Pinterest Drops Invites and 3 Other Stories You Need to Know

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Thursday, August 09, 2012
SOCIAL MEDIA TOP STORIES Oregon Ducks Launch College Sports' First Social Command Center Heartwarming Photo of a Man and His Dog Has Facebook Users Smiling Viral Letter Asks Nike for Cerebral Palsy Shoe Line ALL STORIES SOCIAL MEDIA Pinterest Drops Invites and 3 Other Stories You Need to Know 5:00:11 AM Zoe Fox Welcome to Thursday morning's edition of 'First To Know,' a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at four particularly interesting stories. Scientists Think Mars Looks Like Earth... 16 Gorgeous Photos of Gold From Our Readers Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:09 PM Katrina Ball In the final days of the Olympics, we have been paying a lot of attention to gold - both the color and what it symbolizes. As Olympic athletes vie for the iconic medal, we took a look at how our readers view "gold" in their everyday lives. So for... Pinterest Drops Invites, Now Open to Everyone Wednesday, August 08, 2012 6:39 PM Anita Li Pinterest announced Wednesday that it began open registration, dropping its invite-only approach. Users can now sign up for the social photo sharing website without waiting for an invitation, according to Pinterest's official blog. Now,... Viral Letter Asks Nike for Cerebral Palsy Shoe Line Wednesday, August 08, 2012 6:25 PM Matt Petronzio Sixteen-year-old Matthew Walzer's heartfelt letter to Nike's CEO, Mark Parker, is quickly spreading across Twitter through the hashtag campaign #NikeLetter. Walzer posted the letter on his blog Tuesday afternoon, hoping to make Parker aware of a... 'Arrested Development' Set Pictures Hit the Web Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PM Samantha Murphy The Bluth's are back -- for real this time! The first pictures taken from the set of the much-anticipated season four of Arrested Development have hit the web, thanks to tweets from cast members and fans. Actor Jason Bateman recently turned to... Oregon Ducks Launch College Sports' First Social Command Center Wednesday, August 08, 2012 2:50 PM Sam Laird The Oregon Ducks made a big splash in the social pond Wednesday, launching what appears to be college sports' first digital media command center to track chatter and push content across a variety of platforms. Located deep in the bowels of... Social Media Connects London 2012 Athletes, Attendees [VIDEO] Wednesday, August 08, 2012 12:39 PM Cassidy Quinn Brettler For the lucky ones in London who get to watch the Olympic games in person, social media brings them even closer to the athletes. We asked a few attendees how their use of social media has changed while they watch the events and which athletes... Heartwarming Photo of a Man and His Dog Has Facebook Users Smiling Wednesday, August 08, 2012 11:40 AM Annie Colbert A sweet moment between a man and his dog captured by a Wisconsin photographer has Facebook users sharing --and resharing -- a collective "awww" moment. Hannah Stonehouse Hudson spent an afternoon snapping photographs of her friend John and his... This Infographic Shows Why Google+ Is a Ghost Town Wednesday, August 08, 2012 10:47 AM Todd Wasserman There's a lot of conflicting data out there about Google+. A few studies over the past few months have portrayed the fledgling social network as relatively moribund, but another recent report from Experian Hitwise says visits to the network are...		TOP STORIES TODAY Pinterest Drops Invites and 3 Other Stories You Need to Know Pinterest Drops Invites, Now Open to Everyone 'Arrested Development' Set Pictures Hit the Web This Infographic Shows Why Google+ Is a Ghost Town 16 Gorgeous Photos of Gold From Our Readers TOP TOPICS Trending 7,600 followers Watercooler 76 followers Social Media 75,794 followers Apps And Software 1,215 followers Mobile 5,265 followers Lifestyle 241 followers Business 39,294 followers Gadgets 8,468 followers Entertainment 3,802 followers US 1,086 followers
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