Social Media Updates: Page 337

  • Ad and Marketing Execs Say Twitter IPO Means More of the Same, But Better

    twit·ter - a short inconsequential burst of information; chirps from birds.It's a humble name from a simple beginning, but Twitter is on a roll that could challenge its basic mechanics. Unless you live under a rock, you know the micro-blogging network began trading in the New York Stock Exchange ...

    By • Nov. 15, 2013

  • Twitter IPO Conversation Across the Social Web [INFOGRAPHIC]

    The Twitter initial public offering (IPO) drove impressive volume on social media the day the social network's stock launched. On Nov 7th, in the process of transforming from a private company into a public one, there were almost 183,000 mentions of the initial public offering (IPO) across the so...

    By • Nov. 15, 2013

  • Twitter Was Wrong About The Twitter IPO

    Much has been made of Twitter's predictive abilities. Some companies have gone as far as using Twitter to forecast movie openings and elections, and boast of its success. But, when it came to predicting Twitter's success as stock, the microblogging site couldn't have been more wrong. The Twitter...

    By • Nov. 15, 2013

  • Why Snapchat's Rejection of Facebook's $3 Billion Offer Is Good News

    Earlier in the week, it was revealed by the Wall Street Journal that image messaging firm Snapchat had rejected a $3bn acquisition offer from Facebook.If the deal had gone ahead, it would have been Facebook's biggest purchase to date, far eclipsing their $120m takeover of Isreali app-maker Ovano,...

    By • Nov. 15, 2013

  • The Exponential Growth of the Visual Web [INFOGRAPHIC]

    The Internet is constantly changing and evolving alongside human demand and technological growth. From first public availability in 1994 to now, we've seen a major transformation from text-based to graphic-based design... and it looks like the visual web trend is here to stay and will rule the ne...

    By • Nov. 14, 2013

  • IBM Says Twitter Infringes on 3 of Its U.S. Patents

    IBM recently sent a missive addressed to Twitter that attempts to settle assertions of infringement on at least three U.S. patents currently owned by the tech industry giant.The main patents affected are (1) U.S. Patent No. 6,957,224, the efficient retrieval of URLs, (2) U.S. Patent No. 7,072,849...

    By • Nov. 11, 2013

  • Would You Engage in Social Media If You Had To Pay? Google Thinks You Might

    A few weeks ago I started a Twitter campaign for a large B2B client and some of the feedback that came in was negative - not about the brand or the product, but about the ads. People were leaving negative mentions on Twitter and threatening to block or mark the company's Twitter account as spam. ...

    By • Nov. 11, 2013

  • The Social Media Giant That Is Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC]

    A few short years ago, Google+ was something of a newbie trying to get into the "cool crowd" of the social media bigwigs. Who would have thought that today it would be the second largest social network, standing only behind Facebook? That's right - Google+ boasts numbers so impressive that it has...

    By • Nov. 8, 2013

  • Nearly Half of Americans Think Twitter Is Not a Good Investment

    Nearly 50 percent of Americans do not think Twitter is a good investment, while more than 40 percent of Twitter users have seen promoted content on the micro-blogging platform and most of these users dawdle rather than actively tweet.In addition, fewer than 50 percent of Americans say that Twitte...

    By • Nov. 8, 2013

  • Warped Priorities in the Information Age: How the Masses Misuse Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Twitter and other social media outlets have made it easier than ever to track the real-time response to current events and controversies.Using data from Twitter social search engine "Topsy," BrickHouse Security did a comparison of tweet volume over time to see how many people were using the Twitt...

    By • Nov. 8, 2013

  • 3 Reasons I'm Bullish on the Twitter IPO

    I'm bullish on Twitter, but I'm by no means a financial analyst. I just see the manner in which the platform has transformed the way the world communicates. Two days ago I was asked to speak about my feelings regarding Twitter's IPO on Fox Business's Varney & Co. In the segment I articulated...

    By • Nov. 8, 2013

  • Twitter Suspends (Then Reinstates) Account Critical of Obamacare

    Twitter has repeatedly suspended an account critical of the AffordableCare Act.The account @mycancellation was just getting started when Twitter suspended it, two times, before reinstating the account late Saturday night. I do not know the circumstances leading up to it or whether there was foul ...

    By • Nov. 7, 2013

  • What Next for Facebook? Hints from Zuckerberg, Sandberg

    Last week, Facebook's leadership team held an open call with investors, that call gave us a sneak peak at what Facebook's future strategic plans might look like.Mark Zuckerberg indicated he will be taking Facebook in a Google like direction. The CEO wants FB to be a 'pull' based service, as appos...

    By • Nov. 7, 2013

  • Twitter IPO: What's the Big Deal?

    I've been thinking about the Twitter IPO happening this week.I'm not a financial professional and can't comment on the financial stuff which bores me so much that my hair hurts - so I have no opinion on things like revenue and profit. Rather, I look at the big picture and invest in what I know.Ev...

    By • Nov. 6, 2013

  • 7 Ways a #Hashtag Can Make Your Event Live On

    Everybody knows about hashtags. We've seen the Justin Timberlake YouTube video. We've seen the Subway knock-off commercial. But all kidding aside, the smart use of a hashtag can give your event a new life that lasts far after the event is over. Here are a seven tips on how to get the most mileage...

    By • Nov. 6, 2013

  • Twitter IPO: A Big Moment in Social Media History

    This week marks a huge moment in the history of Twitter. After several years of speculation, Twitter will list publicly for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange this week under the ticker symbol TWTR.Some 70 million shares will be made available for investors, valuing the company at arou...

    By • Nov. 5, 2013

  • 5 Facebook Business Page Check-Up Tips

    Facebook is always modifying its network, whether changing the layout, its rules or adding new options. This sometimes frustrates its users, but it also can add greater optimization that enables businesses to reach consumers.Keeping this is mind. It's a good practice to educate yourself on the la...

    By • Nov. 5, 2013

  • Pinteresting Fact: Image Pinning Site Preparing for Monetization

    With social blogging a past invention, one could say that Pinterest's first few months were destined for failure. Digg, Stumbleupon and Del.icio.us were past projects that involved sharing websites and pictures for the world to see, so, what was going to make Pinterest so much better than previou...

    By • Nov. 4, 2013

  • How Alcohol Adversely Impacts Social Media Usage [INFOGRAPHIC]

    How does alcohol usage affect social media usage? A tongue in cheek infographic for sure, but it's good humor. My favorite part was the recommendation to update your LinkedIn after rehydration.I'm curious to know your thoughts on this one.Photo by M. Weinert (privat) [Public domain], via Wikimedi...

    By • Nov. 3, 2013

  • How Users Consume News on Their Facebook Feed [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Whether or not they're looking for news on their Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) newsfeed, about one in three U.S. adults end up getting some of their news from the social media site, according to a new study by Pew Research Center in collaboration with the Knight Foundation."I believe Facebook is a good wa...

    By • Nov. 3, 2013

  • Top 5 Reasons Your Business Is Scaring Away Twitter Followers

    With over 230 million active monthly users, Twitter is widely considered to be the 2nd most popular social networking site, behind Facebook. For businesses, this helps make Twitter a crucial resource for engaging with customers and promoting their products and services. However, when companies do...

    By • Nov. 1, 2013

  • LinkedIn Looks to Mobile for Future Expansion

    LinkedIn has seen the future, and that future is mobile. With a whole slew of new mobile apps and app updates, LinkedIn is launching a campaign with the end goal of global dominance in the realm of professional networking and connections. As CEO Jeff Weiner has stated, mobile expansion is LinkedI...

    By • Nov. 1, 2013

  • 5 Legal Ways to Contact a Facebook Contest Winner

    When Facebook updated their promotion guidelines this past August, they casually removed the rule that stated brands could not contact promotion winners on Facebook via status updates, private messages, chat, etc. This rule was kind of a hassle, especially for businesses with multiple promotion w...

    By • Nov. 1, 2013

  • Dracula's LinkedIn Profile

    I started to work with an interesting new client named Count Dracula. He wanted to start a new company focused on anti-aging solutions. (He thought Los Angeles would be the perfect place to start.) He needed some social selling help, so together we put together a great LinkedIn profile and I'd li...

    By • Nov. 1, 2013
  • SMT Expert

    7 Reasons Not to Trust Google+ Usage Numbers Today

    On October 29th, Alistair Barr of USA Today published an article publicizing Google's recent announcement of a 58 percent jump in users. Google's head of social, Vic Gundotra, announced some very big growth in user metrics that could make many believe that Google+ might be knocking on Facebook's ...

    By • Oct. 31, 2013