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• 19 April 2013

• News: Social nets could hold wealth of info on Boston bombers

  As the manhunt goes on for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, the bombers' social networks could give investigators needed clues about them.

• News: Twitter and BBC America team on 'in-Tweet branded video'

  Fast on the heels of its not-game-changing #Music service launch, Twitter appears to be jumping straight into streaming video content. BBC America has announced that it will be the first channel to team up with Twitter to present "in-Tweet" video.

• News: Boston police use Twitter to inform residents during manhunt

  Boston police today used Twitter and Facebook to reach out to residents during a manhunt for one of the men suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon this past Monday.

• News: Google+ and Blogger cozy up with new comment system

  Google isn't backing down on its social network, Google+. Instead the search giant is ramping up integration with other services. Now, if you write a blog or regularly comment on one using Blogger, you can comment using Google+.

• News: MusicBrainz data dump serves as a warning for password reuse: Trend Micro

  MusicBrainz, the popular open content music database, disclosed at the end of March that a database dump had taken place and user information had been downloaded.

• News: StoneBridge brings EngageSciences social media marketing platform to APAC

  Australian enterprise content management (ECM) solutions provider, StoneBridge Systems, has signed an agreement to offer UK-based EngageSciences’ social media marketing platform in Asia-Pacific (APAC).

• 18 April 2013

• News: Google's revenue rises 31 percent, nudged by advertising gains

  Google's first-quarter revenue rose by 31 percent to about $14 billion, driven by strong gains within the company's advertising business.

• News: Revamped LinkedIn apps crib Facebook's mobile style

  Professional social network LinkedIn is makeover kick as the company looks to emphasize the social sharing aspects of its business-focused service.

• News: VMware Adds Project Management, Secure IM to Socialcast Platform

  The virtualization giant adds project management and secure messaging capabilities to its enterprise social networking and collaboration platform in an effort to break down information silos and centralize workflow.

• News: Twitter unveils new #music app and service

  Twitter today is releasing a service that the social network hopes will change how people find music and artists.

• News: Twitter #Music app launches for iPhone and web

  Twitter has officially launched its Twitter #Music app, allowing users to discover new music.

• News: Twitter will target ads based on your tweets

  The promoted tweets in your Twitter timeline might soon be a little more useful, if only because Twitter plans to use the key words you mention to sell you stuff.

• News: Developers unveil new mobile apps for shopping, restaurant reviews at DEMO Mobile

  Snaptiva wants to add a bit more color to the experience of shopping for home design and fashion products, literally.

• 17 April 2013

• News: Americans spend 16 minutes of every hour online on social nets

  Americans are so fixated on social networks that they spend an average of 16 minutes out of every hour on them, according to a study by Experian Marketing Services.

• News: Twitter to target ads based on tweeted keywords

  Users on Twitter are now more likely to see ads based on what they tweet about.

• News: Auto-playing video ads: Coming soon to a Facebook feed near you?

  If you already hate sponsored ads plugging up your Facebook news feed, just wait until you see what could be coming in the next few weeks. Facebook is preparing to introduce video ads as early as June or July, according to AdAge. Here's the real kicker: The report claims those ads will start auto-playing the second they hit your news feed.

• News: Facebook Home on iPhone? Not a chance, say experts

  There is absolutely no way that Apple will surrender its iPhone interface to Facebook Home, analysts said today.

• News: Broadband to aid in app delivery: CSIRO

  The next generation of broadband-enabled applications will be more about connecting households to new sensors and Cloud services than checking emails and social media invites, according to Australian national science agency, CSIRO.

• News: Facebook Home for iPhone launches, sort of

  Facebook has announced it is bringing certain elements of its Facebook Home app to iPhone and iPad.

• 16 April 2013

• News: Facebook Home's Chat Heads pop up on iOS

  iPhone users longing for a few of the features Facebook Home delivered to Android last week will see Chat Heads, one of the Home launcher's calling cards, arrive on Tuesday.

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