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As temperatures reach record highs<\/a> along the east coast, another record has been broken: Lady Gaga became the first living person to attract 10 million Facebook fans.<\/a> More than even President Obama, but less than Texas Hold \u2018em poker and Family Guy.<\/p>\n

Consider this, even if your numbers aren\u2019t \u201cGa Ga\u201d on Twitter, new data from social media consulting firm Sysomos found that it takes visiting just 3.32 friends of friends<\/a> for users to find one of their own followers. Take that Kevin Bacon!<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>Last week, as technology savvy people in more than 90 countries celebrated Social Media Day<\/a>, rumors started circulating that Google<\/a> is launching a rival to Facebook<\/a>. \u00a0According to reports in the blogosphere, Google Me<\/a> may use some aspects of its social community, Orkut<\/a>, popular in Brazil and India, which focuses on communities and discussion. Stay tuned\u2026<\/p>\n

Glued to your mobile phone? \u00a0You are in good company. \u00a0Burst Media found that 40 percent<\/a> of people with mobile gadgets (smart phones, iPads etc) consider themselves as \u201calways connected\u201d heavy users. \u00a0To help people stay connected, Starbucks<\/a> kicked off its Starbucks Digital Network, a no-charge, registration-less and limitation-free Wi-Fi initiative in all locations in the US and Canada.<\/a> Great news for those of us who like to work over a latte every once in a while!<\/p>\n

If you want to add music to your videos on YouTube without worrying about it being pulled for legal reasons, check out Rumblefish\u2019s<\/a> online store called Friendly Music<\/a>. It is an inexpensive way (songs cost $1.99 each) to license music for your masterpiece.<\/p>\n

Finally, if you have a blog on WordPress, check out the new \u201cPost by Voice\u201d feature<\/a> that allows you to post audio from your phone to your blog. \u00a0Also, playing into the age of customization, Google released a \u201cNews for you\u201d feature<\/a> that will offer a stream of local, customized and socially edited content. This is a great way for you to stay on top of all news important to you in an efficient way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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