From now on, Facebookers can share information on where they actually are at the moment with a set of special features called Facebook Places. With its help, the social media users, logged in on the site from their mobile phone, can post the information on their current location wherever they are right now to be able to meet some friends or just people with related interests, who are nearby right now.

Last week, Google announced that it is going to shut down its relatively new web-application that was designed to substitute all online communication services. It was first announced in May, 2009, and a year later Wave was opened for free user registration all over the world. The ultimate goal was to merge e-mail, instant messaging, Wikipedia and social networking in one web-product. Still, the attempt failed.

YouTube pays a tribute to beauty with a launch of L’Oréal Paris sponsored channel. The new hub Destination Beauty, which was opened last week, is designed as a platform for tips from industry gurus (make-up tutorial phenom Lauren Luke, makeup artist Kandee Johnson, and Seventeen Magazine). During a period of a year the page will be constantly updated with new spots, and maybe over some time this online destination will eventually turn into one of the favourite digital spaces for both consumers (any woman 18 to 54, the target audience) and beauty professionals.

Samsung Electronics Australia has started a major new marketing campaign in the digital and social media space, entitled “Mr Knowitall”, to educate consumers on the benefits of its innovative integrated social messaging service, Samsung Social Hub. Available on its two recently launched smartphones; the Samsung Wave and Samsung Galaxy S, the campaign is a first-of-its-kind online experience that demonstrates how the comedic character, Mr Knowitall, knows everything about everyone in his social circle all thanks to information he has gleaned from using Samsung Social Hub.

Lynx-AXE has launched its new campaign, “Wingman Academy,” dedicated to those who know what real male friendship and support are. The spots, hosted on Facebook brand page, feature actor and comedian Russell Kane, who stars as a head of training center for aviation cadets and ‘teaches’ them how to keep their body dry even when the hottest ladies are around. Under his guidance, the Lynx product helps the military group achieve stunning results and maintain unruffled composure (almost) even when several gorgeous ladies in gold panties are a cm close to them. That’s what real military bearing means.