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MySpace Picks Up Imeem
Imeem, which was able to declare itself "the first and only social networking service to secure licenses from all four major music…
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Facebook Catapults Into Third Place Among Video Sites
When tracking statistics from month to month, we're often forced to examine very tiny changes, and determining whether they're significant can be tough. Facebook just made things easy, jumping from tenth place to third on a list of top video sites in definitely-momentous move.
Online video ads increase engagement
Online video ads perform better in content sites such as news, finance, sports, and music than in social networks or gaming sites, according to a new study by ad firm Eyeblaster. The study found that video advertising increases engagement, doubling Dwell Time (the amount of time users engage with an ad) and increases Dwell Rate (the number of ad impressions leading to users engaging with…
LinkedIn, Microsoft Outlook To Forge Ties
Heavy users of LinkedIn and Microsoft Outlook will soon have to do a lot less tab-toggling. Microsoft has introduced something called the Outlook Social Connector, and early next year, LinkedIn will become the first networking site to support it.
MySpace Launches New Music Charts
Today MySpace announced the beta launch of MySpace Music Charts. This is the social networks' attempt at ranking musicians based on popularity.
UK Police Arrest 2 Over ZeuS Trojan
British police said today they have made Europe's first arrests in the battle against an online Trojan which threatened to compromise thousands of computers in the UK. The ZeuS or Zbot Trojan, a type of sophisticated malicious malware, is believed to have infected and accessed personal information from tens of thousands of computers around the world.
