Bebo Games has officially launched this week, with the company reporting successful numbers for developer and user interest. Bebo Games are offered through several partnerships with game developers, and the top-down approach taken by AOL-owned Bebo...
Topics: bebo, Games, News, Social Gaming

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A new report published by eMarketer today suggests that one of the best ways brands can capture the attention of internet users is by “providing relevant news and analysis” as well as providing “new ideas and thinking”. In other..
Topics: Analysis, eMarketer, Reports, Research

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In an interview with Xconomy, Mussie Shore, one of the developers behind Google Friend Connect, says that “8 million communities have formed with Friend Connect”. What do those communities consist of? The same widget which shows up in the...
Topics: Facebook Connect, Friend Connect, Google, Google Friend Connect, News

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If you have a lot of traffic, you instantly get a large valuation in the internet industry but what if your service stops working as it’s supposed to? Digg had a novel solution to the social discovery issue: let users vote on the articles they...
Topics: Analysis

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Editor’s Note: This post was written by Ro Choy, Chief Revenue Officer of RockYou. In this series, Choy will address the future of social media monetization, focusing on the potential of platforms such as Facebook and the ability for third parties.
Topics: Analysis

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