links for 2010-05-29

Social spume

• The News Team Gets a Taste of the '80s in 'Anchorman 2' Trailer
  Will Ferrell fans, take notice: the first full-length trailer for Anchorman: The Legend Continues is out In the trailer, Ron, Brick, Champ and Brian (played by Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd, respectively), are back, but the setting has changed The '80s have replaced the '70s, and the team has moved from San Diego to the B […]
  Stan Schroeder
• Fab Raises $150 Million From Investors in China, Japan
  Fab, a two-year-old online store for design goods, is laying the groundwork for further global expansion. The startup announced Tuesday that it has raised $150 million in a partial series D round from investors including Tencent, Atomico, Andreessen Horowitz, Itochu, Menlo Ventures, RTP Capital, Pinnacle Ventures, Lars Hinrichs and Docomo Capital. The e-tail […]
  Lauren Indvik
• Facebook Video Ads Said to Be Delayed Until Fall
  Facebook has pushed back the introduction of video ads in its News Feed until the fall, according to a report Advertising Age cites a "source familiar with the product" as saying the launch, originally set for the spring and then summer, is now being delayed another season. Facebook declined to comment on the matter. A source told Mashable that Fac […]
  Todd Wasserman
• 10 Best Google Nexus 4 Cases
  In our never-ending quest to find you the very best case for your smartphone of choice, we've taken a look at what's available for the Google Nexus 4 We have found 10 very different cases, with materials ranging from neoprene to shiny aluminium. With levels of protection varying from light to triple-layer, super-shields, we think you'll find a […]
  Amy-Mae Elliott
• Social Customer Service for Utilities
  Last week our CEO, Leon Chaddock, took part in a webinar on Social Media Monitoring and Engagement for Utilities alongside Charles Stanton (British Gas), Bernard Mooney (Bord Gais Networks) and Luke Brynley-Jones (Our Social Times). For those of you that couldn’t make it, we’ve written up some of the key highlights. The Challenge Utilities offer some particu […]
  Lucy
• Google Drive Gets 18 New Languages
  Google has added support for 18 new languages to its Google Drive web app suite. Besides Drive itself, this includes Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. The newly supported languages are Afrikaans, Amharic, Basque, Chinese (Hong Kong), Estonian, French (Canada), Galician, Icelandic, Khmer, Lao, Malaysian, Nepali, Persian, Sinhalese, Spanish (Latin America), Swah […]
  Stan Schroeder
• Is Your Private Information Safe on Social Media?
  More than 12 million Americans were victims of identity fraud in the past year, according to a recent study. Twelve million. I was one of them. Against my better judgment, I curiously clicked on a questionable direct message from a friend, and like that, my Twitter account was phished. Luckily, I changed my passwords and implemented damage control before thi […]
  Adam Popescu