Eric Jackson, last week, drew attention to a truism of modern business – most companies still don't get mobile or how it affects the way we work.  And he stirred the pot with the claim that Google and Facebook will disappear in five years time, a theme he returns to today, because they lack new generation know-how.  So, link bait aside, how do we sort out truth from imagination in this debate …

The cola wars are escalating on the social media front. With its launch today of Pepsi Pulse, a pop culture destination on Pepsi.com, the snack-food giant aims to be a major player in conversations on Facebook, Twitter and other social sites such as Pinterest.

I'm a Facebook addict. I had to “LOL” when I read a statistic that the average user spends about seven hours every month on Facebook . When several friends started posting about Pinterest, exclaiming, “Wow, this is more addictive than Facebook ,” I thought, “uh-oh..” The last thing I need is another compulsion. Still, my curiosity got the best of me. Here's the scoop.

Scammers are taking advantage of ignorant Facebook users by tricking them with claims of a disturbing video showing a supposed roller coaster accident in California. No such video exists.

Jakadrien Turner’s lies last year to authorities in Texas — including adopting an alter ego and claiming she was from Colombia — set off a harrowing journey.

Jakadrien Turner’s lies last year to authorities in Texas — including adopting an alter ego and claiming she was from Colombia — set off a harrowing journey that, according to posts on a Facebook page featuring photographs of her, she seemed to later regret.

Jakadrien Turner’s lies last year to authorities in Texas — including adopting an alter ego and claiming she was from Colombia — set off a harrowing journey that, according to posts on a Facebook page featuring photographs of her, she seemed to later regret.

Earlier this year, you may still remember the HTC Status and HTC Salsa from AT&T, the pair of “Facebook phones” that weren’t exactly up to their titular status. But just hours ago, reporters over at All Things Digital claim that social-networking company itself is working with a cell phone manufacturer to build, yes, a very

Project Moonshot aims to create an ecosystem and common architectural approach that will help reduce energy consumption, complexity of data center infrastructure.

Tampa-based startup Unthink launched Tuesday in a flurry of green trim and black-and-white revolution-themed photography. The newest social network claims $2.5 million in funding from DouglasBay Capital and has its sights set on taking down Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and other social networks it says are exploiting their users by selling their information to advertisers.

Contact: Aimee Larsen Kirkpatrick, National Cyber Security Alliance, +1-202-570-7431, aimee@staysafeonline.org, Krista Alestock, 463 Communications, +1-202-463-0013 x209, krista.alestock@463.com

Provocative ad copy for diet soda aimed at men gets women complaining.

Social gaming powerhouse Zynga has unveiled plans to take its games beyond Facebook to a dedicated online portal. Currently titled Zynga Direct, the new platform will be a standalone community separate from Facebook that will act as a hub for all of the company’s titles, according to Gamasutra . It claims the service will be “the most connected social gaming site in the world”. Zynga also …

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