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NBC Owned Stations Incorporate Instagram

NBCUniversal’s NBC Owned Stations are encouraging viewers to send in photos taken with Instagram, as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to engage with their viewers by embracing social media and user-generated content, and are incorporating the app into production systems for use online or in local news broadcasts.

Cross-platform Service MyMusicCloud, Now with Dropbox Synching

TriPlay today announced an app that synchs its MyMusicCloud personal music player with Dropbox so users can enjoy their music and video collection from any computer, tablet or phone with Internet access.

Report: PayPal to Launch Location-Aware Deals Service

PayPal, the online payments arm of eBay, plans to challenge Groupon and DC-based LivingSocial with a new deals service expected to launch in early 2012, Bloomberg reported.

Honor Society Uses Flowd to Support Tour and Salvation Army

Indie pop band Honor Society has signed up to use Flowd, the music lover’s social network, to make the most of its current Rock the Red Kettle Tour and to support the Salvation Army, which is a partner for the tour.

Soasta Secures $12 Million for App Testing Platform

Soasta, the developer of a cloud-based platform for testing the performance of web and mobile applications, said on Monday it has secured $12 million in a new round of funding, led by The Entrepreneurs' Fund.

SnagFilms Expands to Android, Connnected TVs

SnagFilms, which makes a curated library of sponsor-supported movies available for on-demand streaming, can now be used via new apps on most Android phones and tablets.

Waze Brings Social to TV Traffic Reporting [with sizzle reel]

Social traffic and navigation community Waze today officially launched its free broadcast partner program, an initiative that provides television stations with social engagement and local user-reported traffic updates via a suite of tools designed for broadcasters.

Shopping by Smartphone Gains Popularity

Mobile shopping now appears to have gone mainstream, according to a new study from Reston-based comScore. The company said that 38 percent of the nation's 90 million smartphone owners have now used their phones to make at least one purchase.

Gowalla Co-Founders Go to Facebook

Facebook has acquired the brains behind Gowalla, but not the social service’s location-aware and geotagging technology. Gowalla will be wound down in January. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Vringo Procures $3.35 Million in Funding

Mobile social and video applications platform Vringo Inc. announced is has secured a $3.35 million round of financing, representing $850,000 of new funds and conversion of $2.5 million of notes previously issued in bridge financing led by Benchmark Capital and DAG Ventures.