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Facebook offers brands word-of-mouth gift

The practice of giving away swag to promote a brand is old hat, but more and more brands are now using Facebook to find success with virtual swag, offering up free virtual "gifts" on the social network to create more brand awareness...

 
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Hasbro kills Facebook's best app
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Hasbro kills Facebook's best app Scrabulous players who were just one turn away from a huge triple word score are now smacking their heads in frustration because the popular Facebook application has been shut down...
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Will SearchCloud rain on Google's parade?
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Will SearchCloud rain on Google's parade? It's been a big week for search startups...
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Katz, Clear Channel form online radio ad network
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Katz, Clear Channel form online radio ad network Looking to take advantage of the popularity of streaming online radio, Clear Channel and Katz Media Group have combined forces on a new internet radio ad network...
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Is AOL melting down or selling out?
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Is AOL melting down or selling out? Things aren't going well at AOL...
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Microsoft starts a PageRank war with Google
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Microsoft starts a PageRank war with Google PageRank may not be the most meaningful measure of a website, but that hasn't stopped Microsoft from employing the metric as a dagger aimed at its chief rival -- Google...
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Facebook app war gets ugly
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Facebook app war gets ugly In a move that comes as no surprise, Hasbro, which owns the rights to Scrabble, has sued to shut down the popular Scrabulous Facebook application...
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Amazon to power MySpace music store
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Amazon to power MySpace music storeMySpace is the preeminent online destination for new music, so an online music store seemed a likely extension for the social network...
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Google rumored to be close on Digg deal
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Google rumored to be close on Digg deal Google could finally be close to acquiring Digg after a long courtship, according to
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Omnicom readies for buying binge?
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Omnicom readies for buying binge? A slumping economy may be a catastrophe for some, but for others there's always an opportunity...
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Interactive fine, Yahoo a different story
Thursday, 31 July 2008 | Administrator

Interactive fine, Yahoo a different story Ahead of Yahoo's quarterly earnings call, pundits hoped to address two important and possibly unrelated questions: Has Yahoo turned the corner, and has the economic downturn affected the health of...
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