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Another Competitor for Facebook…. But this is a Big One!
Thursday, den 2. September 2010Although this is mainly based on a lot of Gossip and Rumours, Google are apparently secretly working on a Social Networking Platform to Thwart Facebook!
This not yet confirmed Social Networking side of Google is rumoured to go by the name of “Google Me”.
Social News website “Digg” founder Kevin Rose, tweeted (since removed): “Ok, umm, huge rumor: [...]
Facebook, Google, Social Media | 0 Kommentar »
Social Network Advertising is not looking back!
Tuesday, den 31. August 2010Onwards and Upwards is the latest message concerning Social Network Advertising.
1.4 Billion Dollars were spent on Social Network Ad’s last year, and even though we are still very aware of the gradual economic recovery, the average spend is increasing. This is due to the overwhelming demand of companies wanting to reach their key demographic through [...]
Facebook, MySpace, Pay Per Click (PPC), Social Media, Twitter | 1 Kommentar »
Tweet button officially launched by Twitter
Friday, den 13. August 2010Yesterday Twitter announced the launch of the official tweet button, which allows users to tweet content without leaving the page they are on. Once the tweet button is clicked a tweet box appears with an already shortened link of the page you are tweeting, then it’s just a case of adding to your tweet [...]
Social Media, Twitter | 0 Kommentar »
Google Acquires Slide
Monday, den 9. August 2010On Friday, Google officially announced that they had acquired Slide – the online slide show and image hosting website for social networks. See below for a quote from the Official Google Blog:
“We’re excited to announce we’ve acquired Slide, a social technology company with an extensive history of building new ways for people to connect with others across numerous platforms [...]
Google, Social Media | 0 Kommentar »
Social Media Strategy for Retailers
Thursday, den 5. August 2010Social media has been an influencing factor in many retailers e-commerce strategies this year, with many giving their sites a social make over by adding reviews, Q&As and forums. For retailers, social media’s value comes mainly in the form of referrals and relationship building.
I found this great little presentation recently from Paul Marsden at Net [...]
Social Media | 0 Kommentar »
Twitter: The basics
Wednesday, den 14. July 2010Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service–a way to contact many people all at once. A user can write 1 or 2 sentences(140 characters limit) to pass along information to anyone “following” them.
Here are the main terms while using Twitter:
- Twitter Handle: Also called Username
- To-Follow: To subscribe to someone’s updates on Twitter. You do [...]
Social Media, Twitter | 0 Kommentar »
AOL to Sell Bebo for $10 Million
Thursday, den 17. June 2010TechCrunch have reported that AOL are to Sell Bebo for around $10 million to an investor group. That’s a massive drop from the $850 million that AOL first forked out for the social networking website back in 2008. See below for a quote from TechCrunch:
“AOL is close to selling Bebo to an investor group, we’ve [...]
AOL, Social Media | 0 Kommentar »
Add Google Analytics to Facebook Fan Pages
Wednesday, den 16. June 2010So you’ve created a facebook fan page and you’ve got a few fans, but to really know how many people are viewing your page and where they are coming from you need to see the facts and figures. This tutorial will show you how to add Google Analytics tracking to your Facebook Fan Page.
Step 1. [...]
Analytics, Facebook, Google, Google Analytics, Social Media, Web 2.0 | 0 Kommentar »
Google Tests Twitter Feeds in Display Ads
Thursday, den 10. June 2010It was rumoured on Clickz this week, that Google has invited a small amount of advertisers to test a new content network Ad format that integrates in the advertisers Twitter feed.
The layout of the banner Ad will be the Twitter bird logo sitting in the left hand corner, with the advertisers latest tweet featured in [...]
Google, Pay Per Click (PPC), Social Media, Twitter | 0 Kommentar »
Social Networks overtake Search Engines in UK Traffic
Tuesday, den 8. June 2010Experian Hitwise today announced figures that showed social networks have become more popular than search engines in the UK.
The firm said traffic to social networks accounted for 11.9% of UK visits in May, whilst search engines accounted for 11.3%. It also said that Facebook received 55% of the social network traffic; almost triple the number [...]
Facebook, Google, Social Media, YouTube | 1 Kommentar »
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