Fox News
As the election results streamed in, television analysts across the board monitored Twitter andFacebook feeds. Seen to many as a game changer throughout the election, social media made Tuesday a historic night in more ways than one. The presidential ...
Creating a Linked-In Profile That Works
Businessweek
Using social networks has become a standard piece of the job search. It's all part of networking and using your networks to help you find that dream job. The reality is many job seekers don't know how to use those networks effectively. You may think ...
Pinfluencer Launches Pin ROI Tracking System For Pinterest, Supports ...
TechCrunch
Pinfluencer, a popular Pinterest analytics solution, is today announcing a new Pinterest ROI and Pin-to-Purchase tracking system for marketers and brands, as well as support for integrations with other analytics providers, including Adobe Omniture, ...
Russian VC Runa Capital Invests $2.5M (Series A) In 'Pinterest For Video Clips ...
TechCrunch
Russian video sharing startup, ClipClock – which is being billed as a 'Pinterest for video clips' — has snagged a $2.5 million investment from VC firm Runa Capital. The startup, which was founded in January and launched its website and mobile app at ...
Pinterest night a chance to create crafts inspired by pins
SDSU Collegian
I do it all the time — pin something beautiful and get all sorts of excited, thinking “I can do that!” … then I keep scrolling, some other sparkly project comes to my attention and I forget all about the potentially wonderful craft I was so enthused ...
If You Want Your Brand To Resonate On LinkedIn, Hit The Right Emotional Cues ...
Fast Company
The Internet has transformed how people communicate, consume information, and build relationships. As a result, the way the world works is fundamentally changing. Nowhere is this more apparent than with consumer behavior on social networks.
Fast Company
How To Verify Your Pinterest Account and Why You Should!
Business 2 Community
In a move that shows it means business, Pinterest's new feature now lets other pinners learn more about the people and businesses they're following. In short, verification will let you display your full website URL on your Pinterest profile. Users will ...
Business 2 Community
A LinkedIn For Gamers? Duxter Tries To Build A Broad Gaming Social ...
TechCrunch
In the same way that LinkedIn has become the home of your professional identity, and Facebook the home of your social identity, founder and CEO Adam Lieb wants to turn his startup Duxter into the center of your gaming identity. There are plenty of ...
Norwegian Cruise Line experiments with first Pinterest contest
Econsultancy (blog)
Pinterest has been the talk of most marketers - how do they use it, what's the best way to engage their consumers, and how will it bring more sales? Pinterest contests have begun to pop up with a variety of success. From August 13-22, Norwegian Cruise ...
How to Measure ROI on Pinterest - SocialTimes
By Devon Glenn
Pinterest may be a wonderland of free traffic referrals, but how do you measure success on a social network with no advertising? In a webinar that covered Pinterest analytics and social ROI, Pinfluencer's Alex Littlewood outlined the metrics of ...
SocialTimes
Is Facebook Already Making Instagram Uncool?
Forbes
With 13 guys, they built someone that – according to ComScore – more people spend time on using their mobile phones than Twitter. They now have over 100 million registered users. Instagram became so popular that Facebook (FB) bought them for $1 ...
Twitter rants, Instagram photos and a new song: Celebrities air post-election ...
Washington Post
Romney supporters Donald Trump and Ted Nugent ranted on Twitter after the election that the country is doomed, while Spike Lee and Russell Simmons celebrated Obama's victory and the diverse electorate behind it. NBC News anchor Brian Williams called ...
Twitter Kills the Fail Whale, One Tweet at a Time
New York Times (blog)
Among the millions of messages, photos and videos people sent on Twitter Tuesday night, there was one picture people didn't see: the company's Fail Whale, a once-famous icon that showed Twitter's Web site was down. Instead, Twitter shattered a number ...
New York Times (blog)
Trump: 'No Regrets' Over Twitter Meltdown
Businessweek
You've no doubt heard by now that Tuesday night on Twitter, Donald Trump called the re-election of Barack Obama a travesty, a total sham, a disgusting injustice. He also urged Americans to march on Washington. Earlier, he warned people to make sure ...
Diane Sawyer drunk for 2012 election: does old video prove Twitter users right?
Examiner.com
Was Diane Sawyer drunk during ABC's 2012 election night coverage on Tuesday? Some viewers who later took to Twitter to dish about it think the answer is a big, fat yes. Legendary singer Josh Groban even tweeted, "I'll have what Diane Sawyer's having!" ...
Examiner.com
Barack Obama Also Wins Most Popular Facebook Photo Ever
Huffington Post
Around the same time this Facebook photo was posted, the same photo and message were tweeted out from the president's official Twitter account, @BarackObama. This post went on to become the most retweeted in Twitter's history. So congratulations on all ...
Weiner returns to Twitter
CNN (blog)
Anthony Weiner posted his first tweet Wednesday since resigning nearly 18 months ago over a scandal involving lewd photos and messages he sent via Twitter. The former Democratic congressman's new tweet simply included a link to a YouTube video ...
Killing Rumors With Facts: No, Facebook Didn't Decrease Page ...
By Josh Constine
You don't reach all your followers on Twitter with each tweet either. You could, except most people follow so many people that they only read parts of their stream. If Facebook did show all Pages posts in everyone's news feed, it would be ...
TechCrunch
On Election Day 2012, Twitter Kills the Great White Fail Whale - Mike ...
By Mike Isaac
But, as the company has crawled out of its adolescence, the goal has been to eliminate all signs of the early instability. Twitter wants to become a mature, easy-to-use product. Akin, say, to a Facebook. Something your grandmother can use.
AllThingsD
If Facebook isn't thinking about buying Tumblr, it should be - GigaOM
By Mathew Ingram
That holy ground of engagement that you speak of would be gone or greatly diminished wereFacebook to acquire Tumblr — it's a completely different animal and does not fit the Facebookmodel. It's more akin to Twitter. Now, if Twitter were to ...
GigaOM
By Mathew Ingram
That holy ground of engagement that you speak of would be gone or greatly diminished wereFacebook to acquire Tumblr — it's a completely different animal and does not fit the Facebookmodel. It's more akin to Twitter. Now, if Twitter were to ...
GigaOM
Donald Trump Loses His Mind On Twitter After Obama's Re-Election ...
By Perez Hilton
Donald Trump went on an epic Twitter rant after Mitt Romney lost the presidential election to Barack Obama. ... "follow" Perez on Twitter! P.P.S. CLICK HERE to "like" Perez on Facebook! [Image via WENN.] Tags: barack obama, donald trump, ...
PerezHilton
Social Media, Growing in Legal Circles, Find a Role in Florida Murder Case
New York Times
... the judge in the case, rebuffing the prosecution, allowed Mr. O'Mara to keep the online presence. In so doing, the judge sanctioned the use of social media in a high-profile murder case that was already steeped in the power of Facebook, Twitter and ...
Mxit: South Africa's social media sensation
CNN
(CNN) -- When it comes to social media's heavy hitters, there are no bigger players than Facebook or Twitter, right? Not if you're in South Africa. Mobile network Mxit claims to have nearly 10 million users in the country, making it South Africa's most ...
Social media stir: Was Diane Sawyer drunk on the air election night?
Examiner.com
The presidential election ended much earlier than expected on Tuesday night, so it left very little to talk about on social media platforms and the big cable channels like CNN and FOX News. That's why so many Twitter-ers were happy to switch over to ...
Examiner.com
Election 2012: Gen X celebrities share their thoughts on social media
Examiner.com
As the whole nation united in exercising its right to choose what it believed to be its rightful leaders, most people did not just march to polling centers to cast their votes,social media have been inundated with thoughts and opinions from various ...
Examiner.com
Social Media Rules Needed for Officials – Kremlin
RIA Novosti
Twitter has become a popular social networking website among Russian politicians, with 33 governors having official accounts. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, vice premiers Arkady Dvorkovich and Dmitry Rogozin, Culture Minister Vladimir ...
Small business and social media: always a surprise
Boston.com (blog)
A new survey from Vertical Response, an online marketing provider, recently took a look at small businesses and their use of social media. While the basic findings like Facebook still being the No. 1 platform, and time being an issue were not ...
Best Social Media Advertising Campaigns of 2013 to Be Named by Web ...
Sacramento Bee
7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Web Marketing Association judges will select the best social mediaadvertising campaigns in 86 industries as part of their 11th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. The IAC Awards are the first and only ...
Instagram rolls out web profiles
Examiner.com
The team behind the social media platform announced the introduction of web profiles on Monday. The profiles, which look like a mixture between Facebook Timeline and Pinterest, are available to all members. They feature a profile photo, bio, and all ...
Examiner.com
22% Have Shared Their Vote on Social Media [STUDY]
By Sam Laird
More than one in five registered voters have broadcast their picks to the world via social media, according a Pew Research Center study released Tuesday.
Mashable » US & World
Who Should Win The 2012 Social Media Election?
By Aaron Friedman
With today being Election Day, I figured it would be appropriate to write a post related to politics. Then I thought better of myself and realized it would.
Search Engine Land: News & Info...
Katie Couric ABC's Social Media Correspondent For Election Night ...
By Laura Donovan
ABC's Katie Couric is part of ABC's election night coverage but not as many are accustomed to seeing her. She is live-tweeting and blogging election results for the network on election night but she is also in studio breaking down the response ...
Mediaite
Non-Voters Take To Social Media To Express 'I'm Not Voting'
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Despite the constitutional guarantee of the right to a secret ballot, it seems gone are the days when it was customary to keep one's vote to oneself. Social media erupted Tuesday with a flurry of photos of voting booths and ballots and status ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
How President Obama won through social media and peer pressure ...
By Molly McHugh
The 2012 presidential election may have been won using new-fangled social networks, but at the root of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram was guilt.
5 social media questions 2012 will answer - Steve Friess - Politico
The 2012 race marks the first time a new type of high-level campaign staffer — the digital director — had a seat in the top tier of the presidential campaigns as ...
www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83343.html
How Google is preventing Hangouts from turning into Chatroulette
NBCNews.com
I occasionally hold public ones and, over the last few months, have seen so many individuals expose themselves that I've threatened to send a collection of offensive Hangout screenshots to the Googler responsible for the service. Thanks to some changes ...
How to Take Full Advantage of Google+ Local's New Review Process
NBC Chicago (blog)
Recently, Google changed its requirements for leaving a review on Google+ Local, formerly known as Google Places. But no name change can deter people from turning to Google to find local businesses, so it's important to understand the impact of these ...
Jeremy Lin Went On Google Plus To Chat With Fans
iSportsTimes.com
Well Lin is at it again, this time "hanging out" with a group of fans yesterday viaGoogle+, the social network that's trying -- and failing -- to tackle Facebook. Lin, currently part of perhaps the most exciting backcourt in the NBA, told six lucky ...
iSportsTimes.com
Google+ Keeps Users Better Protected With Updated Reporting Tools
Social News Daily
Google+ has over 100 million monthly active users and to keep its community better protected, the social media site has rolled out several new features when it comes to reporting other users. Up until this point, functionality was rather basic and was ...
Social News Daily
Content Marketing Best Practices | Google+ Success
By Shanna Mallon
What content marketing best practices and practical steps can help you use Google+ to your business advantage? Tips for Google+ content marketing success.
Content Marketing Institute
