Archive for September 29th, 2009
If social networking were like a game of Risk, just about every country on the board would be heavily occupied by navy blue Facebook game pieces by now. [ READ MORE ]
Rutgers University Professors Mor Naaman and Jeffrey Boase set out to analyze the content and characteristics of social media activity. They dubbed communications systems like Facebook and Twitter, “social awareness streams,” and then took to examining user behavior. [ READ MORE ]
In one of the better announcement posts we’ve seen, the Dropbox Blog let us know that the Dropbox iPhone app is now out and ready for free download (warning: iTunes link). [ READ MORE ]
In Bozeman, Montana misunderstanding social media may be a way of life, but in Calumet County, Wisconsin it’s proven to be the difference between a job in law enforcement and unemployment. [ READ MORE ]
It seems that every sport has a different take on social media. On one end, you have the NFL (aka the No Fun League) with its strict social media policy. In fact, it seems that Football organizations in general just don’t like tweeting. [ READ MORE ]
Before you jump into buying domains and negotiations with multiple hosting providers, make sure the basics are covered, free options are leveraged, and think out of the box for less traditional approaches to these problems. … [ READ MORE ]
Social media seems to be the talk of conference this year. Everyone knows it’s important and everyone is not quite sure how it should be integrated into the marketing mix in the best way. Following this morning’s announcement of LookingGlass, Robin Domeniconi of Microsoft Advertising interviewed Erin Matts, Chief Digital Officer at OMD, and Marty [ READ MORE ]
New York Web Hosting SEO Firm, Search Engine Marketing, Cross Channel Optimization. To effectively capture the leads driven by all efforts, particularly television. [ READ MORE ]
Apa maksunya ada yang mencari blogpreneur sejati?. Ini ada kabar yang tidak terlalu baru, tapi saya lumayan telat mempostingnya. Tidak masalah, yang penting hukum yang tau segera mengabari dan yang belum tahu diusahakan mencari kabar. Baru sempat kali ini menginformasikan ada kontes mencari blogpreneur sejati. [ READ MORE ]
Banco enviou dados de contas de mais de 1 mil clientes a usuário do Gmail. Caso nos EUA preocupa especialistas ao suplantar liberdade e privacidade… [ READ MORE ]
Dan Schawbel is the bestselling author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog and a columnist for BusinessWeek. [ READ MORE ]
Yesterday we reported that Twitter was banned for the entire Texas Tech football team after a few inappropriate tweets caught the attention of head coach Mike Leach. [ READ MORE ]
With two-thirds of marketers using social media, and retailers shifting marketing dollars towards social initiatives, it comes as no surprise that new research from the e-tailing group and PowerReviews shows that brands are more hip to social media than ever before. [ READ MORE ]
Those Apple Tablet rumors just keep coming. Apple sure is getting a lot of publicity for a product that hasn’t even been officially acknowledged (but that virtually everyone believes is indeed a reality). The idea of an enlarged iPhone-type of device is just too tempting not to discuss. [ READ MORE ]
The web is buzzing with excitement and anticipation. In less than 24 hours, Google Wave will launch to 100,000 early adopters. The real-time communication platform has been making headlines ever since it was announced back in May as a result of its potentially game-changing features. [ READ MORE ]
Alright Windows users, no more excuses for not having up-to-date anti-virus or anti-malware protection. Microsoft has released its new Security Essentials software that offers real-time protection against viruses, spyware, and other malicious programs. It’s also free. [ READ MORE ]
The state court of appeals in New York has dismissed a lawsuit from Dan Rather against CBS for wrongful termination and million in damages. The court was apparently not impressed with the claim that CBS did any more damage to his reputation than he did himself with a collection of fraudulent documents and unsubstantiated [ READ MORE ]
Are you a current undergrad or grad student looking for a challenging, fun, resume-building project that’ll showcase your digital marketing skills? Does the prospect of winning an Xbox (and other prizes) entice you? Are you a Microsoft employee? If you answered “Yes” to the first two questions and “No” to the last, then have we [ READ MORE ]
You know how bands often tend to put more importance on their MySpace page than on their dot com website? Well, the New England Patriots are now doing something similar on Facebook. [ READ MORE ]
Google’s anticipated real-time communication platform launches in less than 24 hours. That’s right, we’re talking about Google Wave. [ READ MORE ]