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Visible Technologies raises $24m for social media dashboards

Visible Technologies, a provider of social media monitoring software, has raised almost $24 million in venture capital.

Twitter acquires web design firm nclud

Nclud, a boutique web design agency, said on Monday it has been acquired by microblogging giant Twitter, where it will join the company's design team.

'Pirhana 3DD' available today for Facebook social viewing in 3D

Horror comedy "Piranha 3DD" today becomes the first 3D movie to debut on Facebook, the same day it hits theaters and becomes available on-demand.

Pew Internet: Twitter usage doubled in the past year [with chart]

Twitter usage continues to grow, even as the number of users has pretty much leveled out in all but the youngest adult age group, according to Pew Internet.

Bitly morphs from link shortener to social sharing network

Bitly users were confronted today with a bookmarking and social sharing service almost unrecognizable from the link shortener that made its name.

Eqal ups Weiss to COO; Maniar now chief strategy officer

Digital media properties company Eqal has promoted Rob Weiss to chief operating officer. The announcement was made by co-founders Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried, whose early successes include lonelygirl15.

Parker and Fanning's Airtime secures $25m, acquires Erly

Airtime, the mysterious startup founded and financed by digital media all-stars, closed a reported $25 million third round of financing and acquired fellow KPCB startup Erly.

RocketFrog social casino awards real prizes [with promo video]

RocketFrog, the online casino that rewards winners with real-world prizes, launched on Facebook with MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson on its advisory board.

Oracle acquires Vitrue for its social marketing platform

Oracle is acquiring social marketing platform company Vitrue in a deal reports value at $300 million, adding Vitrue’s capabilities to Oracle’s growing portfolio of cloud-based services.

Marketing, social and broadcast make up 'Best Night Ever'

Jane Krakowski and Giuliana Rancic are among the cast members of 'Best Night Ever,' a viewer-influenced sponsored miniseries with elements of marketing, social and broadcasting.