and are they worth it? Guest host Allison Keyes discusses online reputation management services with Xeni Jardin, co-editor of leading tech culture website, BoingBoing.net."
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NPR: A Social Media Makeover? http://ping.fm/BDM5g

Foursquare Birthday Party in Chicago on Mar 23, at 6:00PM: http://ping.fm/JgqHW

Foursquare Birthday Party

FoursquareTM is turning two years old and you are invited to the birthday party. The mobile application was first introduced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, TX in March 2009. FoursquareTM quickly became the breakout mobile application at the conference. Currently, Foursquare has over 4 million users and partnerships with Bon Appetit, Bravo, Louis Vuitton, MTV, People Magazine, Walgreens, Zagat, etc.
Ticket information is at: http://ping.fm/4O3fu