Twitter Trolls and Twaddle Mar Social Olympics
The London Olympic Games has been called the Social Olympics because a lot of social media campaigning and advertising has been going on and because athletes and fans are expected to flood the ether...
View ArticleWhat do Sponsored Tweets Mean for Twitter Users?
MyBroadband reports that you no longer have to be an uber-celebrity, like Charlie Sheen or Kim Kardashian, to earn a couple of bob tweeting about your favourite chocolate or brand of TV. Apparently, Ad...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Oct 9 2012)
The world of social media is extending beyond simple social interaction. It seems that over the eight years of Facebook’s existence it has been collecting data from its now one billion users (as if we...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Oct 30 2012)
I’m sure we have all seen and, in some cases, fallen for the sneaky, pointless viral links circulating Facebook more and more often these days. They go like this: “1. Click on Photo, 2. Comment Jump 3....
View ArticleTuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Nov 06 2012)
In this week’s social headlines it seems we are in for a Face-list, as Facebook has been quietly trying out a new tool for advertising, using the recycled name, “Marketplace”. This could give...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Nov 13 2012)
CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies participate far less in social media networks than the rest of us. There have been interesting surveys conducted, and the findings are shocking! Having CEOs that actively...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Nov 27th 2012)
It seems that freedom of speech and social media do not go hand in hand. Recently, there have been many arrests over tweets and Facebook posts. Until recently, Twitter had never blocked an account, but...
View ArticlePinterest – A power hungry social monster
Pinterest has quickly become a powerful brand, one of the fastest growing networks of all time and a powerful business referral tool. The accomplishments are impressive and the social giant itself is...
View ArticleCould You Wait Two Days for Someone to Review Your Tweet?
If you’re at all concerned with online censorship then you should definitely be concerned about this: Apparently, the US State Department wants to change its staff communications policy in a way that...
View ArticleMake the Most of Social Media Data
There have been a couple of interesting articles on social media lately. Patricio Robles (Econsultancy) suggests that brands overvalue social data. Michelle Stinson Ross (Search Engine Journal) looks...
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