Bouncy Balls, Ypulse Mashup, Top SocMedia Brands

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– Magnetic poetry a la Twitter.

TV ads buoy Hulu.

– Mobile e-commerce barcode thing.

Plugging value matters. Especially now.

– Thanks to a simple enough idea floated by this guy right here, El Pollo Loco decides to accept the KFC-Oprah coupon. (Okay, only on Mother’s day. Still: coup, baby, COUP!)

– Get your tweens here: It’s YPulse mashup time again, and using code “AR” (for “Adrants”) will score you 10% off the event price.

– FC Barcelona and UNICEF unite to support kids with AIDS.

– Apple makes top 20 — thrice — in list of top social brands. (iPhone’s #1.)

Unchained Office. (Whoosh.)

– Mentos Gum busts out with bouncy bouncy balls — which has the unfortunate effect of bringing ING’s Electric Orange to mind, not chewy mints.

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