What The Web Needs Now: A Profile of Profiles

Last week, Exxon had a weird situation on its hands: a fan set up an "official" Twitter profile and tweeted on behalf of the company. Suddenly, there are two mysteries: In $4.00 per gallon gas world, how does Exxon still have fans? And how can we ever be sure a person online is who they say they are?

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Social networking membership in North America is beginning to level off, in the past year the number of social networking members grew 9 percent compared to 25 percent growth for the rest of the globe, according to comScore.The Middle East - Africa region increased 66 percent, Europe was up 35 percent, and Latin America rose 33 percent, each region grew at above average rates.

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Dell Sharing Press Conference Through Twitter

 I really like seeing how organizations experiment with social media, especially those who keep on pushing those envelopes and invite us to get involved and see what happens during such experimentation. Like Dell.

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Ad Execs Plead Guilty To Promoting Gambling

Here's something you probably didn't even know was illegal in the US, also known as "a free country": interstate transportation of gambling paraphernalia. Does that include poker chips, playing cards, lottery tickets? Probably not, but for one advertising executive, it means he's guilty of telling other people about online gambling.

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Yahoo And Politico Partner On Conventions

Yahoo and Politico said today they will partner with The Denver Post and St.Paul Pioneer Press to hold a series of public forums during the Democratic National Convention in Colorado and Republican National Convention in Minnesota.

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