Hip-hop star and entertainment mogul 50 Cent, together with GSN Digital, the interactive division of GSN (Game Show Network), today launched 50 Cent's Blackjack on Facebook. The rapper's first foray into the gaming space, 50 Cent's Blackjack, combines 50 Cent's entrepreneurial spirit with GSN Digital's proven success in gaming to create a social gaming experience that appeals to 50's broad fan base and blackjack lovers alike.

The game welcomes players into 50 Cent's lavish casino at www.facebook.com/50centblackjack, where they compete against the dealer for chips and against their friends and other 50 Cent fans for bragging rights on the leaderboard. Players can build their wardrobes and customize their avatars by acquiring the hottest virtual fashions and swag.

He's got nearly 10 million Facebook fans and over four million Twitter followers, but Miami Heat star LeBron James wants to get more social. The NBA player has turned to adland, asking digital shop SapientNitro to build out his website and boost his ability to engage with fans over social-media channels.

In a statement, Merrell, which had been working with a group of small shops, said that part of the goal of the review was to focus its creative efforts in one larger shop.

When you think about teams creating Facebook games in Boston, the first place that comes to mind is the Harvard Square office of Zynga, the publicly traded game studio.

But out along Route 128, another group is hard at work on Facebook games: the Waltham office of GSN Digital, the game development arm of TV’s Game Show Network. The 105-person office divides its time between developing Web-based games for GSN.com, mobile games, and Facebook games. Lately, there has been a growing emphasis on the latter, said Peter Blacklow, who runs the operation.

Boston Interactive, a web design, development, and interactive marketing agency, announces the launch of the new Brooks Automation website.

Boston Interactive, a web design, development and interactive marketing agency, is proud to announce the launch of the new Revolabs website. A developer and manufacturer of high quality wireless audio devices, Revolabs offers solutions for superior audio quality to fulfill both professional and business needs.

eMagine a leading Web Design & Search Engine Marketing firm for B2B, Technology Companies in New England is proud to announce the launch of Simparel's brand new website.

eMagine launches new website for SustainX (SustainX is a leading global provider of grid-scale energy storage solutions for supporting a cleaner and more efficient electric grid).

Boston Interactive, a web design, development and interactive marketing agency, is proud to announce the launch of the new Cybex International website.

Email is dead, according to some high profile figures.

Meanwhile, email use continues to grow steadily, and by some estimates nearly 80% of all business data can be found in email. Yet, even many of email's greatest fans believe that after nearly 40 years of evolution, email has pretty much settled into its final form. I think they're wrong - we have only seen the beginning of what email can do.

eMagine, a leading Web Design & Search Engine Marketing firm for B2B, Technology & Healthcare in New England is proud to announce the launch of RSAM's newly redesigned website!

Today Apple revealed the third generation iPad with its Retina screen, bringing the most powerful mobile visual display to market with a whopping 326 ppi in its 9.7 inch space. Print resolutions typically range from 300 - 1800 dpi, which means that Apple has effectively brought mobile computing into that same realm, a significant step to say the least. There's no doubt that the e-reader experience on the iPad will be greatly enhanced, be it for books, magazines, or even PDF documents. And with a starting price point of $499 for its bare bones model, it's conceivable that the other tablet competition and dedicated e-reading devices like the Kindle and Nook could soon be in for a bumpy ride.

Smarterer has built a platform to test and score people on all of their digital, social and technical skills. Everyone has skills; but the types of skills and the tools associated with them continue to expand and evolve. There's just no smart or simple way for professionals to validate and share the skills they have in a way the world can understand. That's one side of the equation.

As we've been covering near-nonstop, Women Innovate Mobile is out to change the tech landscape for good. Their first-round applications are over now and we're just getting to know their first-ever group of participants! Levo's got exclusive access to the amazing female-founded companies and is bringing you exclusive access to their inner circle.

The City of Cambridge, announced today that it has been named the North American Sitecore Site of the Year for the category Best Government Site. Selected from several customers, the City of Cambridge is being recognized for its use of Sitecore's Web Content Management (CMS) and digital marketing technology.

Late last night I got back from a few days at SxSW 2012. This was my second time going to the event/conference/festival or whatever the right term is.

I don't usually write "diary-style" blog posts, but making an exception in this case, because it feels like the right format. I'm writing this as much for myself as I am you. I'll sneak in some insights and such as well.

As we reported earlier, startup WeFunder held an event at MassChallenge today on legislation to legalize crowdfunding that featured remarks by Senator Scott Brown. Brown has sponsored a bill in the Senate for that purpose and through his remarks, and in questions posed by BostInno, the Senator illustrated his thinking on the subject both as an economic and a political matter.

Racepoint Group and Digital Influence Group, two sister companies specializing in public relations and digital marketing, plan to relocate from Waltham to much larger space at 53 State St. in Boston, a 40-story office tower also known as Exchange Place, said the Boston office of Colliers International, the real estate broker that negotiated the firms' new lease.

Racepoint and Digital Influence currently occupy offices at 404 Wyman St. in Waltham. In June, they plan to move into 37,056 square feet of office space in Boston's Financial District that was previously occupied by Fidelity Investments, a financial services company headquartered in Boston, Colliers International said.

Fidelity Investments has announced the release of its Fidelity Health & Insurance mobile app, which is a new and unique resource available to the company's almost 1.2 million health and welfare customers, so that they can achieve improved health benefits navigation while they're on the go.

The app is currently available for download into the mobile browsers of eligible workplace participants with an Android smartphone, an iPhone, or an iPod Touch.

Linkable Networks, a leader in card linked technology, today announced the launch of the "MyLinkables" mobile app (for Android and iOS) and its social API that allows developers to make linkable offers both mobile and shareable. Following the company's recent mobile API launch with mphoria and CardStar, Inc (acquired by Constant Contact), retailers and brands such as Omaha Steaks - now implementing its second campaign - are already link-enabling offers in any mobile application. With this announcement, they can also make them shareable by their users, further building loyalty and enabling consumer to enjoy the convenience of linkable offers.

The US Navy awarded two contracts to Aerva, Inc., a leading provider of digital signage software, to launch a base-wide network of digital displays for internal communications at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Newport, Rhode Island. NUWC, which has over 5730 civil servant and contractors employed at its Newport location, licensed Aerva technology to manage content on 40-inch and 46-inch LCD displays on its vast campus. NUWC also licensed Aerva server technology that is integrated with the Navy Marine Corp Intranet (NMCI) network and conforms to the Navy's server, Information Assurance (IA) security policy and other technology requirements.

Zmags launched an online shopping environment on Tuesday, aiming to blend the physical store experience with that of flipping through a magazine or catalog.

Ektron, a provider of web content management, social software and marketing optimization solutions, today announced that Ektron Chief Marketing Officer Tom Wentworth will participate in an expert panel at the Inbound Marketing Summit (IMS) in New York and Director of Product Marketing Adam Smith will speak at the Technology For Marketing & Advertising (TFM&A) Show in London. Both sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, February 29.

Taco Bell as part of the Doritos Locos Tacos product launch created a Twitter campaign called Hometown Tweet Off. Taco Bell and its agency, DraftFCB picked Aerva's Social Media Platform that provides real-time, moderated tweets with many metrics and fraud detection.

Waltham-based Constant Contact, Inc. has launched a daily deals site it hopes will give local, small businesses more control over the process so they don't get slammed by one-time deal seekers.

Boston Interactive, a web design and interactive marketing agency, is thrilled to announce the launch of their new website.

In recognition of February's upcoming "leap day," HB, an integrated branding, marketing and public relations agency, invites companies and individuals seeking input and creative dialog around their marketing and communications challenges to join its expert team on February 29 for complimentary sessions aimed at helping address their communications challenges, map out next steps for growth and spur creative ideas for influencing target audiences. Participants can engage with HB at its Newton, Mass. headquarters, San Antonio office, or by phone or video chat. HB will also host a variety of "Hangouts" in Google + throughout the day.

Turning social media influence into gold is one thing, but measuring how you did it is quite another, according to social commerce startup Moontoast.

Moontoast provides musicians, celebrities, and brands with a way to generate money from the often large followings they have on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The startup  does this primarily by letting its clients embed a "distributed store" into a social network status update or third-party website (Walmart, Target or an affiliate blog). Users can make purchases from those embedded stores seamlessly without having to navigate away from the site - thus enhancing impulse purchases and/or removing hassle that would prevent an online sale of things like merchandise, special deal coupons, digital music files, and more.

Can you capture someone in 10 tweets? Most people would say no - especially Chris Brown. But it's fun to try.

Dave Balter, entrepreneur and founder of the Boston-based word-of-mouth marketing firm BzzAgent , recently agreed to be our guinea pig for the @BBJNewsroom's newly minted social media profile feature, "In 10 Tweets."

Gary Vaynerchuk, best known as co-founder of Vaynermedia and author of "Crush It" and "The Thank-You Economy", has joined HubSpot's advisory board. HubSpot, which pioneered the concept of inbound marketing, provides an all-in-one marketing software platform that the company claims has helped more than 6,000 customers increase their web visits and lead conversion.

If you've ever browsed Pinterest, and if you have even a faint idea of what Gemvara does, it should be pretty obvious that the two are a good fit. Pinterest is a new social bulletin board site that lets users "pin" and share images, has been growing like gangbusters, and seems to have a predominantly female user base.

Gaming convention PAX East will be staying Boston for ten more years, extending its contract with the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority through 2023. PAX will also fund the state's new games institute to the tune of $25,000 per year.

Even before custom jewelry retailer Gemvara.com became actively engaged on Pinterest about six months ago, the web merchant's customers were already talking about the brand's products on the fledgling social network.

Staples Inc., the Framingham-based office-supply retailer, is one of 29 companies recognized on an annual list of "America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises."

AlwaysOn is especially excited to announce this year's OnMedia 100-the top emerging companies creating new business opportunities in the world of media, advertising, marketing, branding, and public relations.

Boston Interactive is proud to announce that it received four recognitions at the 2011 Web Awards, marking the fourth consecutive year in which the agency has been honored during the annual competition.

Boston Interactive presented its CTO with a new MINI Cooper as a reward for ten years of service and dedication.

eMagine, a leading Website Design & Search Engine Marketing firm for B2B, Technology & Healthcare Companies in New England is proud to announce the launch a newly redesigned website for Microautomation. MicroAutomation is a leading systems integrator offering an extensive range of call center technology solutions and professional services to include Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Computer-Telephony Integration (CTI). Since 1991 MicroAutomation has designed, developed and implemented contact center solutions worldwide in a variety of industries which have dramatically decreased operating costs while increasing customer satisfaction. Each solution we deploy fulfills our overall mission to enhance the customer experience.

http://http://www.microautomation.com/

eMagine, a leading Website Design & Search Engine Marketing firm for B2B, Technology & Healthcare Companies in New England is proud to announce the launch of a brand new website for Lattice Engines! http://www.lattice-engines.com

eMagine, a leading Website Design & Search Engine Marketing firm for B2B, Technology & Healthcare Companies in New England is proud to announce the launch of Hub Tech's newly redesigned website. HUB Tech delivers End2End Virtualization, network analysis, wireless design, storage solutions and server migrations: http://www.hubtechnical.com.

Corey McPherson Nash (Corey), a leading national branding and design firm based in Watertown, Massachusetts, announced today the addition of Ari Weinkle to its design team. Weinkle brings forth notable experience with digital art and motion design and will apply this skill to Corey's digital projects.

Boston Interactive, a Boston-based web design and interactive marketing firm announces the launch of a new website for Family Theater Productions (www.familytheater.org).

eMagine,a leading Web Design& Search Engine Marketing firm for B2B, Technology & Healthcare in New England has launched 3 new websites for Bead Electronics, their main corporate site, Electronics Brand and a Spanish version of the electronics site. http://www.beadelectronics.com/ http://spanish.beadelectronics.com/ http://www.beadindustries.com/

eMagine has launched new site for NaviSite, a premier provider of complex hosting, application mgmt & managed cloud services www.navisite.com

eMagine is proud to announce the launch of a redesigned website for Vaccinex a privately held biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of human therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and other biologic products to treat serious diseases with unmet needs, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, and other autoimmune diseases: www.vaccinex.com 

Corey McPherson Nash (Corey), a leading national branding and design firm, announced today that its partner and Vice President of Business Development, Andrea Naddaff, will join the board of advisors for Cambridge, MA nonprofit Science Club for Girls.

Boston Interactive, a Boston web design, strategy, and interactive marketing firm, announces the launch of the new Atlantic Power Corporation (NYSE: AT; TSX: ATP) website (www.atlanticpower.com).

Pinpoint Systems, a leading provider of marketing solutions and marketing software implementation services, and eMaginetm, a leading Web design/hosting and marketing consultancy, today announced the launch of Pinpoint's entirely revamped website. The new website's design reflects the company's growth and success, is very clean-looking, and has nearly 10x the relevant content of the former site. Pinpoint's CEO says he has "already seen a notable increase in both raw traffic and lead capture."

Colin Kinsella, President, Digitas North America, today announced a realignment of the Digitas N.A offices. Tony Weisman, Global Client Lead and President of Digitas Chicago, expands his president remit across the Boston and Detroit offices and Joanne Zaiac, President of New York and Stamford, CT expands her remit to include Atlanta. The move in part streamlines operations and promotes stronger client service models across the offices to better serve clients' evolving needs. Weisman and Zaiac will both report to Kinsella.

Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and task automation, and eMaginetm, a leading Web design/hosting and marketing consultancy, announce the launch of Summit's revamped website. The new site embodies industry best practices, excels at lead generation, gives the healthcare community access to important content and communication tools, and serves as a launch vehicle for Summit Healthcare's Apex product suite. The full release includes quotes from execs of both companies.

eMagine launches a great new website for BlueFin Research Partners (a leading independent equity research boutique focused on the technology marketplace).

Ms. Lisa Weinstein Burns and Ms. Deborah Pechet Quinan have joined the firm as shareholders and will Co-Chair the firm's Trusts and Estates Group.

Corey McPherson Nash (Corey), a leading national branding and design firm, announced today that Emily Bottis has joined its expanding team as the Technology Director. An established industry leader with a successful track record, Bottis will lead the Corey team on strategy and creative technical concepts for client projects.

SapientNitro has announced that Alan Pafenbach, one of the creative minds behind the award-winning Volkswagen "Drivers Wanted" ad campaign, is joining the company as a creative director in Boston.

NEW YORK- March 26, 2010 - Digitas (www.digitas.com), a leading global digital marketing and media agency, and sister agencies Publicis and Spark Communications have been awarded a GOLD REGGIE® for the T.G.I. Friday's Woody's Burger Bet promotion. 

Corey McPherson Nash (Corey) announced today its acceptance of the Interactive Media Awards (IMA) Outstanding Achievement Award for their design work on the Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School and University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business Web sites. Buckingham, Browne & Nichols was one of 34 entries submitted to the "School" category in the IMA 2009 award year, while Mendoza was one of 3 in the "College" category. Held every quarter by the Interactive Media Council (IMC), the IMAs recognize superior Web design accomplished by both individuals and organizations.

Corey McPherson Nash (Corey) today announced that three of their clients' Web sites (FlyFi, Monster and the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School) have been selected as finalists in the respective categories of Games and Entertainment, Professional Services and Educational Institution for the 14th Annual MITX Interactive Awards. Held annually by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, the MITX Awards recognize excellence in the creation of web innovations designed, produced or developed in New England.

Corey McPherson Nash (www.corey.com), a leading national branding and design firm based in Watertown, Massachusetts, has been hired by Burness Communications, a Washington, DC public relations firm serving the global non-profit community, to design a dynamic, flexible and highly functional website. The new site will reflect the agency's commitment to improving the lives and health of people around the world.

MITX and HubSpot Collaborate to Expand Boston's Role as the Hub of Inbound Marketing

Inforonics Expands Service Availability Management Portfolio with Strategic Acquisition

Thorough Certification by Independent Service Auditing Firm Confirms Inforonics' Dedication to Value and High Quality Operational Standards

Corey McPherson Nash (www.corey.com), a leading national branding and design firm based in Watertown, Massachusetts, today announced it has completed a rebranding and repositioning project for Cambridge, Mass.-based Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N). Corey McPherson Nash and BB&N have a long-standing relationship and have worked together previously on a wide range of initiatives, from admissions publications to campaign fundraising.

Port City Web creates Medical Communications Forum Online Community within the Pharmaceutical Industry sponsored by Cubist Pharmaceuticals.

Boston Interactive, a Boston web design and interactive marketing firm, proudly announces the launch of the newly redesigned Sailors for the Sea website (www.sailorsforthesea.org). Sailors for the Sea is a nonprofit organization that educates and empowers the boating community to protect and restore our oceans and coastal waters.

Chris Klaehn, Partner and Director of Brand Strategy, at Corey McPherson Nash (www.corey.com), a leading national branding and design firm based in Watertown, Massachusetts, recently outlined the six rules for social media to a group of deans and administrators at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth on the Hanover, N.H. campus.

Chris Klaehn, Partner and Director of Brand Strategy, and Ryan Evans, Director of Experience Design at Corey McPherson Nash (www.corey.com) , a leading national branding and design firm based in Watertown, Massachusetts, will outline the six rules for social media at a presentation this Thursday, March 12. The event will be held from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at The Commander's Mansion at 311 Arsenal Street in Watertown, Massachusetts. The event will focus on defining social media and assessing its impact both personally and professionally.

SHORT SURVEY(2 questions) Survey is being sent out to over 2,000 HR and senior level executives throughout MA.

Today we are announcing the availability of the 2nd edition of Larry Weber's business bestseller, Marketing to the Social Web: How Digital Customer Communities Build Your Business. Larry is Chairman of W2 Group, a global marketing services ecosystem that includes public relations agency Racepoint Group and social media marketing firm Digital Influence Group.

What's new?

. A foreword by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
. A new chapter on Facebook
. Numerous interviews and updated examples

Port City Web, LLC announced that it has launched a new corporate identity and website for Timeshares123.com, LLC

Recently we have resolved 3 website security breaches called a "SQL Injection" attack. A  "SQL injection" attack, is a security vulnerability, in which a website interacts with its underlying database to corrupt the database.

The results of the 38th Creativity Annual Awards found two of Boston Interactive's websites worthy of a place in the 400-page Creativity Awards Annual. Creativity Annual Awards is one of the longest running international advertising and graphic design competitions.

First of its kind survey and research reveals a large and vibrant digital marketing, media and technology sector.

Boston, MA, and San Francisco, CA, (July 3, 2008) -  Today Weymouth Design announced the redesign of their public facing website.  The main goal of  the redesign is to showcase Weymouth Design's recent work and capabilities.

Leading Branding Firm continues to break new design ground for some of the most prestigious businesses, educational institutions and emerging companies in the world.

Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced the worldwide availability of its new HD editing systems and VideoRAID® solutions. The new lineup, which delivers on a commitment to customers of improved quality, value and performance, includes next-generation versions of Avid® Media Composer® (v3.0), NewsCutter® (v7.0), and SymphonyT (v3.0) software, as well as new hardware configurations, Avid Mojo® DX and Nitris® DX.

Pod Digital Design creates an online wildfire lab that allows players to become part of the investigation team.