Yelp will roll out a “Call to Action” feature that allows merchants to support a single transaction on their Yelp business listing page.
Yelp Rolls Out On-Site Commerce, for a Fee
Mediabistro Webcast
Vine has added sound and motion to the popular microblogging website, Twitter. Learn how to bring your information to life in our Vine webcast on Wednesday, June 19 from 4-5 pm ET. In this one-hour webcast, Gemma Craven (left), EVP, New York group director at Social@Ogilvy will discuss best practices for using the visual social platform and share some of her team's successful vine videos. Register here.
"Vine: Create Quick Social Videos To Market Your Brand" Webcast
Vine has added sound and motion to the popular microblogging website, Twitter. Learn how to bring your information to life in our Vine webcast on Wednesday, June 19 from 4-5 pm ET. In this one-hour webcast, Gemma Craven (left), EVP, New York group director at Social@Ogilvy will discuss best practices for using the visual social platform and share some of her team's successful vine videos. Register here. Facebook Mishandled Novice Interest in Its Stock, Experts Say
A major factor in Facebook’s botched IPO in May 2012 was interest in its stock by uninformed investors who knew the brand but didn’t know about the company’s financials, experts said this afternoon at a panel on technology IPOs at Bloomberg’s Next Big Thing Summit in Half Moon Bay.
‘Breaking Bad’ Actor Bryan Cranston Will Host a Reddit AMA and Charity Contest
Today at 2:00 p.m. PST/ 5:00 p.m. EST, reddit users will get a chance to interview Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston, who plays drug lord Walter White in the AMC drama “Breaking Bad.”
Google M&A Head Confirms, Defends Billion-Dollar Price Tag for Waze
Don Harrison, Google’s vice president of corporate development, confirmed today that the company had agreed to a billion-dollar price for the social mapping app Waze in a deal announced earlier this month.
GetGlue Hires New President and EVP of Sales to Lead Monetization Efforts
In an effort to build out its advertising business, GetGlue has tapped Evan Krauss, formerly of Shazam, to serve as the new president of the social TV company at its headquarters in New York City. The news follows the company’s appointment of online marketing veteran Shelby Huston Haro as EVP of sales.
How to Use Facebook’s Graph Search to Find a Job
Your Facebook friends (and even friends of friends) can be sources of job leads, if you know how to ask the right questions. Facebook’s search bar, Graph Search, has its own syntax, much like ordering a cup of coffee at Starbucks. To find friends who can introduce you to an employer, you’ll need to type a full sentence into the search bar. First, the basics.
Rounds Lets Friends Browse the Same Web Page in a Mobile Video Hangout
The latest update to Rounds’ video chat hangout mobile app for iOS and Android includes a co-browsing feature for friends to share the same web pages while they talk. Rounds marketing director Natasha Shine-Zirkel said that the apps are designed to connect friends, not strangers, across different platforms in a safe environment. But it’s the activities that friends can share over the phone that make the hangouts more like hanging out in real life.
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Digg Reader Will Launch Just Before Google Reader Shuts Down (SocialTimes)
Digg will open its new RSS platform, Digg Reader, just weeks ahead of Google Reader’s expiration date, the company announced on Monday. Beta testers will see the first version of the tool starting next week; everyone else will have access on June 26.
San Francisco Mayor Applauds Tech Industry as Public Concern About Skyrocketing Rents Grows
San Francisco mayor Ed Lee today pointed to the growth of the technology industry as a major success of his administration, even as anger in the city has mounted over skyrocketing rents and urban congestion worsened by the fleet of private buses that take workers to and from the campuses of the largest technology companies in Silicon Valley.
LinkedIn’s Influencer Program Boosts Traffic, Breaks Hearts
LinkedIn’s Influencer program, which showcases inspirational blog posts from luminaries ranging from Bill Gates to President Barack Obama, has kept readers glued to the professional networking site while it’s kept top executives waiting for their invitations, according to a report by the New York Times.
