New York Times (blog)
Twitter users wrote approximately 6.5 million posts during Monday night's debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The number was about a million less than the second debate. It represented a further cooling of activity tied to political ...
Report: Twitter Testing 'Favorite' Replacement
PC Magazine
Twitter users have Favorited literally billions of tweets in four years, the tech site reported. Adding a Like option could start a turf war between the micro-blogging site and Facebook, which has led the popularization of the "like" concept with its ...
America's Facebook Generation Is Reading Strong
NPR
In what may come as a pleasant surprise to people who fear the Facebook generation has given up on reading — or, at least, reading anything longer than 140 characters — a new report from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project ...
NPR
Socialfox: New Feature Puts Facebook in Your Firefox
Wired
If you don't use Facebook there's nothing to see right now. However, after playing around with the new Facebook Messenger it's not hard to imagine how other sites might do something similar. Twitter is an obvious example, but the Social API is not...
Wired
Lance Armstrong Twitter Profile: Tour De France, Triathlon References Removed ...
Huffington Post
The phrase '7-time Tour de France winner' evaporated from Lance Armstrong's Twitter profile, along with a reference to triathlon, in which he is also now banned from elite competition. MELBOURNE, Australia -- Having won seven Tour de France titles is ...
Facebook Exchange, Two Birds With One Stone: Challenge Google, Drive ...
Forbes
Going into its second earnings release as a publicly traded company, Facebook has been under heavy pressure to prove how it will squeeze dollars out of its billion users. With the pressure of having to deliver to shareholders, founder and CEO mark ...
Facebook Or Twitter, Which Is Better For My Local Business?
Business 2 Community
I have a local business and I want to be on social media, which is the best network for me –Facebook or Twitter? Recently, when I did a post on Twitter strategy for brands, a social media enthusiast asked me if I could share some thoughts on which is ...
Twitter Is Testing A “Like” And “Star” Button In Lieu Of “Favorite.” Isn't ...
By Drew Olanoff
I use that button as a way to say “hey I looked at this and it meant something”, but maybe I useFacebook incorrectly. Today, The Next Web surfaced what seems to be a test on Twitter, with the labels of “like” and “star” instead of the word ...
TechCrunch
Business 2 Community
I have a local business and I want to be on social media, which is the best network for me –Facebook or Twitter? Recently, when I did a post on Twitter strategy for brands, a social media enthusiast asked me if I could share some thoughts on which is ...
Twitter Is Testing A “Like” And “Star” Button In Lieu Of “Favorite.” Isn't ...
By Drew Olanoff
I use that button as a way to say “hey I looked at this and it meant something”, but maybe I useFacebook incorrectly. Today, The Next Web surfaced what seems to be a test on Twitter, with the labels of “like” and “star” instead of the word ...
TechCrunch
Twitter's "Favorite" Button? It Could Have Been Called "Thanks ...
By Mike Isaac
For years now, Facebook and Twitter have had their respective “Like” and “Favorite” buttons. They're simple, straightforward ways to show appreciation for a status update or a tweet without verbally replying (and Google, too, has its +1 button.) ...
AllThingsD
Twitter Testing Star and Like Instead of Favorite
By Matthew Panzarino
http://www.facebook.com/david.farrell.9619934 David Farrell. Matthew,. They're both interesting additions, especially seeing the history of who has 'liked' the Tweet. Will Twitter be adding a 'Dislike'? mpanzarino. I'd imagine it would just be a ...
The Next Web
If Facebook Flopped, Zuckerberg Would Have Headed to Microsoft
By Neha Prakash
At a recent appearance at Stanford University, Mark Zuckerberg admits that if Facebook had never taken off he would've liked to be an engineer at Microsoft. ....
Mashable » Social Media
There's Twitter Account Parodying Yahoo's Controversial $62 Million ...
By Nicholas Carlson
Login with Twitter Login with Facebook Login with LinkedIn · Register. Business Insider. SAI ... Ex-Googlers Say A Twitter Account Parodying Yahoo's Controversial $62 Million COO Is Hilariously Accurate. Nicholas Carlson | Oct. 23, 2012, ...
Business Insider
LinkedIn 2.0 released for BlackBerry
Examiner.com
LinkedIn is the world's largest professional social network and boasts over 175 million users with an average of two new users every second. BlackBerry has released a new version of their mobile app for the social network that is finally compatible ...
Examiner.com
LinkedIn ranks best groups to work in UK
Financial Times
LinkedIn, the professional social networking site, has for the first time ranked UK companies according to its 175m members' interest in them – based on clicks through to the companies' profile pages and interaction with their employees – as well as ...
Take Advantage of Pinterest's “Buying Intent”
Small Business Trends
The study found that 69 percent of consumers who have visited Pinterest found an item they either purchased or wanted to purchase, compared to only 40 percent for Facebook. Perhaps even more noteworthy is 70 percent of consumers said they use ...
What's Cooking on Pinterest? Mini Sweet Potato Donut Holes
Houston Press (blog)
The original recipe I found on Pinterest uses a donut maker. The blogger tells you how to make these treats that way, but with a little more research, I discovered you can make the exact recipe in mini-muffin tins (of course if you have a donut pan, by ...
How to Generate Leads with Pinterest
Business 2 Community
Pinterest is one of the largest and fastest-growing social networks in the history of the Web, and also a major source of organic web traffic. Techcrunch recently declaredPinterest the 4 largest driver of Web traffic worldwide – even beating out Yahoo ...
Business 2 Community
Career center offers tips to polish LinkedIn profile
Purdue Exponent
Similar to Facebook – but for the business world – LinkedIn is the social media outlet to connect with professionals. It's easy and free to create a LinkedIn account but difficult to make it useful. Below are a list of tips to keep in mind to maximize ...
Airtel, Infy, TCS among most sort after employers: LinkedIn
Zee News
New Delhi: Six major Indian companies, including Bharti Airtel, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, have made the cut in list of 20 'Most In Demand Employers' compiled by professional network LinkedIn. Besides, Wipro Technologies, HCL Technologies ...
Zee News
Social Commerce On The Rise: Dollars Per Share Up 81% To $3.23; Facebook ...
TechCrunch
LinkedIn is the least successful in this context. Its DPS is at $0.92, only 2% up from the $0.90 it brought in two years ago. That's a sign of how LinkedIn, despite its efforts, is still not managing to get people to use it for more than making direct ...
Horses and bayonets dominate social media reaction to final debate
Los Angeles Times
Mitt Romney and President Obama, locked in a dead heat prior to the final presidential debate, looked to their foreign policies to turn the race in their favor. Though Romney delivered several jabs, it was Obama who ended up generating the most talked ...
The Top Four Trends Shaping Social Enterprise in 2013
Huffington Post
I have been on a mission to help senior management teams at Fortune 500 companies learn about the power of real-time social media. It hasn't been easy. There are still so many misconceptions about what social media is; why it's changing everything ...
Social media should not be slandered
The Independent Florida Alligator
Social media makes it possible to notify friends and colleagues of news stories and events with the click of a share button. From television programs to live events, I can log on to Twitter or Facebook and get a play-by-play of what is happening and ...
How business owners can use social media
CNN
Add to. Share Flag as inappropriate. Loading... Alert icon. Sign in or sign up now! Alert icon. Loading... Published on Oct 22, 2012 by CNN. Social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk uses one business as an example of how to maximize presence on social media.
New Social Media Platform, Vir2o, to Host Press Event at W Atlanta - Midtown ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
ATLANTA, Oct. 23, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ECDC) is pleased to announce its new social media and engagement platform, Vir2o, will host an opinion leader's press event Thursday, November 29 from ...
Social media and political engagement
GalesburgPlanet.com
The use of social media is becoming a feature of political and civic engagement for many Americans. Some 60% of American adults use either social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter and a new survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet ...
Hawaii Expert Leads Social Media Strategy For U.N. Sustainability Conferences
Sacramento Bee
One of Hawaii's premier social media experts, Rob Bertholf, was hand-selected to work with Eye on Earth/Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency and its partner, the United Nations Environmental program (UNEP), on a social media program with international ...
Peter Fasano Heads Up Social@Ogilvy Atlanta
Sacramento Bee
ATLANTA, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Social@Ogilvy, a recently launched Ogilvy & Mather practice connecting the agency's social media experts globally to deliver solutions across all areas of business, has appointed Peter Fasano as senior ...
Breast cancer survivor group is a social movement
USA TODAY
The online chat, known as BCSM -- or breast cancer social media -- has a growing following of men and women looking to share war stories, empower patients and change the national conversation on breast cancer. MORE: Health and wellness coverage ...
5 Steps To Optimize Your Social Media Campaign In Real-Time
By Scott Lake
Here are five steps to leverage real-time optimization in your next social media campaign.
The Next Web
What I learned about #debates, social media and being a pundit on ...
By Alex Howard
Earlier this month, when I was asked by Al Jazeera English if I'd like to be go on live television to analyze the online side of the presidential debates, I didn't immediately accept. I'd be facing...
O'Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis,...
What You Can Expect at SMX Social Media Marketing - Conference ...
By Search Engine Land
For marketers, social media is the "new" normal. With Facebook surpassing a billion users, Twitter influencing brand perception and social change, and vira.
Search Engine Land: News & Info...
LinkedIn launches better, faster, stronger app for BlackBerry 6 and ...
By Emil Protalinski
LinkedIn says the app is “completely revamped” for both BlackBerry 6 and BlackBerry 7 users and that the update makes the LinkedIn mobile experience “simpler, better, and faster.” The newLinkedIn for BlackBerry app is also now available ...
The Next Web
Reddit, Pinterest Among Sites Taken Down Monday By Amazon ...
By Nathan Francis
Reddit and Pinterest were among many sites down for large portions of Monday afternoon, the result of degraded service in Amazon's Elastic Block.
The Inquisitr
Barneys Takes a Cue From Pinterest | Digiday
By Giselle Abramovich
Smart brands are moving beyond thinking of “social” as channels to thinking about how they can make everything they do be social. Barneys New York has rolled out a new social strategy throughout its website. Consumers can sign up to ...
Digiday
Linkedin networking question: Who is more likely to help out? | Wall ...
By trj
Read forum discussions about Linkedin networking question: Who is more likely to help out? on Wall Street Oasis, the largest finance industry social network and web community.
Wall Street Oasis - Investment...
YouTube Hints at a Simpler, Cleaner Redesign Resembling Google+
By Nick Summers
YouTube could be getting a full redesign in the not so distant future, adding a Google bar along the top of the page and a fresh look that closely resembles the company's aspiring social network,Google+. Earlier today OMG! Chrome! picked ...
The Next Web
YouTube Hints at a Simpler, Cleaner Redesign Resembling Google+
By Nick Summers
YouTube could be getting a full redesign in the not so distant future, adding a Google bar along the top of the page and a fresh look that closely resembles the company's aspiring social network,Google+. Earlier today OMG! Chrome! picked ...
The Next Web
