Electronic Arts’ (EA) is turning its popular “Madden NFL” video game series into a social gaming experience, now debuting on Facebook. “Madden NFL Superstars” allows users to build teams from a selection of over 1500 player cards, and then face-off against friends for ultimate football domination. Rather than focusing on the elements that make [...]
First they teamed up for the VMAs, and now MTV and Foursquare have joined forces again to combat something more serious than attending an awards show. This September, Foursquare users checking into an “STD Testing Center” will earn a special badge as part of MTV’s “Get Yourself Tested” (GYT) campaign. Launched in April 2009, [...]
With all the heat Facebook has taken over the past year for its issues with privacy, it should be no surprise that a new open-sourced social network is surfacing. Scheduled to premiere on September 15 with an open-sourced developer release, Diaspora hopes to launch a consumer facing alpha in October. What is Disapora? It’s [...]
Baskin-Robbins recently announced a giveaway campaign for their “fans” on Facebook. Called “Group Scoop”, fans can sign up for their own group or join someone else’s. Once a group has 31 members (to correlate with their “31 flavors”), everyone gets a coupon for a free 2.5 oz scoop of ice cream or a 3 oz [...]
Facebook could be about to open up a huge can of worms for everyone. Facebook has decided to sue a company that is a social networking site specifically designed for teachers. Why? Because the site is called Teachbook. Facebook claims that Teachbook is ripping off the Facebook name in order to ride on [...]
