A dissection of failed Facebook marketing campaigns topped this week’s list of our readers’ favorite stories. As a few commenters noted, success comes down to one thing: keep things simple. As always, this week we followed several of the key trends shaping the Internet today. In mobile news, Netflix had some good and bad news for Android owners. Audrey Watters found that location marketing dollars go to Facebook Places over Foursquare and Groupon. And if you were worried about our new overlords, Alex Williams had a smart piece on how the Jeopardy man vs. machine contest had little to do with science and a lot to do with hype. Read on for more.
Top Stories of the Week
- Why Most Facebook Marketing Doesn’t Work
- This is the Creepy, Super Cool Future of Smartphones & Social Networks
- A Watson Victory? This is About a Contest, Not Science
- Why Twitter Must Expand Beyond 140 Characters
- Google Gets Social: Your Friends Bust Into the Ten Blue Links
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Location
- Survey Finds Local Marketing Dollars Go To Facebook Places Over Foursquare, Groupon
- Facebook Now Oh, So Close to Blowing Location Wide Open
Mobile
- Android Owners: Netflix Has Good News and Bad News
- Mobile Marketing Made Easier & Smarter: Urban Airship Launches New Publishing & Reporting Tools
Internet of Things
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- Live from Eric Schmidt’s Keynote at Mobile World Congress
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