
Mobile check-ins have been one of the hot button items for interactive marketers ever since the introduction of Foursquare, Gowalla and the like. And, with the introduction of Facebook check-ins over the past couple months, the concept has only heated up. Well, the bubble may be on its way to bursting (or at least deflating) [...]
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MySpace launched a new interface today; it’s a completely new design for the social network that was once number one.
There are so many changes happening to the social network, it will be complete worldwide the end of November. EVERYTHING is changing; from the homepage to profiles to the new Topic Pages.” A mobile version that [...]
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Comcast rocks. Or I should say, Comcast rocks, via Twitter. You wouldn’t have heard me saying that a few days ago, however, when I was livid over being ripped off by the cable/internet giant after my initial ISP contract was up.
I was paying what I considered a reasonable price for internet, but when my contract [...]
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Yahoo is planning to launch “Y Connect” this fall. Y Connect will have features very similar to those of Facebook Connect; which include portable identity management, integrating Yahoo content on third-party websites, and sharing data about what you’re doing and where with your Yahoo contacts. The service will share info with your contacts through Yahoo [...]
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It’s no secret that it takes effort to gain a loyal Facebook following – the internet Gods don’t just bless you with 50,000 fans, there’s work involved. There are many techniques and recommendations from social media folks like us on how best to do this – contests, coupons, insider information or sneak peaks, etc. But [...]
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Facebook is cracking down on security. Last month, Facebook released a remote logout feature that also tracks your account activity, letting you know if someone is accessing your account without authorization. Now, Facebook has released a new feature to help users protect their
accounts when they log into public computers. Facebook came up with one-time passwords [...]
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Twitter is aflurry with changes recently, including rolling out New Twitter, the stepping down of their CEO/Founder, and now, the announcement of promoted accounts.
Having rolled out several new advertising models lately, in the attempt to monetize the site, Twitter’s latest plan is to promote specific accounts in order to grow followers. Promoted Accounts allow brands [...]
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As marketers, the world of Facebook is still lacking much of the data we’re used to seeing from our online endeavors. We can make assumptions based on the insights from our own fan pages, take cues from big brands and try new techniques with our own fan base – but there’s still a major gap [...]
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Last week, Facebook had a meltdown. Undoubtedly you heard about it – the social giant went down for a good two hours, and the internet world was abuzz with panic & humor (for a good laugh, check out some of the top Tweets about the situation).
A circumstance like this begs the ultimate question – what [...]
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It’s been reported that Ross Hoffman, a member of Twitter’s development team, has revealed this week that Twitter plans to release a real time analytics dashboard by the end of 2010. While it’s unclear as to who will be able to use this dashboard (marketers or everyone…we beleive it should be everyone), the reporting system [...]
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