Social Media and Online Relationships

7 Truths About Social Media and Online Relationships
Huffington Post
We are both active on a ton of social media networks including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn to name a few. You name it, we've tried them. In fact, we actually first met and grew our relationship on Twitter and Facebook. We are grateful for ...

Does Google+ trump Facebook?
Media Update
Comparing Facebook and Google+ is akin to getting involved in the rather contentious Andriod versus iOS debate. Much like that debate, however, some very interesting arguments emerge which are worth taking a look at, even if it is just to ensure that ...

Media Update

Social media battle: Obama engages more voters despite aggressive Romney ...
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The loser in the bid for buzz was social media itself. Twitter and Facebook, the prime sources of instant commentary on the presidential campaign, rung up lower numbers than the record-breaking response to the first debate. Call it debate fatigue or ...

Social Media Use Gains Critical Mass Amongst Business Elite
CNBC.com (blog)
LONDON, 24 October 2012 – New research by CNBC, the leading business and financial news network, shows that 2012 was the year of 'implementation' of social media in a business context, with European executives using Twitter and LinkedIn for a range ...

Why Social Media Has Peaked and Needs a 'Sonny Corleone'-Style Demise
Forbes
After attending a recent conference in New York and hearing some of the brightest social minds in the business and entertainment world discuss their ideas, one thing became very – painfully – clear: social media has reached its apex. It has peaked, and ...

Forbes

Leach takes care of a social media problem
The Spokesman Review (blog)
If the school policy is one thing (you can read some comments about how the school deals with social media, including Twitter, in this story) and Leach wants to do something else, he can. Heck, he's done it in regards to other things – the use of ...

The Spokesman Review (blog)

Social media can help auto manufacturers find vehicle defects, researchers say
Phys.Org
"A lot of useful but hidden data on vehicle quality is embedded in social media that is largely untapped by auto manufacturers," said Alan Abrahams, assistant professor of business information technology, who led the study together with Weiguo Fan ...

A Latina Mother's Voice: A Tool for Social Good
Huffington Post
When I launched SpanglishBaby four years ago I had never heard of the phrase "social media for social good." In fact, I had barely even heard of blogging. Twitter was in its infancy and Facebook was no longer just the place to reconnect with high ...

UK Trails Asian Markets In First-Ever Social Media League
Sacramento Bee
The UK has come 27th in a new global league table that measures how often and how much consumers use social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Created by GlobalWebIndex, which has been tracking social media usage among internet ...

County Approves Social Media Guidelines for Employees
HispanicBusiness.com
Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday approved a new policy regarding the use of social media by county employees. County officials said they are not attempting to crack down on employee use of social media. Rather, they are setting up guidelines ...

Big Data and social media: A match made in heaven? | TechRepublic
By Patrick Gray
In the private sector, there's excitement around a relatively simple premise: that Big Data can divine actionable answers from the chaos of soci.
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Am I Too Old For Social Media? | Social Media Today
By Samuel Junghenn
Just a few days ago I was looking in the mirror and I noticed a few grey hairs starting to stream through. It got me to thinking, am I getting too old to efficiently engage and connect in Social Media?If you believe the media stories, Social Media ...
Social Media Today - The world's...

Fast-Food Restaurants' Social-Media Power, in Infographic Form ...
By Hugh Merwin
This handy chart, created for a conference on social media and restaurant operations that took place last month in Chicago, shows you how the sausage is made. Every PR stunt, viral video, and freebie essentially garners the ...
Grub Street New York

Social Media and Political Engagement | Pew Research Center's ...
66% of social media users have employed the platforms for at least one of eight civic or political activities with social media.
pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Political-Engagement.aspx

New social media site connects special need teens - CBS News Video
CBS News video: New social media site connects special need teens - A new website run under the guidance of doctors is connecting teens with special needs .
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id...utm...

LinkedIn rolls out video ads for brand promotion
CNET
"Video ads are currently available through the LinkedIn Ads self-serve interface, our targeted advertising platform that lets large and small advertisers place text and image ads across theLinkedIn site," LinkedIn's online marketing manager, Will ...

LinkedIn redesigned pages even more business friendly
BtoB Magazine
LinkedIn's redesigned Company Pages feature enhanced brand imagery and more prominent updates, enabling a company to display a large photo at the top of its page along with its logos. Some LinkedIn customers using the new layout are Citigroup Inc., ...

LinkedIn (Finally) Gives BlackBerry Some TLC: New App Supports BB7 ...
TechCrunch
Last week LinkedIn unveiled major updates to LinkedIn profiles – giving them a Facebook-style makeover. It's now turned its attention to its BlackBerry app — currently only holding a two star rating on BlackBerry App World — with speed improvements ...

Online Dating Without OkCupid: One Couple's Social Media Story And Pinterest ...
Huffington Post
Maldonado said she "knew there was something" because the man she'd met at the book signing sent her a LinkedIn request and began following her blog, all within the same morning. "Then it was at a FourSquare birthday party that I saw that he was going ...

Pinterest stats: does it really drive more sales than Facebook?
Econsultancy (blog)
We've already looked at six brands making good use of Pinterest and blogged nine awesomePinterest infographics, and now here is a round up of some of the most interesting case studies we've seen along with a roundup of useful traffic and user stats.

The First Investor In Pinterest Takes Us On A Tour Of His 'Disney Land'-Like ...
Business Insider
"It's a little bit like Disneyland," said Cohen, who was the first investor in Pinterest. Currently, Cohen is the CEO of the New York Angels. "The house is meant for fun." His Sands Point home, near Port Washington, N.Y., is currently on the market for ...

Business Insider

Barona Takes Top Award For Use Of Pinterest To Connect, Engage
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- Barona Resort & Casino has been chosen out of hundreds of casinos across the nation as one of the best when it comes to social media marketing. Barona was recently given the top honor in the "Best Use of ...

AMS Imports joins Pinterest
Home Textiles Today
Area rugs and textiles accessories house AMS Imports has joined Pinterest to showcase its artisan-made wares as well as share inspiration with customers and the design community. "Social media is one of the most effective ways to interact with ...

Leveraging Pinterest For Holiday Sales
Memphis Daily News
Virtual scrapbooking site Pinterest is a force to be reckoned with. That's why brands nationwide will integrate Pinterest campaigns into their promotional strategies this holiday season. This 2-year-old social media phenom has already attracted roughly ...

Facebook wins back friends on Wall Street, shares soar
Reuters
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's shares headed towards their biggest one-day jump on Wednesday after the company reported a surprising rise in mobile advertising, easing concerns it was having trouble capitalizing on soaring use of smartphones and tablets.

Clinton: Facebook post about Benghazi attack not hard "evidence"
Reuters
The message reported: "Embassy Tripoli reports the group claimed responsibility on Facebook andTwitter and has called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli." While some information identifying recipients of this message was redacted from copies of the ...

Autumn Pasquale killing: Boy's Facebook post prompted mom to call police
San Jose Mercury News
CLAYTON, N.J. -- Two teenage brothers charged with killing a 12-year-old girl who disappeared while riding her bike left behind evidence in their house, and one wrote a Facebook post that led their mother to call police, authorities said. After a 48 ...

Facebook's surge, Netflix's fall spur tech action
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tech stocks fell into a slump late Wednesday morning, led by big drops at firms like Netflix, Juniper and Corning sparked by those companies' earnings reports, though Facebook managed a big jump following its own...

MarketWatch

Skype 6.0, Facebook integration and all, now ready for desktops
CNET (blog)
Dubbed Skype 6.0, the voice over Internet protocol application now includes support for signing into the service with a Microsoft or Facebook account, effectively eliminating the requirement for new users to create a Skype account. In addition, users ...

Parents punish daughter by posting this photo on her Facebook wall
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
This isn't the first time parents have used the Internet to punish their child. Last spring, When an Akron, Ohio, mother was treated with disrespect by her daughter, she decided to teach the 13-year-old a lesson by swapping out her Facebook profile ...

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

History Proves It: You Should Be Bullish on Facebook and Twitter
AdAge.com
Much has been said about the social-media bubble popping, as public companies like Facebook, Zynga and Groupon have lost billions in investor value. Yet, social media continue to be among the most effective ways to reach and engage audiences.

Facebook Shares Soar 22 Percent In The Wake Of Quarterly ...
By Romain Dillet
Wall Street is responding with enthusiasm to Facebook's earnings. Shares ... View Staff Page Follow me on twitter ... Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004, initially as an exclusive network for Harvard students. It was a ...
TechCrunch

Christina Applegate -- Fiance Threatened on Twitter ... 'I Am Going to ...
By TMZ Staff
A creepy Twitter fan is threatening Christina Applegate and her fiance with terrifying messages like ... I'll "blow your f**king head off!!!" -- and… ... Share your experience on Facebook and many other networks. Sign up to the left and start ...
TMZ.com

Facebook's Q3 Call: MizUnderstood on Mobile? - AllThingsD
By Kara Swisher
Well, there is Zynga and the need for even more monetization success to turn Facebook back into the digital darling it once was (pre-IPO, that is!). Now it's time to see if the .... (Bonnie Cha). A single RSS feed of all ATD Writers' Twitter accounts ...
AllThingsD

Illustrating Facebook's Sunny Third-Quarter Results [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Todd Wasserman
Facebook presented an optimistic picture of growth in the third quarter, as this infographic illustrates.... new features can help journalists. What Facebook's New Features Mean For Journalism. 8 ..... To leave a comment on this story, please log in with Facebook or Twitter ...
Mashable » Social Media

Facebook posts $59 million net loss in fiscal Q3, touts 1.01 billion ...
By Jon Fingas
Still, the company isn't glum about its prospects: following an earlier mention of the milestone by founder Mark Zuckerberg, the earnings report touts that there are over 1.01 billion active Facebookusers who check in at least once a month, over 604 million of which were mobile. Between a reworked iOS app, a freshened Facebook Messenger and new .... Trending posts from Engadget onTwitter, updated hourly. Engadget: Nintendo reports continued first-half losses for 2012, is waiting ...
Engadget

Brands Can Now Buy Video Ads on LinkedIn
By Anita Li
LinkedIn is rolling out global video advertising, the professional social network announced Tuesday.
Mashable » Business

StumbleUpon launches Pinterest-inspired redesign for all 25 million ...
By Dan Seifert
StumbleUpon, one of the original favorites of time wasters on the internet everywhere, has just launched a major redesign that bears more than a passing resemblance to Pinterest. The new StumbleUpon...
The Verge - All Posts

LinkedIn Blog » Cycling in Autumn: LinkedIn Hong Kong's First inDay
By Andy Yeo
The inDay theme for October was 'Health and Wellness' and also marked the Hong Kong office's first inDay since its opening 7 months ago. This was our office's first opportunity to enjoy time away from our desks and the hustle bustle of the ...
LinkedIn Blog

Watch This Recent Google TV Developers Hangout | WebProNews
By Chris Crum
Google has been posting a lot of hangouts to its developer YouTube channel lately, and this week, they uploaded one for Google TV app developers. If you fall into this category, or are considering testing the Google TV waters, you might want ...
Top News - WebProNews

YUI Hangout: YUI and Windows 8 - YUI Blog
By Andrew Wooldridge
YUI Hangout: YUI and Windows 8. Come and hang out with the YUI Team on Tuesday, October 30th at 1pm PST as we talk about building native apps for Windows 8 using JavaScript. Here's what we'll be covering: Set up your environment ...
YUI Blog

Why You Should be Paying Attention to Google+ | ITProPortal.com
With the abundance of social networks that spring up regularly, you would be forgiven for emitting a dramatic sigh to...
ITProPortal.com: In-Depth

Google+ Platform Office Hours: Upcoming Changes to the Activities ...
By GoogleDevelopers
We recently announced some updates to the Activities API. This week, we're going to discuss the changes and show you how to revise your apps and sites. More ...
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