Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

Retailers look to social sites to cement customer relationships

January 11th, 2011

NEW YORK — Over the past decade, the Internet has made the world a smaller place.

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How the NCAA Stays on Top of the Social Media Game [INTERVIEW]

January 11th, 2011

As the overarching organization that oversees college athletes and their recruitment, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has its own set of rules that athletes, coaches and boosters must follow when using social media.

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Don’t put all your social media eggs in 1 basket

January 10th, 2011

The infamous leak of 100 million Facebook user pages in July of 2010 caused a scare among users and created what may turn out to be a golden opportunity for potential Facebook competitors. A security researcher by the name of Ron Bowes created a script that downloaded the information that users chose to make publicly available from the Facebook User Directory. Hence, this alleged leak was actually nothing more than the collection and publication of user information already made public by 100 million Facebook users.

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Social tools help marketers reach Hispanic shoppers

January 7th, 2011

Media experts agree that social media is the gateway to U.S. Hispanics, the fastest-growing audience to embrace social networks and to tap into web information resources.

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7 Secrets About Social Media Users, Revealed

January 6th, 2011

By Alyson Shontell, Business Insider

Many people wonder what the heck the big deal is with Twitter and Facebook. What’s the appeal?

To find out, you need to first understand what people do on social media networks. Why do they visit the sites and what do they use them for?

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Multiple Identities for Everyone!

January 4th, 2011

by Liz Gannes, NetworkEffect

Mark Zuckerberg famously said: “Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity.”

Although he later clarified, “I wasn’t making a value judgment,” maintaining multiple identities, whether it’s as simple as publishing some photos to Picasa and others to Facebook, is becoming a big trend in online life.

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Facebook Traffic Rise Makes Google Social Tools Essential

January 4th, 2011

By Clint Boulton, eWeek.com

Facebook was the most popular Website and most searched term in 2010, according to HitWise. Facebook’s connections and the increase in time spent with them are of bigger concern for Google.

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Social Media for Dummies

December 23rd, 2009

Contrary to the belief of some, social media is not about updating the world on your status in line at Starbucks, whether or not your wife is taking too long to get dressed or who you’re interested in dating.

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Does Your Brand Need More than 5 Social Media Profiles?

August 28th, 2009

Most people think you can run a social media campaign on Plaxo, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or MySpace. One site or maybe just five is enough.

After all, who really visits any of those 350 other social sites? Who has the time to manage 5 profiles let alone 100?

Have you ever thought like that? You’re probably thinking they don’t matter, but you’d be wrong.

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