Stealing a page right out of a startup called Aggregift's playbook, Amazon today launched a new feature called "Amazon Birthday Gift," which allows a group of Facebook friends to go in on an Amazon.com Gift Card together. That gift isn't posted to the recipients' Facebook Timeline until their big day arrives.

Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that collects and delivers the top social media news first thing every morning. You can sign up to receive Social Media Insights here or at the bottom of this post. What Brands Need To Know About Facebook's New Hashtag System (Ignite)Facebook's newly announced hashtags will be useful to promote brand-linked user-generated content. Similar to Twitter or Pinterest, brands can ...

Facebook’s privacy settings let you control who can post comments and photos to your Timeline, as well as who can see those posts.    

Could Ubisoft be gearing up for a re-introduction of its long anticipated sequel, Beyond Good & Evil 2? Recent activity on the company's Facebook page would suggest "er, maybe". A timeline photo featuring series protagonist Jade's pig-uncle Pay'J was posted, along with the cryptic phrase, "We’re a bit busy prepping for E3. Time to call in some reinforcements."The post Beyond ...

The Samsung GALAXY S4 is the first non-Note device to offer Air View, the hover-friendly technology that was introduced on the Samsung GALAXY Note II.Quickly becoming our favourite smart feature on the GALAXY S4, it's one of those things we never realised we needed until we had it. Now, we can't imagine our mobile life without it.What is Air View?Air ...