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- How To Tweet in Just 5 Minutes a Week – Stepcase Lifehack –
- With Palm, HP reboots mobile strategy | Circuit Breaker – CNET News – With its purchase of Palm, Hewlett-Packard acquired more than just a smartphone maker. It also picked up a whole new strategy for its mobile devices.
- HP buying Palm for $1.2 billion | Circuit Breaker – CNET News – Palm, the company that invented the PDA but has struggled to stay relevant in recent years, will be acquired by computing giant Hewlett-Packard.
- Microsoft claims Android steps on its patents | Beyond Binary – CNET News – Microsoft has taken the position, according to those close to the company, that Android infringes on the company's patented technology and that the infringement applies broadly in areas ranging from the user interface to the underlying operating system.
- HOW TO: Secure Your WordPress Blog – WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for self-hosted blogs and websites. It’s what we use here at Mashable, and it’s a terrific tool. While WordPress is pretty secure out of the box, there are always going to be individuals who want to make trouble by finding a way to crack into accounts or sites to cause damage or inject hidden spammy links. That’s why it’s important to make sure that your WordPress installation is as secure as possible.
- Person Who Found Lost iPhone Prototype Identified by Police – New details have emerged in the case of the lost iPhone prototype, including that investigators have identified and questioned the person who found the device.
- Google Acquires Widget Creator LabPixies – Another week, another Google acquisition. This time, it’s LabPixies, a company Google has worked with to create many of the widgets on its personalized portal, iGoogle.
- 10 Dos and Don’ts for Brands on Twitter – When it comes to Twitter (Twitter) and brands, consumers who are also Twitter users have plenty to say on the subject. We’ve interviewed a few folks, analyzed a couple of streams, and come up with ten common, recurring requests and complaints from users who’ve engaged with brands on Twitter.
There may not be a hotter buzz term right now floating around marketing meetings then the term “Social Media”. From Comcast to Hewlett Packard, many companies are utilizing social media as part of their marketing and customer service plans.
