Archive for December, 2009

Ticketmaster Launch of New Interactive Seat Maps

Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster has begun beta testing their new online Interactive Seat Maps for the San Antonio Spurs, Edmonton Oilers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Marquette University Basketball @ Bradley Center, Rochester Americans, Iowa State Cyclones, as well as select events at the Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie, Heymann Performing Arts Center and more.

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AdweekMedia Picks the Best of the 2000s

Best of the 2000s

It may be go down in history as a rocky decade, but it surely had its bright spots. To wind up the 21st century’s first ten years, AdweekMedia named the best and brightest in the branding, marketing, media and agency world in 33 categories.

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Google Bullish on Social Network Ads

Google

Social networking sites are emerging as a hotspot not just for teenagers, but also for advertisers who target these youngsters to build brands and sell products.

However, only 13 per cent of the total Internet advertisement budget has been spent on social media initiatives for the year 2008-09, according to a recent study Webchutney.

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MySpace Socializes Real-Time Content with New Suite of APIs

MySpace

MySpace launches a suite of new API that allow developers to leverage public MySpace data and create innovative applications to socialize content on and off MySpace. Opening up access to publicly available real-time data (such as status updates, music, photos, videos) MySpace reinforces its commitment to powering the real-time social Web and the development of open standards.

Mike Jones, Chief Operating Officer at MySpace, is speaking at LeWeb today to share MySpace’s real-time Web strategy and efforts to empower developers with the new APIs. Based on open standards, the new free-to-use APIs include:

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Wink – Gives the Social Network Generation a Reason to Print

Wink

Shutterfly, the leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, launches Wink, a new service that combines real-time sharing with photo printing for the social networking generation.

Wink enables consumers to create and share printed photostrips using pictures from iPhones and social network sites like Facebook and Flickr. Photostrips can be delivered anywhere in the world for only $2.50 including tax and shipping. Wink is available as a free iPhone app and a full-featured website. (more…)