Flickr Delves Into People-Tagging

Let's admit it: Flickr, which should have beaten Facebook to the punch, fell way behind in terms of letting its users tag people in their photos.  However, Yahoo's photo-sharing site has now caught up, and in a couple of respects, outdone what many regard as its chief rival.

Yahoo Shutting Down Paid Inclusion

Yahoo is discontinuing its paid inclusion service, Search Submit. This was revealed at the iProspect/Range Online Media Client Summit on a panel moderated by Danny Sullivan. Sullivan's Search Engine Land received the following statement from Yahoo:

MySpace Introduces New Music Features

MySpace is making a big push to reposition itself in the social networking space by introducing a number of new music offerings. The social network has rolled out what it calls a new comprehensive MySpace Music Video experience, a MySpace Artist Dashboard, and the ability for users to now purchase music on iTunes. "Artist Dashboard and Music Videos are an important step forward in our…

Coca-Cola Calls On Bloggers For Global Social Media Campaign

Coca-Cola has launched a social media campaign that will send three bloggers to more than 200 countries over the period of a year. The campaign called "Expedition 206" is part of the beverage makers Open Happiness marketing effort launched at the beginning of the year. Coca-Cola has selected nine finalists and is allowing fans to make the final decision by voting for their favorite candidates…