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| Major U.S. Cellphone Carriers to Support BlackBerry 10, Report Says | | In a hopeful sign for embattled telecom company Research in Motion, three top U.S. wireless carriers said they would support BlackBerry 10 products. RIM's newest mobile operating system is slated to launch alongside two smartphones on Jan. 30, and the company's comeback depends on the success of BlackBerry 10.
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| Psy Bringing 'Gangnam Style' to Wonderful Pistachios Super Bowl Ad | | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 6:35 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Get crackin' — "Gangnam Style." That's the slogan of the forthcoming Wonderful Pistachios Super Bowl campaign featuring South Korean pop star Psy. The rapper achieved worldwide recognition last year for his music video "Gangnam Style," the first to hit 1 billion views on YouTube. The spot doesn't air until Feb.
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| Report: Digital Advertising Broke $100 Billion in 2012 | | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 4:58 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Global digital advertising spending broke $100 billion for the first time, according to eMarketer, which predicts the business will grow another 15.1% this year. That figure compares to a market increase of 17.8% in 2012. The slowing growth rate appears to be a natural consequence of the maturation of the industry — the larger it gets, the harder it is to grow.
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| Announcing a Live Chat With Involver Founder Rahim Fazal | | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 3:05 PM | Scott Gerber |
| Streaming live on Mashable, Involver founder Rahim Fazal will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. EST (12 p.m. PST) Thursday, Jan 10. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Fazal will appear live via video chat broadcast on this site.
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| Ruzzle Is the First Breakout Hit of 2013 | | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 1:03 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| A word game app not developed by Zynga has topped the most-downloaded iPhone apps chart and looks like the first breakout hit of 2013. Ruzzle, which was created by the Stockholm-based MAG Interactive, has topped AppData's chart of the top iOS apps and racked up 11 million users so far.
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| How an Ancient Beverage Found Fame on Social Media | | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 12:26 PM | Fran Berkman |
| Its mysterious origin dates back thousands of years. Lore of the fermented dairy drink's seemingly magical health benefits endured through the generations by word-of-mouth. Then, social media raised it to royalty. Today, a company called Lifeway Foods makes close to $100 million annually selling kefir, a probiotic beverage often compared to yogurt.
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| So What's Up for Amazon in 2013? | | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 9:44 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| Among the Gang of Four in tech right now — Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon — Amazon is the only business that revolves around content. The company's hardware products are basically buying machines. Amazon is dabbling with advertising as a potentially profitable side business. But at bottom, it really just wants to sell you stuff.
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| LinkedIn Tops 200 Million Users | | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 9:30 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| LinkedIn on Wednesday announced it had passed an important milestone: 200 million members. The business-oriented social network had reported in its last earnings call on Nov. 1 that it topped 187 million members and had been growing at a rate of 10 million to 15 million users per quarter last year. Launched in 2003, LinkedIn passed 100 million members in 2011.
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