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Google, Facebook and Privacy

Posted on March 19, 2012 by ingboo

The recent changes to Google’s privacy policies have given raise to a lot of concerns. Individual users to country governments are questioning the move and impact on privacy. The scrutiny is healthy and important. Google is taking a lot of … Continue reading →

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Whose Data is it Anyway?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by ingboo

The latest drama in the Facebook-Google battle unfolded this week. As it turns out, PR firm Burson admitted to not-so-ethical PR practices in its effort to please its client (Facebook). USAToday published an interesting article about the ordeal. If you … Continue reading →

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Google +1 – Too Little too Late?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by ingboo

Google is in the process of launching +1, a recommendation service for Google search. While coupling it with search makes perfect sense, Google is now also pitching it for other web sites. If you own a web site, you can deploy … Continue reading →

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Google Ups the Ante with +1

Posted on April 3, 2011 by ingboo

Google has just launched a social search feature called “+1″. In our humble opinion, this is the first solid move from Google with regards to social media. Other attempts, like Wave and Buzz, have bombed. I watched a 40 minute(!) … Continue reading →

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We are at SXSW

Posted on March 11, 2011 by ingboo

We will be at SXSW for a few days to meet web publishers and online retailers. If you want to meet up, contact Rikard at @rikarkj on Twitter or send us an email at support () ingboo.com. When there is a … Continue reading →

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Facebook Top News vs. Most Recent

Posted on March 1, 2011 by ingboo

We hear two questions a lot: Where do the Facebook users spend most time, in Top News or Most Recent? What algorithm decides what to put in Top News or Most Recent? We don’t have the complete answer but here is … Continue reading →

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We are @ LAUNCH

Posted on February 23, 2011 by ingboo

The LAUNCH conference started today in San Francisco. Our man, Rohit Jain, is there to check out all the new great innovations. Jason Calacanis, the creator of LAUNCH, has put on a great event so it should be exciting for all … Continue reading →

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By Popular Demand: The CNN Case Study

Posted on February 22, 2011 by ingboo

After repeated requests, we have now posted the CNN Case Study under “Resources” in the right column of this blog. The CNN Case Study shows how social syndication a la IngBoo can improve user engagement level and drive traffic back … Continue reading →

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Monetize Your Like Button!

Posted on February 9, 2011 by ingboo

Over 4,000 web sites already enjoy increased reach and revisits from Like for Tags by IngBoo. Now you can enjoy additional revenue as well! Facebook Like for Tags version 1.5 was released today 2/9/2011. By upgrading to this release, you can enable … Continue reading →

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The Emergence of F-Commerce

Posted on February 2, 2011 by ingboo

There is seemingly no limits to what you can do with a Facebook Fan Page. As illustrated in an article at Investors.com, J.C. Penney has launched a full online retail store within Facebook. If you combine e-commerce with the fan … Continue reading →

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