U.S. consumers’ spending on in-game mobile virtual goods this year is set to exceed $168 million, according to a joint study by research firm Magid Associates and software developer Aurora Feint

U.S. consumers’ spending on in-game mobile virtual goods this year is set to exceed $168 million, according to a joint study by research firm Magid Associates and software developer Aurora Feint

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Just in time for the roll out of iPhone iOS4, Microsoft has updated its Bing iPhone app to include two new useful features – enhanced social integration with Twitter and Facebook and Visual Scanning. The enhanced social feature of Bing iPhone app now lets you connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts and see combined updates from your friends right inside the Bing app. That means your phone will no longer open up a new Safari Window to see these updates

Just in time for the roll out of iPhone iOS4, Microsoft has updated its Bing iPhone app to include two new useful features – enhanced social integration with Twitter and Facebook and Visual Scanning. The enhanced social feature of Bing iPhone app now lets you connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts and see combined updates from your friends right inside the Bing app. That means your phone will no longer open up a new Safari Window to see these updates.

Google has just released Maps 4.3 for Android phone and based on the new features given out by the Google Mobile Blog, it seems like the app is being geared towards becoming more like FourSquare and other location-aware social media apps. According to Google, the new features of Google Maps 4.3 would help you quickly choose the right place to grab dinner, catch the next train and find friends to add on your Google Latitude account

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google, Twitter Argue Against Throttling Speed Of News Google and Twitter have teamed up to support a web site that’s facing legal trouble for reporting news too quickly

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google, Twitter Argue Against Throttling Speed Of News Google and Twitter have teamed up to support a web site that’s facing legal trouble for reporting news too quickly. Reuters reports that Google and Twitter filed *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above or, in Facebook, by clicking on the “View Original Post” link below.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web….

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web….