You Don’t Need Facebook Connect or Google Friend Connect to Socialize

Google and Facebook have both released new social features for third-party sites recently in Google Friend Connect and Facebook Connect respectively. These are not the only kids of their kind on the block, however, as I am reminded by Gigya, the company behind a platform called Socialize. While Socialize has actually been around since September, its relevancy seems pretty significant now with the launches of…

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Report: High Point Passed For Some Holiday eCommerce Traffic

Here's hoping eCommerce sites are satisfied with the number of shoppers they've received so far this season; a new Hitwise report makes it look like things have already crested in at least one respect.  Yet there may be ways for retailers to succeed, and consumers are certainly in a good position.

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Blogger Arrested Over Chinese Democracy

Despite the fact that Axl Rose is the only original member left in Guns N' Roses, his (I say "his" because this is truly one man's project with the help of some hired hands) album Chinese Democracy is quite possibly the most anticipated album in history. At this point (and I can say this as a huge fan of the original band), it's not even…

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YouTube Channels Charitable for the Holidays

YouTube is pointing to a number of its channels that are getting charitable this holiday season. Well, some are always charitable, but the holiday season tends to bring out the best in many organizations, and the YouTube team thought it would be nice to highlight some of them.

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