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May 19, 2012
State of the Appnation 2012

In its annual State of the Appnation report, Nielsen reports that 50% of U.S. mobile subscribers use smartphones, which is up from 40% in 2011.

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May 17, 2012
Blogger Confronts Newspaper That Stole His Work

Every day, authoritative bloggers work hard to research stories, craft interesting posts, and communicate with their readers.

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May 9, 2012
Should Content and Distribution Part Ways?

According to Ben Elowitz, CEO of Wetpaint, "content is no longer king." In an article Elowitz published on All Things D this week, he states that the evolution of the internet has killed that mantra, and content and distribution have parted ways making way to disaggregation.

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May 7, 2012
How to Reinvent the Web

Over the weekend, I attended the Mashable Connect conference in Orlando, Florida, and I walked away with some great insights and food for thought.

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May 4, 2012
What Is the Value of Google Drive?

Last week, the web was buzzing with news about Google Drive, the new tool from Google that is being positioned as the alternative to Dropbox, Box, SugarSync, and other cloud storage systems.

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April 26, 2012
Digital Natives Switch Content Platforms 27 Times Per Hour

New research from Time Inc. reveals that "Digital Natives" (people who grew up with mobile technology as part of their everyday lives) switch between content platforms 27 times per hour (that's every other minute).

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April 20, 2012
WordPress Used on 72.4 Million Websites and Counting [Infographic]

Just how popular is WordPress? A recent list of the top 100 blogs from Technorati revealed that 48 of the top 100 blogs in the world are built on WordPress.

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April 17, 2012
Web Freedom at Risk Says Google Co-founder Sergey Brin

In a new interview with The Guardian, Google co-founder Sergey Brin offers his warnings about the biggest threats to web freedom, and government legislation is just part of the story.

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April 14, 2012
1 out of 3 Americans Will Watch Video Content on Mobile Devices by 2016

In a story released today, eMarketer predicts that 33.5% of the U.S. population (approximately 110 million people) will watch video content on a mobile phone at least once a month by 2016.

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April 6, 2012
Newstex President Larry Schwartz Re-elected to SIIA Content Division Board of Directors

Newstex President Larry Schwartz has been re-elected to the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) Content Division Board of Directors after a two-year hiatus.

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April 5, 2012
5 Surprising Revelations from the 2012 Social Media Marketing Industry Report

This week, Social Media Examiner launched its fourth annual Social Media Marketing Industry Report, and there are some interesting discoveries found in the report.

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March 30, 2012
The Complete Idiot's Guide to LinkedIn Now Available

The Complete Idiot's Guide to LinkedIn by Susan Gunelius (Newstex marketing consultant) is now available as both a paperback and an ebook through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all online and offline booksellers.

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