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In addition to consolidation, Kiipsake will also include a catalog of all Kiip-enabled games and apps, so enterprising (or thrifty) consumers can view the whole scope of reward possibilities. Furthermore, it will provide greater visibility for Kiip's brand partners and make redeeming the rewards even easier.

We were aware of POLITICAL ANIMALS via the pre-premiere buzz, including mention of it in Maureen Dowd's "State of Cool" piece, and discussed with USA the idea to create a list of America's biggest "political animals" of all time.  With Huffington Post's highly engaged community for opinion and conversation, and USA's tremendous reach, we felt this partnership would provide a great opportunity to start a dialogue about power and leadership. As we prepare to decide on the next chapter in America's future, there's a lot to be learned from those who defined our political past, so we felt that it was a unique platform from which to reflect on what it means to be a "political animal" at a time when leadership is on the minds of all Americans.

It may seem like an odd market to tackle, but even among young kids, tablet use is growing. A Nielsen study from earlier this year found that 70 percent of children aged 12 and under who live in a household with a tablet use said tablet. At the same time, just 15 percent were said to have used them for communicating with friends and family. That low number could provide a significant opportunity, should the right product arrive that manages to make communication functions more appealing to the tween and under 12 set.

tomPAY NFC tags are being deployed and used for payment applications at large hospitality events in and around Olympics venues throughout London

cool infographic on why social is a real metric in social -- provides forumlas for facebook, twitter, google

"But before they can become global media brands, venture-backed video content providers need to earn revenue. Dublin-based BalconyTV, which showcases up-and-coming music artists, has nearly 32 million views but is exploring advertising, sponsorships and brand partnerships to capitalize on its massive following. "We'll probably bring a brand on board and advertisers in the short-term," said BalconyTV Chief Executive Stephen O'Regan.  "We need to get a lot of things right before we can reach our goal of becoming a large music brand globally." AwesomenessTV, meanwhile, is currently relying on advertising revenue it shares with Google but Terbeek said the earnings were "material" so far. But he added that larger opportunities including licensing content to third parties and big media brands exist down the road, not to mention potentially lucrative exit opportunities."

"Much progress has been made in the area of HD advertising, with the proportion of HD ads being delivered to TV outlets increasing by 150% between the second quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2012, according to a new report from video ad distribution and services provider Extreme Reach Inc. The research also found that 69% of all TV outlets are now capable of receiving and airing HD ads."

According to the company, EverShare provides everything an online retailer needs to take full advantage of frictionless sharing on both Facebook and the ecommerce site . Features include: The ability to initiate and manage the perpetual flow of user content from the ecommerce site to Facebook; Privacy controls for the consumer; A social merchandising page much like Pinterest and Fab.com/feed that displays trending products based on what shoppers are saying about them; An activity stream that incentivizes more social sharing activities among shoppers.

Isis has lined up strategic partnerships with most major stakeholders for a summer roll out.

Robots. Mind control. Mobile games. Social films. Been there, done that. That is, if you're B-Reel. Last year, Ad Age's sibling publication, Creativity, named the Stockholm-headquartered outfit its Digital Production Company of the Year. It was an easy call, based on groundbreaking projects including the Cannes Cyber Grand Prix-winning "Wilderness Downtown" for Arcade Fire (directed and conceived by Radical Media's Chris Milk and Google's Aaron Koblin) and the much-buzzed-about LiveDrive for Mitsubishi, from 180, Los Angeles. Yet B-Reel's output during the past 12 months has proved even more impressive. A small sampling of the work includes a "Minority Report"-style retail interface for telecom provider 3Sweden; a Rube Goldberg-inspired browser puzzle for Honda and Wieden & Kennedy, London; a social-media-created film for Intel/Toshiba via Pereira & O'Dell; and yes, some really great commercials.

"Burberry successfully one up'ed their own Tweetwalk from last year by tweeting a series of beautiful animated gifs that provided a sneak peak into this year's London Fashion Week show. So simple, yet so mesmerizing."

Hulu has joined Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Inc. and the nation's five biggest cable service providers in a fight to stop Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) from trademarking the term "TV Everywhere."

Instead of reading a barcode to identify and object to provide a price - the scanner instantly recognizes the merchandise itself (regardless of whether it is fresh produce or packaged goods).

"Devices that use blinking lights to transmit data could provide the wireless Internet of the future."

I actually like the idea of having some vital information provided to me that is served to me independent of my mobile device.

Dubbed the Twitter Neighborhood Nest, it will target those who are in San Francisco and will also see Twitter partner with the Compass Family Services, and also donate $1 million over the course of the next few years. So far they have managed to donate 81 computers where tech support will be provided by Compass. As far as education is concerned, Twitter employees will be contributing to the project on their free time and will teach students basic computer skills as well as to seek jobs online.