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As we bow out of 2011 and ring in the New Year, the office’s been abuzz with predictions and lots of lists of what we’d like to see more of from our favorite apps and platforms. When not streaming Spotify’s top streamed songs of 2011, puzzling over Michelle Bachmann’s conspiracy theory that Facebook and Google are in [...]

The holiday weekend is here! When we weren’t scrabbling about doing last minute shopping, admiring Facebook’s new headquarters , and arguing which 90s heartthrob deserves a much coveted spot as our Timeline banner photo, we’ve been mulling over whether this list of stereotypes based on favorite books and albums of 2011 have any truth behind them. We’re [...]

Tis the season indeed! When not wrapping things up (literally and figuratively), arguing about the placement of ornaments on the office tree, and getting ready for the holiday, we’ve been asking Santa to respond to our Tweets and hearing out George Takei’s impassioned plea for Star Peace. We’re logging off for the weekend with these [...]

Happy Friday all! We’ve been in a flurry of signing holiday cards, flexing our bowling skills at the office holiday party, and eating social media – literally! We’re logging off for the weekend with these in mind: It’s Finally Here! Facebook Timeline After much musing over when Facebook’s much anticipated Timeline was going to roll [...]

Happy Friday! We’ve been buzzily crunching to prepare for next week’s big holiday! We took a minute or two to sign petitions lobbying against SOPA , follow the #OWS livestreams on Twitter, and fought some curious cravings for Wendy’s. We’re logging off for the weekend with these in mind: SOPA (Or E-Parasite Act): The Act that would [...]

Happy Nerd New Year! Today is the last binary date of the 21st Century! When not busily buzzing at our desks, we’ve been taking breaks by thoroughly wiping down our keyboards (flu season is here – be vigilant!), naming all the Internet memes listed in le Internet Medley video, puzzling over Google’s new brand pages, [...]

 The weekend’s here! We’ve been buzzing about the office this week, laughing at our collective list of #thingslongerthankimsmarriage and hyping up two NYC marathon runners in our midst for their big day! We’re logging off for the weekend with these in mind: #thingslongerthankimsmarriage: This Blurb When reality TV entrepreneur Kim Kardashian announced the end of [...]

It’s going to be spooky scary weekend! When not buzzing about the office, we’ve rounded up the best bits o’buzz around the web for you. We’re logging off with these in mind: Klout Tweaks Calculation Methods. Again. Klout has yet again set out to give us social media anxiety with another tweak to its calculating [...]

We’ve been gathering bits and pieces of news that had us buzzing about the water cooler and percolator this week. We’re logging off this week with these in mind: UNLOCK Rihanna’s New Album Rihanna’s UNLOCKED Facebook app has been a success for the singer, gaining her a million new Twitter followers and 700,000 more Facebook [...]

We’ve been buzzyingly buzzy this week at Affinitive, but we’ve rounded up some of the best bits o’ buzz that caught our eye! We’re logging off this week with these in mind: Five Hidden Perks of the iOS 5 While we didn’t care for how our phones were hijacked during the iOS 5 upgrade, now [...]

Happy Friday! We’ve been swimming about in lots of buzz this week, and have rounded up the best o’ the buzz for you. We’re logging off this week with these in mind: Steve Jobs Passes Away Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away, leaving behind an immense legacy of more than just an innovative company, but [...]

We’re incredibly saddened by Steve Job’s passing. We don’t want to think about what the Internet, Digital Age, and technology would be right now if not for his innovative genius. Instead, we’d like to take the time to remember Mr. Jobs for all the wonderful gifts he bestowed on us and the world through his [...]