Twitter: In The Final 3 Minutes Of The Super Bowl, There Were 10,000 Tweets Per Second

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Big TV events are becoming an increasingly popular catalyst of activity on social media, with sporting events being at the top of the list.

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Super Bowl 46 mobility by the numbers

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An average of 100 million people watch the Super Bowl annually, making it one of the most viewed events in the world. But we’re no longer a people with just one screen; connected devices are everywhere. While watching the game at home, we’ll be tweeting about it and sharing thoughts on social networks.

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Which Service Has The Best Welcome Message? (Hint: Pin Carefully!)

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Two days ago, I received an invite to Pinterest.

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Kitties, Komen and The New Editor of Mainstream News [Internet]

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There's a new editor in chief of mainstream news. More

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Social Media and Email Are More Addictive Than Alcohol and Cigarettes [Science]

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If, like mine, your partner thinks you have a problem because you check social media and email too often, it turns out they might be right. A new study suggests that checking our phones and computers is more addictive than alcohol and cigarettes.

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South Korean Man Arrested for Re-Tweeting North Korean Government’s Twitter Account [Twitter]

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In a continuing trend of government agencies having no idea how humor on Twitter works, a South Korean activist was arrested last week for ironically retweeting the North Korean government . More

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MVF Reveals Your Most Valuable Twitter Follower, Facebook Coming Soon

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Ever wonder which of your Twitter followers you should be sucking up to? Well, you can go to MVF and find out

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World Learns of Facebook’s Technical Difficulties via Twitter [Facebook]

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Facebook was down . And now it's apparently back up . But wait, it might still be down ?! AGH!!! More

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Showyou Rolls Out All-New iPad App With Improved Video Discovery, Better Social Tools

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Social video browsing app Showyou  just launched version 3.0 of its iPad application, a major update with a ton of new features. Competing in a hot space with competitors like Fanhattan , Shelby.tv , Squrl , Vodio  and others, Showyou offers a grid-like view for browsing the videos your friends are sharing on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube and Vimeo.

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LeVar Burton Snags @ReadingRainbow Twitter Handle To Push New Reading App

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While we nerds may best remember LeVar Burton as a VISOR-clad Starfleet officer, he also spent much of the 80s and 90s instilling in children an appreciation for reading. In fact, Burton is still stuck to the idea of encouraging childhood literacy — he launched a new company called RRKidz this past September that’s currently working on (among other things) a “disruptive” new iPad reading app.

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