Facebook Brand Pages for Timeline Coming Soon
readwriteweb.com — AdAge reports that Facebook will soon bring Timeline to brand pages. Currently Timeline is only available for Facebook user profiles. It transforms the Facebook experience from a fly-by bulletin board and events site to a scrapbook-esque, lifestreaming version of a social networked reality both past and present. At f8 last September, Facebook's VP-Global Marketing Solutions David Fischer said that brand pages would be "consistent" with the Timeline look-and-feel, but would not be exactly the same as profiles....
Man Sees His Face Transplant In The Mirror For The First Time
youtube.com — How utterly freaky would it be to see a face that wasn't yours staring back at you in the mirror? This is Ugur Acar, a 19-year-old Turkish man who was disfigured in a fire. Here's the first time he saw his new face, donated to him by a 45-year-old man.
Bill C-309, if passed, would make it a crime to protest in a mask. Could be up to a five year sentence.
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Everytime my jeans feel a little looser...
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Motorola Phones Have a Pitifully Long Wait for Android 4.0
gizmodo.com — Android 4.0—aka Ice Cream Sandwich—is such a lovely and tasteful software update for Android phones that I'd be kicking and crying if my phone didn't have it.
Hipster Warren Harding
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Goodbye To The King Size: Mars To Downsize Candy Bars In 2013
npr.org — Candy-maker Mars says it's setting a 250-calorie limit for all of its candy bars. That means a regular Snickers bar will lose 30 calories and the king-size bar will be no more.
Video Plays On Tablets, Mobile Devices And Connected TVs Nearly Doubled in Q4
techcrunch.com — From Redbox and Verizon teaming up to take on Netflix to Connected TV and Netflix’s premier of Lillyhammer, offering consumers video content where and when they want it is no longer just a second thought. Serving content across platforms has become essential for publishers and brands that want to grow their audiences and earn more revenue with online video.
Ooyala, the online video provider, today released its fourth quarter review of web video, in which it analyzes the viewing behavior of 100 million monthly unique users. (You can find the full report here.)
The apartment above me made Mario. Something had to be done.
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Euro economy shrinks, is recession next?
money.cnn.com — Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, for the 17 nation eurozone fell 0.3% in the fourth quarter.