Social Media Updates: Page 390

  • Don't Tell Me to Find You on Facebook

    By • July 17, 2011

  • Blogging+ About Google+

    I posted the other day about my first short impressions of Google+ - and then I dove into the deep end, spen

    By • July 16, 2011

  • Gigya Arrives on Social Media Today!

    You may have noticed something new on Social Media Today and on all the sites in our network--social login via Gigya.At SMT, we're always looking for ways to make it easier for our visitors to become members of our community and to take full advantage of the opportunities for interaction here. No...

    By • July 16, 2011

  • Repent, All Ye Bloggers; the End of the Blogosphere is Nigh

    In the world of social media, nothing can ever be merely affected. It has to be killed. Slaughtered. Eviscerated. Massacred. Google+ is the latest alleged killer. Search the phrase "will Google+ kill" and you'll find nearly 30,000 results speculating whether Google will kill Facebook, Twitter, se...

    By • July 14, 2011

  • Google+ May Be the Biggest Online Conversation in the History of the Internet

    What is Google + and what are the main differences with Facebook and twitter is what most people are wondering right now. Should I be part of it? I can't waste my time on Facebook, Twitter and now in Google+. This is what most people are saying right now, but what is actually Google+? Google+ is...

    By • July 14, 2011

  • Should LinkedIn Fear Google Plus?

    A lot of people are out there saying that Gplus is going to make Twitter into Myspace, Facebook into Friendster, but the people I really see using it are businesses for networking. So how about Linkedin? Thomas Power, Chairman of Ecademy, (a UK company sometimes referred to as an alternative to ...

    By • July 14, 2011

  • How Social Media Has Disrupted the Internet

    At the recent Wharton Global Alumni Forum, hosted by the presitgious Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the subject of "disruption" was front and center and the fact that "... a fundamental shift is taking place online, from an information-based web to the 'people web.'"I don't kno...

    By • July 13, 2011

  • Twitter Shows 3rd-Party Love With New Developer Site

    In an announcement late yesterday, Arnaud Meunier (@rno) publicly launched the new and improved Twitter developer's site, dev.twitter.com. This is the first post on the new dev blog:Today we're launching the new version of our Twitter Developer Site. With over 1,000,000 registered applications a...

    By • July 13, 2011

  • The Brutally Honest Guide to Naming Circles in Google Plus

    Users of Google+ are quickly coming to the conclusion that one of the game changing features offered up by this new social network is the following and sharing filter called Circles.For those that have not yet wandered into G+, you can segment those you follow into groups (circles) with the idea ...

    By • July 13, 2011

  • How to Opt Out of and Manage the Most Important Google+ Settings

    Google+ is the rave. It did not take long for the social community to fall in love and abandon their beloved Twitter and Facebook accounts and be incredibly apologetic about their absence. It so far has been living up to the love it has been given however, with any new platform we have to spend a...

    By • July 13, 2011

  • Twitter Town Hall Cynicism is Misplaced

    Politics breeds cynicism the way email breeds spam. A lot of the cynicism directed at US President Barack Obama's Twitter Town Hall is misplaced. To be clear, my opinions would be identical if this had been a Republican president making history as the first President to conduct a Q&A session ...

    By • July 12, 2011

  • The Discussion Continues: Customer Service via Twitter

    Editor's Note: When you read this post by Greg Meyer (Product Marketing Manager/Customer Experience Manager of Gist) I think you'll admire him as much as I do. Greg is just a treat. He's smart, stylishly articulate, and full of energy and passion about Customer Service. Greg will be stopping by f...

    By • July 11, 2011

  • Ecosystems (and Granny) Don't Move Overnight, Not Even for Google+

    "Build it and they will come." "Add some features & we can charge more." "Build the social media tool & they'll switch as long as we give it away for free." Let me start this post by stating I am in no way endorsing either Facebook or Google+ as the winning platform in the silent but very...

    By • July 11, 2011

  • How the Entenmann's / Casey Anthony Twitter Debacle Was Actually a Success

    For those that missed the HUGE news, Likeable Media issued a single tweet on behalf of their client Entenmann's that make a tongue in cheek joke about the Casey Anthony Trial.Cue online righteous indignation by people with too much time on their hands. Boycott Likeable Media! Boycott Entenmann'...

    By • July 11, 2011

  • Google + Take One

    At first glance, Google + has some upsides and downsides. But doesn't every platform out there? I must confess right off the bat that I am a Google fan-I use Chrome, Reader, Docs, Android, Calendar, and most of Google's toolbox. So for me, the new + is a winner. But I don't see it as a replacemen...

    By • July 10, 2011

  • Simplicity and Integration Continue to Drive Facebook's Success

    Mark Zuckerberg made a critical point during yesterday's announcement at Facebook headquarters-a point that was glossed over in most of the subsequent (and concurrent) discussions.

    By • July 9, 2011

  • Google+ and the Disappearance of the Wonder Wheel

    Google+ has been making a lot of noise lately in the already outrageous soundboard that is social media and social networking.

    By • July 9, 2011

  • Twitter, Your New Doctor

    US computer scientists from John Hopkins University, have been researching and scouring Twitter for any health related tweeting inside of America. Having read and looked at over 1.5 million tweets, all related to the health of tweeters from 2009 to 2010, they found some interesting facts. Mainly,...

    By • July 8, 2011

  • Google+: First Tips and Tricks

    When Google+ opened for beta testers last Friday, I was privileged to start kicking the tires. I was immediately sucked into playing on a new playground. "Ooo, what does this do?" "Ooo, shiney!" I was supposed to be leaving for a mini-vacation, but had a hard time tearing myself away. So, what's...

    By • July 8, 2011

  • G+: Twitter and Tumblr are Biggest Losers

    Like a lot of my peers I have been immersed in Google Plus for the last week and I have to give credit to Google for really getting this one right. The sharing mechanism is very accessible, Circles offer welcome segmentation of your social graph, and most importantly, it's fun to use. Much of the...

    By • July 7, 2011

  • 5 Alternative Ways to Search Twitter for People by Location

    One of the problems about Twitter is that it was never meant to be used for data mining. It displayed conversations of those you followed, and you could see whenever someone mentioned your username or sent your a private message. In fact, Twitter didn't even have an integrated search engine until...

    By • July 7, 2011

  • Why Facebook Is Flat: A Look At Its 'Most Unfavorable Underbelly'

    With all the hoopla around Facebook's new "awesome" video chat announcement coupled with the fact that it has reached the 750 Million member milestone - my question may seem rather ridiculous. But hang in there so I can explain. I mean that Facebook is flat at its most basic, literal sense. I me...

    By • July 7, 2011

  • What is Your Plan For Google + Experimentation and Exploration?

    Simon Laustsen What a day! The platform war between Facebook and Google + officially launched with a press conference at Facebook announcing the new "awesome" features including one click skype/Facebook integration for video chat. I watched live stream on Facebook and the real time snarky rea...

    By • July 7, 2011

  • Google Plus - Bridging Together Too Irreconcilable Worlds

    Continuing further with that series of blog posts on the topic of Google Plus, I thought I would move ahead today and share a third one, which I thought was going to be, originally, the last one for now, but then again things have come up and there will be another one that I will be sharing next,...

    By • July 6, 2011

  • Engage Your Facebook Page Fans with Page Apps

    So you started a Facebook page and even managed to gather a few fans, you might be wondering how to keep those fans engaged so that your page is not forgotten. A great way to keep your page relevant is to post quality page updates that invite your fans to like and comment on them. Not only will y...

    By • July 6, 2011