Communications Major

The past year saw a lot of changes in social media. Google's social site, Google+, saw huge growth and more activity, LinkedIn really got in the game, and Pinterest continued to pull in more traffic and more sales. Visuals also really became front and center and led the way for infographics, Vine video, and Instagram. To some degree, however, we're still finding our way in social. So many sites, so little time...

Having got after Apple and BlackBerry, Samsung now mocks the ridiculous trademark rules over Super Bowl advertising. With the help of Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd. Read this article by Chris Matyszczyk on CNET News.

Instagram users have been complaining about Facebook’s plan to build advertising into the service and potentially sell users' photos. In response, the company said it would make changes to the plan.

Here's the one. The one that will join the Daisy Girl/Mushroom Cloud, Willie Horton and Swift Boats when we talk about political ads in the future. Writer, director and actress Lena Dunham equates voting for the first time with another big first. It should be "amazing" and girls, it should be with a guy "who cares about and understands women.

Read Slate's report card on last night's ad for America's biggest TV audience of the year. We saw Bob Dylan, Scarlett Johansson, Bruce Willis and scores of other celebrities, animals and regular Joes (and Joanns) pitching beer, cars, and other assorted blather. Here are the "best" and the "worst" of these with accompanying video clips.

The change could increase user numbers, and also help the company sell more visual ads.

A pair of updates to Facebook's messaging feature is sure to ignite controversy over the holidays. While the improved filtering Facebook has...