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Facebook Launches New WordPress Tool
06/14/2012 by social media councilFacebook announced sweeping integrations for WordPress.org and WordPress.com VIP users on Tuesday morning — allowing you to add your blog content to the social network in one click. The integrations are accessible through a Facebook for WordPress plugin (available here) and allow bloggers and administrators of WordPress-based sites to cross-publish content to WordPress, their own Facebook Timelines [...]
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World Map of Social Media Networks
06/12/2012 by James BaronWe know social media is a worldwide phenomenon, and that there are many different social networks in other countries connecting people and creating online communities. Now, thanks to the Italian-based social media strategist Vincenzo Cosenza, we can see for ourselves what are the most popular networks in the world. No surprises which is most popular… Facebook [...]
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9 Ways to Measure Your Brands Social Media Strength
06/11/2012 by social media councilJacqueline Zenn is the Director of Social Media Strategy at SociaLogic, a social media marketing firm. In this article she points out the 9 key examples of how social media success can be measure for your brand. Thanks to the variety of social media marketing tools available today, there is a nearly endless stream of data available to [...]
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Facebook vs Google – Infographic Comparing the Digital Titans
06/07/2012 by social media councilIn this infographic, the two internet giants, Google and Facebook, have been paired up side by side. This unique infographic helps visualise the revenue and visitors of both companies. Facebook is a social network and Google a search engine, but both companies make money from advertising, and they’re both battling for the same advertising dollars, [...]
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The Connected Car of Tomorrow – What Will be it’s Key Features?
06/06/2012 by James BaronThe next frontier for the automotive industry is undoubtedly the ‘connected car’ with the majority of automotive manufacturers already committed to the project, and joining bodies such as The Connected Car Consortium to establish industry standards, which includes brands like BMW, Honda and Fiat. Advances in digital technology are changing the way we interact with [...]
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20 Reasons to make Google+ Your Social Network
06/01/2012 by social media councilGoogle+ integrates social services such as Google Profiles, and introduces new services identified as Circles, Hangouts and Sparks. Google+ is available as a website and on mobile devices. From seamless integration with Google services such as Gmail, Google Docs and Picasa to better game integration, video chat Google Hangouts with friends and easy privacy setting enabling, Infographic Labs makes [...]
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Study Finds That More Women Use Social Media Than Men
05/31/2012 by social media councilIn a recent survey commissioned by BT, more than 2,000 British people were questioned to try and find out the habits of internet users and the differences between how men and women use the internet. Study The study found that over half of female internet users used social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook, whilst only 34 [...]
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Tuesday is Most Popular Day for Automotive Social Media
05/30/2012 by James BaronSunday is the busiest day for social media platforms overall, but automotive topics gain a boost on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to new analysis from Socialbakers. Data from the social media and digital analytics company shows that with the automotive space, the greatest triggers of consumer interaction are posts containing visual content, such as album updates [...]
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Facebook May be Developing a Smartphone for Release Next Year
05/29/2012 by social media councilAccording to a report in the New York Times, employees of Facebook and several engineers who have been sought out by recruiters, say the company hopes to release its own smartphone by next year. These people spoke only on the condition of anonymity for fear of jeopardising their employment or relationships with Facebook. One engineer [...]
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New Facebook Learnist Shows What Your Friends Are learning
05/28/2012 by SMCEThe Pinterest-like website for learning that the founders of Grockit launched Thursday now has a Facebook integration that shows your friends what you’re learning. Learnist, the newly launched product, allows anyone to compile content pieces onto a board (they call it a “learning”) that may look familiar. Unlike Pinterest, however, creators suggest a path in which to consume [...]
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Facebook Release New Camera App Similar to Instagram
05/25/2012 by Dinis GuardaLess than two months after announcing its plans to acquire photo app company Instagram for $1 billion, Facebook has released an iOS app that looks and functions almost identically to Instagram’s. Facebook Camera, which is now available in the App Store for free, sincerely improves upon the photo capabilities offered by Facebook’s primary app for iPhone and iPod [...]
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Microsoft Launches New Social Network – So.cl
05/25/2012 by SMCEMicrosoft’s research-oriented FUSE Labs launched a new, student-oriented social network last weekend. While very much an experimental product at this point, So.cl (pronounced “social”) does highlight once more that the Redmond-based software giant is keen to keep its boffins thinking outside the box in order to find the next big thing, first. College Students Only [...]
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