It has been more than a week now, but Techmeme today is dominated by Instagram related headlines. Was the Board involved? Did Marc Andreessen know? Did Instagram take the $50m from Sequoia and others before agreeing to be acquired? 
EBay-owned company targets small businesses with mobile phone credit card reader. ![What Men and Women Really Want, According to Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC] | SoLoMo - beyond the buzzword | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/UbBgATvQxdFf2j_3He7cJzl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
What do men and women say they want on social media? Analytics firm NetBase looked at 27 billion conversations over 1 year to discover that the sexes definitely have one thing in common: food! ![The Social Media Lifecycle [Infographic] | Social Media Today | SoLoMo - beyond the buzzword | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/r3xF-8G4EHITsJ8koqTuvzl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
social media success The Social Media Lifecycle [Infographic]... 
Today, American Express unveiled a new program with Twitter to let cardmembers sync accounts with the social network, and earn savings from big brands such as Whole Foods, Best Buy, and Zappos--just by retweeting certain hashtags. 
Facebook is asking marketers to double down on advertising to reach a sizable share of the fan base they've been growing for years. 
O2 is poised to launch a mobile money transfer app to rival Barclays’ 
The largest source of intelligence on marketing, advertising, media and research. 
MWC: Vodafone announces largest global mobile wallet tie-up. 
MindSumo is a new platform on which businesses can invite students to solve problems, while those students are given the opportunity to show off their ideas to potential employers. |
Are you addicted to your smartphone? Be honest? Would you break out in a sweat if you lost if for more than an hour? 
More than a third of US consumers (40%) prefer social logins to creating a new/guest account on e-commerce sites, according to a new study from Monetate. 
The so-called cinnamon challenge—a dare to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon without water—has gone viral and beyond. Though the challenge has been around for years, its popularity has spiked recently, to the amusement—or puzzlement—of many. 
How do you market to pinners? To find out, we analyzed data on more than 10,000 associations between fans of Pinterest and other Facebook pages that they like. 
In time for the "Mad Men" premiere on March 25, someone is trying to make "Draping" a meme. 
By Samantha Murphy - http://bit.ly/xpLWRh ; @MurphySamanthaJ
About 30% of mobile phone users spend an average of about 27 minutes each day text messaging, using the telephone and video chatting, according to CultureLabel - http://bit.ly/ytZXK5 - who has put together this Infographic highlighting the outlook for the mobile commerce industry.
Looking to expand its own mobile strategy, the company compiled stats to reinforce the need to grow its m-commerce channel. According to findings, 5.9 billion out of the 7 billion people (87%) worldwide already have mobile phones. Smartphone sales are up 63.1% from 2010, and a whopping 488.5 million devices were sold in 2011.
The Infographic also points out that mobile commerce is expected to experience significant growth by 2015 from the six previous years — jumping 99-fold from $1 billion in sales in 2009 to more than $100 billion Via maxOz, ABroaderView 
Vodafone and Visa have announced a deal that will allow shoppers to make purchases using mobile phones instead of cash or cards – but customers have so far been slow to take up new contactless payment options. 
Pinterest places all legal blame on its users and even makes them pay its fees if Pinterest gets sued. ![13 'Pinteresting' Facts About Pinterest Users [INFOGRAPHIC] | SoLoMo - beyond the buzzword | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/hZxwD4ULv5vLsmEjadSa-jl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
With an average of 1.36 million users daily, the social photo pinboard has taken the web by storm, and top online retailers are following suit. Who are these feverish pinners? According to full service agency Modea, the majority are female mothers — 28 percent have a household income of $100k+. Via Jonha Revesencio 
Figures from Reevoo show that Mobile is evolving rapidly into a significant and effective channel for consumer reviews and conversions. |
![THE FUTURE OF MOBILE [SLIDE DECK] | SoLoMo - beyond the buzzword | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/kwUlh0kSbyr_BpyxSfT3uzl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
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