Archive: June, 2010

29 Jun

Tiffany & Co. Brings Engagement Ring Shopping to the iPhone

Boyfriends and bachelors beware: Tiffany & Co.’s iPhone app [iTunes link] for engagement rings arrived in the App Store today, and it’s been carefully engineered for getting clueless and/or commitment-phobic grooms onto the engagement ring floors of Tiffany stores. For those looking to buy or receive a Tiffany’s engagement ring, the app brings the smooth, [...]

28 Jun

Social Media Releases Chemical Feel Goods

Social Media Releases Chemical Feel Goods Sometimes referred to as the “cuddle” chemical, oxytocin — a hormone produced in the brain — stimulates feelings of trust and security, reduces anxiety levels and may even produce positive sexual side effects. It sounds like a miracle drug, so how does one get their hands on it? Perhaps, [...]

22 Jun

The Social Shopping Revolution Has Begun

Social Networking Syncs with Customer Purchases Blippy enables opted in users to share their online and offline purchases with followers by syncing their e-commerce accounts like iTunes, Netflix, Zappos, as well as, with your debit and credit card accounts. Mashable reported last month that Blippy’s user base has grown and “…users are sending data on [...]

16 Jun

What’s Next? Facebook Installing “Like” Buttons on our “Like” Buttons?

There’s a small feature on the way that’s about to make another big change to the way people use Facebook: the ability to “Like” comments. Much like you can currently “Like” status updates, wall posts and other items in the News Feed, Facebook has started rolling out a “Like” button for comments. The feature is [...]

15 Jun

Facebook “Like” Button Increases Referral Traffic to Blogs

Facebook “Like” Increases Referral Traffic to Blogs by 50% [REPORT] TypePad users who installed the Facebook “Like” widgets on their blog sidebars have experienced a 50% increase in referral traffic from Facebook collectively, TypePad revealed in a blog post. Facebook unveiled the “Like” feature at its F8 Developer Conference in late April. Readers can click [...]