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Research: audiences prefer not to interrupt shows for social [with infographic]

A majority of people are unlikely to use automatic social alerts that tell friends what entertainment they’re watching or hearing, and they prefer not to comment until it's over, research shows.

Smack talk goes social with Heckler Sports

Former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown and former NFL Pro-Bowler Everson Walls are among the backers of Heckler Sports, a newly launched all-sports social network.

Gigya closes $15.3m to expand social for businesses [with infographic]

Gigya, which powers a social interaction layer for business websites and apps, has raised $15.3 million in a new round of funding from Advance Publications and others.

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' and hidden object game [with movie trailer]

Players of Making Fun's popular Facebook game "Hidden Haunts" are getting a specially tailored preview of the summer movie, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," which debuts in theaters on June 22.

AOL's Patch records record traffic and revenue in May

Amid calls from some investors to shutter the business, AOL's Patch hyperlocal news platform on Monday reported its most successful month ever in terms of traffic and revenue.

theBlu virtual ocean helps save the real one [with promo video]

Academy Award-winning digital effects artists and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History are helping downloadable nature experience "theBlu" recognize World Oceans Day today, June 8.

Facebook launches app center, following lead of Apple, Google [with promo...

Facebook announced the launch of App Center, an area for discovering all types of apps, both mobile and online, using personalized recommendations and social technologies.

Fallon adds YouTube to 'Blow Your Pants Off' campaign [with video,...

Jimmy Fallon is streaming a live performance and Q&A tonight on YouTube Presents to help promote his comedy album "Blow Your Pants Off," which will be released Tuesday.

LoYakk launches location-based social networking platform

LoYakk, a social networking startup based in Sunnyvale, Calif., aims to let users connect with people in specific locations, whether or not they know each other.

A RebelMouse website aggregates your social self

RebelMouse, which is founded by former HuffPo CTO Paul Berry, wants to enable everyone to aggregate his or her own social media posts into a constantly updating personal website.