Now deep into its product cycle, the Xbox 360 continues to sell better than its chief rivals, the Playstation 3 and the Wii. Microsoft, who found new legs for its...

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 The first week of every month, contributor Amy Phillips will recap what made waves in blogging for the previous month.September is when those of us in the Northern Hemisphere finally got a break from the heat. But the political situation around the world remained red hot. Once of the most unexpected stories that came out this month was the announcement that women in Saudi Arabia would be allowed to vote. Saudi women are one of the most repr [...]

Read More: What's Hot in Blogging: September 2011

Social Media Marketing Boot Camp, an online event that features major speakers and small group workshops, begins Tuesday, September 27. If you still haven't registered for the event, you should honestly think about joining. Not only do you get to learn valuable information from social media experts, but you also get to participate in the discussion, which enables you to learn more than you would from a YouTube video.


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The strangeness of Twitter is that there are so many people who will never learn from those who have made missteps on the medium before them. Athletes continue to use Twitter to connect with fans and let out their feelings, but so many of them still bring unnecessary attention to themselves or their teams, stir up controversy, and simply write dumb things. Here are the latest in the sad, continuing saga of unwise athlete tweets.

Read More: The Everlasting Saga of Dumb Sports Tweets, September Edition

Here are four free apps for the iPad and iPhone that you may want to consider as millions of people observe and reflect on the events that took place ten years ago on September 11, 2001. One iPad app provides a look at the World Trade Center Twin Towers starting with its construction and continuing on to the National September 11th Memorial Site.


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marshall_sponder_headshot.jpeg social_media_analytics_book.jpeg We are introducing our September Book of the Month, Social Media Analytics: Effective Tools for Building, Interpreting, and Using Metrics by Marshall Sponder. We're certainly excited about this title, since the subject of metrics is often intimidating but absolutely vital in marketing.Marshall Sponder is an independent Web Analytics and SEO/S [...]

Read More: Social Media Book Club September Selection: Social Media Analytics

A scene from last year's DemoFall (by Rob Lee on Flickr)   Guide to events & conferences for the coming month We're heading full-on into conference season again, now that summer is fast receding. Here's our roundup of social media, tech and marketing conferences and events for the month of September. Lots of great gatherings [...]

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Facebook is reportedly launching a new music service on September 22nd, reports CNBC. That is also the date of Facebook's annual f8 Developer Conference.Facebook was previously rumored to be launching a music service partnering with Spotify, as we reported in May. In June, a hacker claimed to have found evidence of the service, called ‘Facebook Vibes', on Facebook's site. According to the hacker, Jeff Rose, a string in the download link for the recent Facebook Video Calling app makes refer [...]

Read More: Facebook music service launching 22nd September, reports CNBC

Facebook made many changes last week to its privacy policy and tagging options. The changes included features such as inline profile controls and approving or rejecting any photos you've been tagged in. Facebook has been working on these new options for most of 2011 and now they want your feedback. The Facebook Site Governance page ...

Read More: Submit Your Comments on Facebook’s Privacy Policy by September 2nd

The tenth anniversary of September 11 is approaching and to pay tribute to those affected by the tragedy around the world, the New York Times and YouTube have launched a September 11 YouTube channel featuring special content from the New York Times, archived broadcasts from September 2001, and personal stories and tributes, and they want you to share your 9/11 story.


Read More: YouTube & The New York Times Want To Know How September 11 Changed You

Facebook has just started sending out invitations to f8, its semi-regular developer conference during which it typically rolls out its most important features.

This year's event will take place on September 22 in San Francisco and will take place at the San Francisco Design Center. The event's official page is right here.

Read More: Facebook Announces f8 Developer Conference: September 22