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Vincenzo Cosenza released a World Map of Social Networks, detailing the dominance of social networks worldwide. Based on data available via Alexa and Google trends the map displays which social network is most present where in the world.
Some interesting things can be learned from the analysis. [Read more…]
Originally posted on June 8, 2009 @ 5:45 am
AOL’s advertising business Platform-A is offering Bebo and Facebook application developers a guaranteed CPM or U.S. traffic to their applications.
The offering is part of the WIDGNET publisher network launched earlier this year by Platform-A’s Advertising.com. WIDGNET is an offering that allows advertisers to add fresh inventory to their media mix by placing advertising within widgets and similar applications found in the WIDGNET network.
Through WIDGNET, Bebo and Facebook application developers will gain access to Platform-A’s vast base of brand and performance advertisers. The guaranteed CPM rates will apply to the first three impressions for each unique U.S. visitor who visits an approved developer’s application.
Originally posted on June 30, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
AOL’s international expansion remains on an upswing with the launch of websites serving Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela.
Among the features are free email with unlimited storage, instant messaging, the Winamp Media Player, as well as relevant, regional content related to news, sports, celebrities, games and more. In addition, AOL will leverage its worldwide distribution partnership with HP to deliver co-branded, local language portals for these four Latin American countries.
Originally posted on June 25, 2008 @ 10:38 am
Bebo and Intercasting Corp. announced a new partnership to allow Bebo’s 40 million plus members to produce and share content on their mobile phones.
Bebo.com will now be available through Intercasting’s ANTHEM on a dedicated mobile application, as well as via text and picture mobile messaging. The mobile application gives users deeper integration to carrier phone cameras and phone directories, as well as the Bebo online site. More importantly, ANTHEM will offer Bebo mobile users a simple but powerful user interface that makes it easy to view photos; send and receive messages; post comments; search profiles and more.
Originally posted on February 14, 2008 @ 5:43 am
Widgetbox has released its App Accelerator for Bebo, allowing developers to create apps on Bebo’s new Open Application Platform in minutes. Developers can now quickly and easily create applications for Bebo’s Open Application Platform using Widgetbox’s unique application creator tool.
By turning their widgets into apps, developers make their content available to Bebo’s more than 40 million users to instantly interact with and express their passions and interests to their online friends. The App Accelerator for Bebo provides developers with tools to create applications with minimal time and effort, thereby affording them more time to focus on creative content. In turn, Bebo users can then more easily access Widgetbox’s gallery of more than 30,000 widgets and apps and add their favorite apps to their Bebo profile page.
Originally posted on January 14, 2008 @ 6:56 am