Much like Google’s integration of Twitter is driving Web professionals to pay even closer attention to that social media destination, Bing’s announcement today that it expanded integration of Facebook “Likes” promises to do the same. Bing extended “Liked Results” to annotate any of the URLs returned by its… [[ This is a content summary only. [...] Read more »
Facebook Gets New Instant Personalization Partner in TripAdvisor
Facebook announced today that it has partnered with TripAdvisor to bring "Instant Personalization" to the travel site. The integration will allow TripAdvisor users to tap into their friends’ travel experiences while planning their own trips. If a user is logged into Facebook, they can see friends’ reviews and access a map showing places where friends [...] Read more »
nsCommerce Gets Gift Registry
Online gift registry provider MyRegistry.com announced the integration of its gift registry solution with the Network Solutions nsCommerceSpace platform . Ecommerce merchants using nsCommerce are now able to place the MyRegistry Universal Gift Registry…(read more) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read more »
Twitter Demos Ping Integration [VIDEO]
Earlier today, Twitter announced integration with Ping — Apple’s social network for music inside iTunes. This integration brings iTunes song previews to Twitter.com. Twitter has just released a video demonstration that highlights how the integration makes Twitter’s… Read more »
Google Tests AdWords, Call Metrics Integration
When creating a form for customers to fill out, it’s easy for business owners to slip in a question asking who referred them. Finding out how someone got a phone number is a more delicate matter, though (it’s important not to waste customers’ time or act like they called a private line), and AdWords call [...] Read more »
Yahoo Pulse Beats Google Buzz With Facebook and Privacy
A new service called Yahoo Pulse will one-up Google Buzz by offering privacy tools and integration with Facebook news feeds on the Yahoo home page,… Read more »
Bing Gives Users Access to Foursquare Data in Maps
Last week we learned that Bing was to add Foursquare data to Bing Maps. Today the company is rolling out those Foursquare features to a subset of users in a new addition to its Maps Apps section. Those with access to the Foursquare integration can now see nearby checkins and tips on a Bing Map, [...] Read more »
Adobe Flash Now Officially a Part of Google Chrome
Although Adobe Flash is already installed on virtually every computer, Google has announced that all downloads of its Chrome web browser will now include the plug-in. Rumored since Monday, Google’s blog post on the partnership adds a few details about what we can expect from the integration. One of the key benefits to Chrome users [...] Read more »
Google Testing Hotel Prices in Google Maps
Google is testing a new feature within Google Maps: displaying specific hotel prices. The feature has been turned on for “a small portion of users.” The new feature is very straightforward: whenever you search for hotels in a specific region, you will have the ability to check the prices of hotels that show up in [...] Read more »
Google Apps Marketplace: 6 Great Apps to Try Now
Last night at its Campfire One event, Google officially launched the Google Apps Marketplace. The Google Apps Marketplace offers third-party developers and services a way to integrate directly with the Google Apps platform and sell that integration at whatever price point they choose. This is a huge win for the cloud because it finally allows [...] Read more »
Appboy Gets a New Design, iPhone App and Best Buy Partnership
Back in October we wrote about Appboy, a social network for mobile app developers and users. Since launching, Appboy has continued to evolve into a community for both developers and users to find and rate apps, as well as submit ideas for new mobile applications. Appboy has just rolled out a big update to its [...] Read more »