In response to a 3% tax on broadband access,Mexican citizens began on and off-line protests.

BMW is developing an application store specifically for in-car use.

Austrailia’s Griffith University has added a Twitter component to an existing course which teaches basic news gathering and writing skills.

Relatious is a micro-blogging site for all aspects of relationships.

How will universal authorship shape future society? Seed Magazine has published an article that poses just that question, examining the growing numbers of “publishers” across all medium.

The inaugural LikeMinds conference brought together an eclectic mix of social media experts and practitioners from near and far to discuss one of the most pertinent questions facing marketers: How do you measure social media and make it sustainable?

Web-art godfathers Jodi whipped up a fascinating interactive art project for WEBCRA.SH/2900 called Twitter SK8.

A Box Life encourages re-use by tracking the life and use of cardboard boxes.

Trendsmap is a new service that features real-time mapping of Twitter trends across the world.

For all the talk about timeless style and designs, the fashion industry can’t help but chase the latest trend. There are those who genuinely create them and those who shamefully knock them off, but when it comes to marketing, they’re equally stuck in a rut.

Playstation3 game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will feature Twitter integration.

A top class restaurant in London called L’Anima has decided to allow the public to decide on new wines to add to their list.

Teddy On The Go is a whimsical Kuwait-based photoblog depicting a day-in-life of one very active stuffed bear at various locations throughout the country. Curious viewers have adopted the bear as a “blank slate,” using it as a reflection of their own lives and the local social issues taking place.

Facebook Co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on September 15th that the world’s largest social network became “cash-flow positive” in the second quarter, ahead of schedule. Previously, Facebook had said it was targeting profitability “sometime in 2010.”

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