Google Makes Planning Ads Easier

You may recall earlier in the year, Google released Google Ad Planner on an invitation-basis only, not unlike the release of Gmail. Today, the company has announced that Google Ad Planner is available to everyone.

Social Media Leads Holiday Shoppers To Bargains

Social media will play a role this holiday season in how people find bargains, with nearly 30 percent of online shoppers saying the best way to find discounts is through sharing links, comments or social sites, according to a new survey from Guidance.Email is popular with 45 percent of respondents who say it is the best way to learn about deals while 16 percent said…

Facebook Revises Alcohol App Policy

Facebook has lifted its restrictions on applications that contain content that promote or reference the sale of alcoholic beverages.The company says it will use its Demographic Restriction feature to manage the way alcoholic content appears to its users. Facebook's restriction technology is based on a combination of what information a user has entered and verified on the site along with IP targeting by location.

MySpace Launches New Profile Editor

MySpace has often been maligned due to certain users' garish profiles.  Now, although no one's outlawed the use of glitter and bad music, the social network seems to have made an all-around smart move by introducing Profile 2.0.