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The Amazing Race” Adds Video Tips and Team Checkins via Foursquare

CBS has linked their hit show “The Amazing Race” with Foursquare and created a brand page on the site. Given the topic of the show (traveling to different destinations all over the world) it completely makes sense for CBS to make this move. Here’s the message on their Foursquare page: CBS’s “The Amazing Race” celebrates … [Read more]

AmazonLocal Arrives on the Kindle

Back in June (around the same time they dropped California Amazon affiliates) Amazon announced they were joining the Daily Deals arena with AmazonLocal. The service was initially launched for people in Boise, Idaho, but has since opened up to several more states, with more to come soon. Amazon announced they’re bringing their daily deals to …[Read more]

New Posterous Spaces Makes It a Breeze to Share with the Right People

Blogging tool Posterous (created in 2008)  introduced a new system this week called Posterous Spaces. It features more up-to date sharing and social tools. They announced the new system on their blog saying, “Why did we create it? Simple – because we think you should be able to share online like you do in real … [Read more]

Remember, Share and Discover Favorite Places with Jollyspot

Coming to the iTunes store on September 16th is a new free app – Jollyspot. It’s a simple formula:  Google Maps + Your Favorite Places + FB Social Graph = A Social Yelp. With Jollyspot, you can remember, share and discover favorite places. Most people love to try a new restaurant or cafe, but we’re much more … [Read more]

GetJar Gold Launches Today, Offers Premium Android Applications for Free

There’s been quite a bit of talk lately about Amazon’s free Android app store and it looks like they may have a little bit of competition coming their way. Third-party mobile application store GetJar is launching GetJar Gold today, which offers premium Android Apps for free. The service has been in beta testing for the … [Read more]

Only 12 Percent of Smartphone Users Access Check-In Services

Are you a frequent user of smartphone check-in services like Foursquare or Gowalla? I don’t use them because personally, I don’t want people to know where I am. I guess I like going incognito. Come to find out, I’m not alone. A recent study by Pew shows that only 12% of smartphone users use theses … [Read more]

BBM Music – Social Music Service for Blackberry Users

For those of you who own a Blackberry (did you know New York is a Blackberry dominated state?) a new social music service just for you has been announced. It’s called BBM Music and Blackberry made the announcement on their blog today. The service works over Blackberry’s proprietary messaging platform where you can share songs … [Read more]