"Zynga Inc filed paperwork on Friday for an initial public offering, the latest in a series of hot social media companies to seek capital in the U.S. public markets."

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"Lady Gaga will help build a social network for entertainers and other celebrities. "

"Social media and online games have the potential to convey 21st century skills that aren't necessarily part of school curricula - things like time management, leadership, teamwork and creative problem solving that will prepare teens for success in college and beyond. Making the transition between a highly structured environment in high school to a self-driven, unstructured environment in college can prove a huge challenge for many kids."

Charles Chao, with a new Chinese version of Twitter, Sina Weibo, gambled on a politically sensitive Internet service. So far his move is paying off.

"Skype will continue to offer products across all platforms after it becomes a division of Microsoft, Chief Executive Tony Bates told CNBC Tuesday."

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"A movement exists to quantify everyone's social media strength across diverse social networks and blogs. This widespread strength is a sign of true influence, argue social media gurus. Perhaps from a mass consumer market or a top influencer's perspective, a "machine gun" approach towards influence makes sense. For most, addressing only widespread influence puts an organization into a position of weakness. "

"Citibank Ups Digital Engagement with Online Initiatives"

"Several China-based publications are reporting that Facebook has signed a deal with Chinese internet search giant Baidu to create a special social network for China. Facebook's is blocked by the Chinese government, so the rumors indicate that the company will create a new social network especially for Chinese market of 500 million internet users, and that this site won't be integrated with Facebook."

Shanghai Disneyland will include two themed hotels, a venue for retail, dining and entertainment, a lagoon and outdoor recreation areas.

"Placebook is site that takes a different approach by presenting broader information about friends as a set of graphs."

"Audiotool is essentially a Web-based sequencer tool that lets you create music, remix and collaborate with others all from within a web browser."

"The importance of social media is undeniable for any consumer facing brand in 2011. In 2010, companies spent close to $1 billion dollar on social media initiatives. In the past few years, a crop of fresh companies have popped up to measure these social media activities, in hopes of improving a company's social media ROI."

"International Motivation, Methods Differ on Ed-Tech"

In the emerging global economy, e-commerce and e-business have increasingly become a necessary component of business strategy and a strong catalyst for economic development.

"The proposed settlement in the long-standing class-action lawsuit over Google's vast book-scanning project is dead, at least in its current form."

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