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And that can save time and money. You’ve heard the cloud marketing spiel … faster, better, cheaper. How the Social Web Is Talking About the Summer Olympics [CHARTS] We're about halfway through the 2012 Summer Olympics, and social media has played a bigger role for fans than ever before.

But who and what have gotten the most buzz? To find out, we got a slew of information from social media monitoring platform Salesforce Radian6. Its data takes into account a total of more than 150 million sources including Twitter, Facebook, blogs, YouTube and message boards. Below are some of Radian6's more interesting findings from the July 27 opening ceremony through midday Friday. (One quick disclaimer: the data monitors mostly English-language shares, with obviously has impacts results.) The United States so far is winning the Olympics in both the physical and digital worlds, according to Radian6's findings, with 43 total medals and more than 15 million social mentions. Among individual athletes, American swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte lead the Radian6 standings. Social Networks in South Africa. Wat social enterprises doen - Iedereen Winst! Which Social Networks Take Home the Gold? [INFOGRAPHIC]

We love the Olympics, but an international social media showdown is a little more our speed.

Ignite Social Media is back with the 2012 Social Network Analysis Report, breaking down demographic, geographic and search data that shows which networks are the underdogs and which are mounting the winners' podium. Here at Mashable, we can't get enough GIFs and hashtags. We're excited to see that this type of digital currency is gaining value — Twitter and Tumblr are among the top five networks with the strongest rate of growth. Pinterest, Reddit and LinkedIn round out the pack. Google Merges Search and Google+ Into Social Media Juggernaut. Now we know Google’s master-plan for integrating Google+ ever more deeply into the Google ecosystem: Pour the whole thing into Google search.

Starting today, Google+ members, and to a lesser extent others who are signed into Google, will be able to search against both the broader web and their own Google+ social graph. That’s right; Google+ circles, photos, posts and more will be integrated into search in ways other social platforms can only dream about. Google calls the search update “ "Search plus Your World. " Jack Menzel, product management director of search, explained that now Google+ members will be able to “search across information that is private and only shared to you, not just the public web.”

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Digital tools such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook have defined this year's social movements by giving rise to a new generation of activism. In 2008, Barack Obama's campaign was touted for its social media prowess. 2011's stories of online mobilization share a common thread, differentiating them from the U.S. President's election effort: grassroots organization by average individuals. The Rise of the Smartphone Naturalist. Facebook. The Scary Consequences of A Lost Smartphone. If you’re one of those people who tend to lose their phone shortly after putting it down, then you’ll want to read this.

According to a new study, if you lose your smartphone, you have a 50/50 chance of getting it back. But chances are much higher – nearly 100 percent – that whoever retrieves it will try to access your private information and apps. According to a study by Symantec, 96 percent of people who picked up the lost phones tried to access personal or business data on the device. In 45 percent of cases, people tried to access the corporate email client on the device. [Free Resource: Check your credit for free before applying for a credit card] “This finding demonstrates the high risks posed by an unmanaged, lost smartphone to sensitive corporate information,” according to the report.

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That's why Halberthal and Galle designed an email client tailor-made for toddlers, not grown-ups. The kid-friendly, iPad app, Maily, includes several of the same features of normal "adult" email hubs like Outlook or Sparrow. Samsung Galaxy S3 tested in hands-on video. Samsung's flagship phone for 2012, the Galaxy S3, has just been announced, and I've had some hands-on time with it already.

Watch the video above to see what I thought, and come back a little bit later to see a more in-depth video. Below is most of the video in text form for those that prefer reading to ogling. The key thing is the 4.8-inch screen. This is half an inch bigger than the screen on its predecessor, the Galaxy S2 . Samsung Galaxy S III: 6 'Human' Features. In what might be the most inadvertently silly tagline in smartphone history, Samsung says the Galaxy S III is "designed for humans.

" No one's designing phones for cats, so Samsung is obviously being more figurative here, meaning that the user interface and features on the phone better meet what people really want to do. Social Media: Does it Make us Less Social? This is a community post, untouched by our editors. Source: Steve Garfield on Flickr In a day and age, where we can contact our friends and family while never leaving our computer screen, we may feel that we are being more sociable than ever. Google, Facebook and the Innovator’s Dilemma. This is a community post, untouched by our editors. Outside Google HQ. flickr.com/photos/ozaking Google is currently at a cross roads. They have recently changed CEO’s from an external hire to one of the founders, Larry Page. Google has recently announced cutting several high profile projects and has decided to focus on some of their core business objectives. Period Table of Social Media. A Day In The Internet [Infographic] This is a community post, untouched by our editors.

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The good news is that Dropbox has taken steps to notify affected users via email about the incident and have urged them to change their passwords immediately. The bad news is that just because you changed your Dropbox password doesn't mean other accounts that take the same password — from Facebook to Gmail — are safe. The YouTube Collection: The Magic of YouTube in Your Hands.

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