Netflix stays in the picture
Reblogged from PandoDaily: Some of the world's largest technology companies are struggling to supplant -- or at least supplement -- your television set. Microsoft, Google, and Apple are all trying to...
View ArticleTwitter says sorry for the fake endorsements, but legal fallout is unclear
Twitter has apologized for an embarrassing marketing gaffe this week that showed people tweeting enthusiastically about products they had never seen before. The snafu occurred Tuesday when the San...
View ArticleFacebook Said to Plan to Sell TV-Style Ads for $2.5M Each
Facebook Inc. (FB), seeking to break the long-held dominance of television over advertising budgets, plans to sell TV-style commercials on its site for as much as $2.5 million a day, two people...
View ArticleNews Feed FYI: A Window Into News Feed
Facebook is continually working to improve News Feed and from time to time make updates to the algorithm that determines which stories appear first. Users and Page owners have said that they need to do...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome security flaw allows access to users’ passwords
A software developer has discovered a critical security flaw in the highly popular Google Chrome browser that could put the privacy of potentially millions of users at risk. Chrome is among the most...
View ArticleFacebook Experimenting With Trending Topics
Two months after Facebook introduced hashtags, the social network is now testing another popular Twitter feature: trending topics. AllThingsD reports that Facebook started experimenting with its own...
View ArticleFacebook Payments Test Isn’t A PayPal Competitor, It’s A Companion That Fills...
Facebook is testing a way to make paying with a credit card easier, but it works with PayPal, not against it as AllThingsD wrote. The feature pre-fills credit card and billing info for making easier...
View ArticleCreate ‘Perfect’ Posts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+
Is there any such thing as a perfect social media post? Each social network has a specific set of expectations, limitations — and pros and cons. And each one is constantly evolving in terms of...
View ArticleLinkedIn Targets High School Students & Universities – Dropping Age Limit to 13
Whether this is a sign of evolution in the “professional” social network or a direct attempt to compete with other social networks (*cough* Facebook), we’re not the ones to say. There has been much...
View ArticleA Version of the Zeus Trojan Targets Instagram Follower Purchases
If you see a “trending” topic, do you consider it “important” and check it out? Many folks do, just as a large number of “fans” or “likes” can influence people to hop on the buzz bandwagon. It’s like a...
View ArticleHow to Create a Successful YouTube Channel
Do you use video in your marketing? Are you wondering how YouTube can help promote your business? Below are some points taken from The Social Media Podcast from Social Media Examiner, featuring an...
View ArticleNetflix stays in the picture
Reblogged from PandoDaily: Some of the world's largest technology companies are struggling to supplant -- or at least supplement -- your television set. Microsoft, Google, and Apple are all trying to...
View ArticleNews Feed FYI: Showing More High Quality Content
Every day people see content from millions of Pages on Facebook in their News Feeds. The goal is to show the right content to the right people at the right time so they don’t miss the stories that are...
View ArticleFacebook To Pay $20m Over ‘Likes’ Advertising
A judge has approved a deal in which Facebook will pay $20m (£13m) for using members “likes” as endorsements for advertisers. The money is to be shared between lawyers, internet privacy rights groups...
View ArticleReverend of a Revolution — 50 Years Later, An Analysis of MLK’s Most...
August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. King delivered his electrifying “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial which became the flash point for a...
View ArticleJay Z Premieres “Holy Grail” Video on Facebook
Here’s some Facebook marketing for you, Jay Z premieres the new video for “Holy Grail” on Facebook today featuring Justin Timberlake and directed by Anthony Mandler. With all the talk about Justin...
View ArticleFacebook Proposing Changes to Privacy Policy & Governing Documents
In what is likely a direct result of the lawsuit from earlier this week, Facebook is making updates to their data use policy. Below is the post from the Facebook Site Governance page consisting of the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Makes Surprise $7.2 Billion Deal for Most of Nokia
Looks like the competition for your mobile use just became a bit more competitive. Microsoft announced it acquisition of Nokia’s devices & services business today; REDMOND, Washington and ESPOO,...
View ArticleGoogle Plus versus Facebook? Really…
Yep, there actually is a battle of social networks now. Just two years ago when I received my beta invite to Google+ co-workers and I immediately began analyzing the features of this new social...
View ArticleFacebook Pushes Release of Video Ads
Facebook has been pitching video ads to brands and advertisers for over a year. Many advertisers however, are afraid to break out their cheque books for the pricey 15 seconds segments. Although some...
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