Owners of smartphones equipped with near-field communication (NFC) technology, such as new Nexus S 4G, will be able to check-in on Foursquare and receive a special Google I/O badge by chicking their phones against posters. If you are like most U.S. smartphone owners and don’t have an NFC-enabled phone, you can scan a QR code on the poster instead.
Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews. 
Last weekend, the first annual VidCon conference took place in Los Angeles. Created and organized by Vlogbrothers Hank and John Green, VidCon was created to be a celebration of web video, and it seems to have been a great success. With some big announcements from YouTube, to appearances by the biggest names in YouTube, a guy in a tongue suit, and even a ball pit! Read more about what went down last weekend at VidCon after the jump.
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