The top 10 social-media stories that shaped 2012
Oh, snap! Facebook launches Poke, an iPhone app for self-destructing messages
Ready to kiss and make up, Instagram releases new filter and support for 25 languages
Path adds search, creates nostalgic window to your past
The big risk behind Eloqua’s sale to Oracle
Facebook tweaks Messages with inbox filters and tests pay-to-deliver option
TweetDeck wises up with smarter search features
Facebook improves mobile app install ads, makes downloads seamless for iOS users
Facebook plans to add TV-like commercials to News Feed
Embrace the mushy mush! Hulu’s 2012 numbers are a mixed bag
Instagram founder distorted the truth to expedite Facebook deal
Why did Airbnb just buy Localmind? Local expertise
New York City approves controversial taxi e-hail pilot program
Twitter who? Instagram cozies up to places pal Foursquare
Unlike Instagram, Flickr latches on to Twitter
Facebook makes site-wide changes to put privacy controls in context
40M users later, Viddy arrives on Android
With new look, Bing’s social sidebar finally starts to make sense
As Instagram exits Twitter, Pinterest pins arrive inside tweets (updated)
Same-day booking app HotelTonight invades Europe and goes after last-minute gifts
Instagram’s next move: a novel new camera for iOS and a fresh filter for all
Bing spotlights celebrities and landmarks at center of search
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg sells 946K shares for $26.2M gain
LinkedIn hatches its own [in]cubator to develop great ideas
Prepare to be extra pithy! Twitter to subtract 2 characters for tweets with links
Foursquare now lets merchants promote their in-store events
3 Gmail Labs graduates land in your inbox to save you precious seconds
Facebook rumored to be going after Microsoft’s Atlas ad platform
Google courts photographers with Snapseed for Android release
Google Now gets boarding passes, starts acting more like Apple’s Passbook
Twitter extends Trends to reveal breaking news in 100 more cities
Facebook borrows Twitter’s “follow” terminology to replace “subscribe”
ShopKeep POS banks $10M for iPad register system
AddThis tallies a year of sharing to determine 2012 winners and losers [infographic]
Microsoft unlocks Socl, a puzzling social network that looks a lot like Pinterest
Last.fm co-founders return to “scrobble” the web with Lumi
Yahoo continues quest to buy top mobile talent with OnTheAir deal
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