Archive for February, 2011

Bing Spreads Facebook “Liked Results”

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in facebook | No Comments »

People who use both Facebook and Bing should soon become more familiar than ever with the concept of "social search." The integration of Facebook "Likes" into Bing's results is ... Read more..

Matt Cutts Changes Advice,How Google Uses Twitter, SafeSearch

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Google | No Comments »

Matt Cutts posted a new Webmaster Help video in which he answers his own question rather than a user-submitted one (like usual). Specifically, he asks if there's any advice that ... Read more..

Facebook Privacy Policy,”Re-imagined”

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in facebook | No Comments »

Facebook announced today that it has started a new version of its privacy policy to make it easier to understand. I could've swore they did that before, but now they're ... Read more..

Is Email Really in Danger Because of Social Media?

Saturday, February 26th, 2011 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Is Email Really in Danger Because of Social Media?   I'm not sure which came first, the idea that social media is killing blogs or social media is killing email. Both arguments ... Read more..

Fashion Brands Using Facebook To Best Effect

Friday, February 25th, 2011 Posted in facebook | No Comments »

Lots of companies have a strong presence on Facebook, with Chipotle, Ford, and NBC all making significant moves just this week. But when it comes to effective marketing in ... Read more..

Social Media, More than Twitter and Facebook?

Friday, February 25th, 2011 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

The following post is based on a discussion at the Cincinnati Social Media LinkedIn Group.   In what seems to be a race to oversimplify EVERYTHING, we're creating misdefinitions. In many cases ... Read more..

Twitter Poaches MySpace’s Director Of Business Development

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 Posted in twitter | No Comments »

Depending on your perspective, Twitter's recruiters have either succeeded or struck again. After luring employees away from Google, Yahoo, and Facebook, they've now also brought Rita Garg, Director of ... Read more..

Ford….“Electrified Vehicle Facebook”

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 Posted in facebook | No Comments »

Ford said today it has launched an “Electrified Vehicle Facebook” page in an effort to educate and share information with people about its electric offerings.   The Electrified Vehicle Facebook page ... Read more..

Because of Social Networks, is Blogging really in danger?

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 Posted in Social Network | No Comments »

Here we go again with another one of those silly social media vs. blogs debates. The New York Times stirred the pot this time with an article called, "Blogs Wane ... Read more..

Facebook Chat In Hotmail Goes Live

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 Posted in facebook | No Comments »

Facebook Chat In Hotmail Goes Live Worldwide   Five months ago, Microsoft announced that Hotmail users in Brazil, France, Germany, Russia, the U.K., and the U.S. could begin to chat with their ... Read more..

Social Media vs. Blogs Debates

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Social Media Killing Blogs...Here We Go Again.   Here we go again with another one of those silly social media vs. blogs debates. The New York Times stirred the pot this time ... Read more..

Google Social Search Improves

Sunday, February 20th, 2011 Posted in Google | No Comments »

Interestingly enough, just after I wrote about how Greplin had some social search benefits that Google is lacking, Google announced that it has updated its own social search. Google social ... Read more..

Bing Has a New Toolbar

Sunday, February 20th, 2011 Posted in Bing | No Comments »

Bing Launches Bing Bar with Same Data Collection Practices   "OK, don't laugh," an email we received from a Bing representative began. "I'm really e-mailing you about a toolbar, but it's actually ... Read more..

Jeep Brand Surpasses 1 Million Fans On Facebook

Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Posted in facebook | No Comments »

Jeep said today it has become the first domestic automotive brand to surpass 1 million fans on Facebook.   Jeep said it exceeds the next closest domestic automotive brand by more than ... Read more..

Please Take Accountability For Your Social Media Experience

Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Maybe it’s a coincidence, maybe it’s a trend, but I’ve noticed a few posts lately with a theme of how social media is becoming a mind-mucked echo chamber of mind-numbing ... Read more..

How Much is a Tweet or a Like Worth to You?

Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Posted in social networking | No Comments »

ChompOn has released some interesting findings (pdf) related to social media sharing and its value to e-commerce. Specifically, the firm sought out to answer the question: "What is the value ... Read more..

Greplin Open to Everyone – Search Across Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, LinkedIn, etc.

Thursday, February 17th, 2011 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Earlier this week, Greplin announced it had raised a new $4 million from Sequoia Capital, and revealed that it might open up to the public this week. Now it has. ... Read more..

Does Facebook Stress You Out?

Thursday, February 17th, 2011 Posted in facebook | No Comments »

The more Facebook friends people have , the more likely they are to feel stressed out by the site, according to a new study by Scottish researchers. Do you feel stressed ... Read more..

Justin Bieber, Facebook and MTV Partner on Cyberbullying Initiative

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Pop superstar (and Grammy nominated) Justin Bieber is partnering with Facebook and MTV's A Thin Line to help stop digital abuse - things like cyberbullying, online stalking, and "textual harassment." ... Read more..

Too Many Facebook Friends Causes Stress

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 Posted in facebook | No Comments »

The more Facebook friends people have , the more likely they are to feel stressed out by the site, according to a new study by Scottish researchers. Psychologists from Edinburgh ... Read more..

HP Finds Twitter Trending Topics Often Dictated by Mainstream Media

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 Posted in twitter | No Comments »

HP has released an interesting report looking at where Trending Topics come from on Twitter. It claims that mainstream media are responsible for a lot of them. "You might ... Read more..

Connecticut AG Asks Facebook About Security

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 Posted in SEO | No Comments »

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen is asking Facebook for information about its security measures for detecting and disabling fraudulent accounts following a complaint by a state legislator that her identity ... Read more..

Smartphones Driving Mobile Media Consumption

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 Posted in SEO | No Comments »

Smartphones aggressively saturated the mobile market in 2010, driving an increase in mobile media consumption by users worldwide, according to a new report from comScore. “2010 was a game-changing year ... Read more..

Twitter Translation Center Opens Up

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 Posted in twitter | No Comments »

Twitter has announced the launch of the Twitter Translation Center, which crowdsources translations from Twitter users. "Translators will be translating the product itself, not the Tweets. If you go ... Read more..

Send a Valentine’s Day E-Card Google Style with “Map Your Valentine”

Monday, February 14th, 2011 Posted in Google | No Comments »

Google is no stranger to holiday celebrations. It almost seems like there are more days that Google posts "doodles" for its logo than days it doesn't. Today, being Valentine's Day, ... Read more..