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Posted in Social Media, Social Media News on Jul 21st, 2011
A study done by discount deal site, MyVoucherCodes, has reported most grandparents and older adults are now on social media. The study had collected results from 1,341 grandparents from the UK and showed that 71% of grandparents use social media sites such as Facebook. 34% reported using Twitter and 9% use the LinkedIn. 51% reported [...]
Posted in Around the Web, Internet Marketing, Social Media, Social Media News on Jul 14th, 2011
It’s been said and said again: be careful of what you post on the internet! According to Social Media Today, in a ruling by the Federal Trade Commission, entitles such as the Social Intelligence Corporation can keep an archive of your social media activities for up to seven years! This means that any information, no [...]
Posted in Around the Web, Social Media, Social Media News on Jun 21st, 2011
June 30 is Social Media Day! Next Thursday, web enthusiasts from all over the world will come together to recognize the importance of the technological advancements made globally over the years allowing for every layperson to connect with updated real time information as well as be able to publically have their voices heard all over [...]
Posted in Internet Marketing, Social Media, Social Media News on May 17th, 2011
A study by Deloitte and the Society for New Communications Research, in 2009, about social media called The Tribalization of Business, concluded that the majority of U.S. Fortune 500 companies in the US acknowledged the importance of social media. Marketing departments of those companies, whether or not they had experience in social media, were typically [...]
Posted in Around the Web, Social Media, Social Media News on May 3rd, 2011
The fact that one of the very first official news sources about Osama bin Laden’s death this past weekend was through Twitter, means that social media is now becoming a more legitimate and recognized form of disseminating information. At 11:35 p.m. ET this past Sunday, the White House’s Twitter account stated: President Obama: “I can [...]
Posted in Around the Web, Social Media, Social Media News on Apr 25th, 2011
Do not get overly excited about upcoming Canadian Election results when they happen as it could result in up to five years in prison or $25,000 in fines. As a result of an old law from section 329 of the Canada Elections Act, anyone who announces or sends messages about election results before all the [...]
Posted in Social Media News on Mar 21st, 2011
As of writing, Rebecca Black’s viral video “Friday” has amassed 27,763,150 hits. It has close to 50,000 dislikes, and a grossly disproportionate 6,805 dislikes. It has also trended in Twitter for a couple of days, with people poking fun at anything related to the video: from the absurdly self-explanatory lyrics, to the auto-tuned vocals. If [...]
Posted in Cool or Interesting Ads, Social Media News on Feb 4th, 2011
Last week an Alabama-based law firm initiated a law suit against Taco Bell, alleging false advertising. The lawsuit claims that Taco Bell’s products are comprised of some sort of “Frankenmeat” consisting of meat-like substances and oat products, neither of which fulfill the USDA’s standard for advertising a product as “real beef”. Taco Bell, cheeky little [...]
Posted in Around the Web, Facebook, Social Media, Social Media News on Jan 26th, 2011
Today, in the New York Post, a Long Island woman had alleged tried to run over her cousin twice after a Facebook argument over a man. The victim is now in stable condition, but this raises questions about how Facebook tends to bring out the worst in jealous people. The incidence in this case started [...]
Posted in Blogging, Social Media News on Dec 31st, 2010
Time Magazine recently released their collection of Bests and Worsts for 2010. One of the lists was entitled The Five Most Overrated Blogs of 2010. This is the third year in a row that time has compiled this selection of overrated blogs. The list is comprised of the following: 1. Fail Blog 2. The Big [...]