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| Meet the Winner of Mashable's Facebook Short Story Contest | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:31 PM | Todd Olmstead |
|  | What would you write on Facebook if you had endless space for creativity? Well, not endless, but it seems pretty close. Facebook greatly increased its character limit to 63,206, which is the equivalent of roughly 451 and a half tweets. The...
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| How Pinterest's Female Audience Is Changing Social Marketing | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:39 PM | Curt Finch |
|  | As the new kid in town, Pinterest is poised to make some major waves in the social media scene. Facebook, Twitter and Google+, watch your backs. Launched in 2010, the site grew from 1.6 million visitors in September 2011 to a whopping 11.1...
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| Bieber Fans Eye Social Media World Record for His 18th Birthday | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:54 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
|  | Boy wonder Justin Bieber reaches adult years on March 1 when he turns 18. As a gift, the pop star's fans will try to break the Guinness World Records' mark for most social media messages sent in a 24-hour period. AgencyNet, the creators of...
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| The Rapid Rise of Pinterest's Blockbuster User Engagement [CHART] | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:26 PM | Matt Silverman |
|  | "Time on site" is one of the most valuable metrics for social networks, publishers and online marketers. More than mere follower counts or even pageviews, the amount of time users spend with your content is always top priority in the quest for...
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| YouTube Improves its Automatic Captions [VIDEO] | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 5:46 PM | Alissa Skelton |
|  | YouTube wants to be more widely heard by those without the ability to hear. The video-sharing site announced Tuesday it is beefing up its ability to automatically caption videos in an effort to reach more viewers with hearing disabilities and...
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| 6 Tips for Better Facebook Parenting | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 5:31 PM | Monica Vila |
|  | Recently, many people chimed in about the "Laptop Shooting Dad's" reaction to his 15-year-old daughter's Facebook posts. Not only is the subject of social media parenting popular, but his stunt has surpassed 30 million views on YouTube. While...
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| Apple Invite Sparks iPad 3 Frenzy on Twitter | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:07 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
|  | Twitter was abuzz Tuesday after Apple revealed the invite to a March 7 event in San Francisco. The invite -- teasing what will likely be a new iteration of the iPad -- featured an image emblazoned with 10 words, "We have something you really have...
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| On Tumblr, The New York Times Opens Its Photo Archive | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:56 PM | Sam Laird |
|  | The New York Times has added a whimsical new tentacle to its digital and social reach with a Tumblr blog dedicated to photographs from the Gray Lady's storied past. The Lively Morgue, as the new Tumblr is called, launched Monday with a black and...
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| Twitter Is Selling Your Old Tweets | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:45 PM | Todd Wasserman |
|  | Twitter has sold a bunch of old tweets to a firm called DataSift, which will analyze them for marketing purposes. The Mail Online reports that DataSift is the first such company to get access to the tweets, which go back two years. Another...
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| Yahoo to Facebook: Pay Up for Your Patents | | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:16 PM | Pete Pachal |
|  | Yahoo wants Facebook to start paying for its right to use various Internet technologies that Yahoo says it holds patents for. If Yahoo aggressively pursues a strategy of asserting its intellectual-property rights, it could lead to a new phase of...
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