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• Report: Presidential Campaign Sites 'Leak' Usernames by Wendy Davis

  Web sites run by the campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are "leaking" usernames and other potentially identifiable data, according to a new report by Stanford grad student Jonathan Mayer. ...Read the whole story

• Social Media Harsh On Presidential Candidates by Mark Walsh

  Social media isn't getting behind either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. In fact, it's downright negative about both presidential candidates, according to a Pew study. ...Read the whole story

• retail GNC Expands Brand Campaign by Tanya Irwin

  GNC will launch the second phase of its "Live Well" campaign in January with TV, out-of-home, print and online. The nationwide effort includes a refresh of all in-store graphics, digital and social media and consumer messaging. ...Read the whole story

• LinkedIn: No Rush To Mobile Monetization by Mark Walsh

  LinkedIn says a quarter of its overall traffic now comes from mobile. The company, however, is just testing advertising and other initiatives to monetize usage on the mobile side. LinkedIn has the cushion of continuing high demand for its desktop inventory. ...Read the whole story

• LinkedIn Revs Up 81%, Boosts Engagement by Mark Walsh

  Professional networking site LinkedIn on Thursday reported revenue increased 81% in the third quarter, with growth in its hiring and subscription services units especially strong. ...Read the whole story

• retail Kohl's Unwraps Holiday Marketing Programs by Sarah Mahoney

  In stores, it is continuing the dream theme with designated gift zones that showcase gift-pairing options, such as pajamas with slippers. The "Dream Receipt" contest is scheduled to run from Nov. 23 through Christmas Eve. ...Read the whole story

Here Comes Sandy! Or, Facebook, Unplugged by Catharine P. Taylor

Remember how quaint it used to be when rock stars like Kurt Cobain used to do a live "unplugged" set on MTV? It almost always felt more visceral than when the musicians actually plugged in all of their amps, guitars and wah-wah pedals and turned up the volume. Turns out it doesn't feel the same when Facebook goes, well, acoustic, courtesy of everyone's favorite hurricane, good ol' Sandy. Once our power went out at about 6:30 p.m. Monday night -- thankfully, it came back at about noon today -- I needed Facebook more than ever, even as accessing it became ...More

• Yes, Facebook Does Own Your Customer Relationships by Kaila Colbin

  Surely you've noticed. Your newsfeed currently features four topics, pretty much exclusively: updates on Sandy and her aftermath, Halloween pics, political updates -- and requests from companies whose Pages you've Liked to also express Interest in them. It's not their fault, they say. It's Facebook. Facebook has changed the settings so now only 10%-15% of our fans will see our posts. Unless we pay. Or unless you make a new part of your Facebook -- an "Interest list" -- that will show ALL our posts. Which will work great, as long as you visit this Interest list -- which evidently ...More

• Staying Minutes Ahead Of The Next Twitter Trend by Steve Smith

  MIT researchers say they have developed an algorithm that predicts 90 minutes in advance what topics will appear on Twitter's trending list. ...More