Posts tagged “Social Media”

Updated 2:38 p.m. Tuesday

Who won 'Social Bowl'? Super Bowl ads paying fans to play

Ad agency McKinney and social media data firm EvoApp tracked and are now analyzing tons of social media data "buzz" generated by Super Bowl-related advertising campaigns. The early analysis shows brands that paid their fans with contest offers harvested the most benefit.

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1:03 p.m. Monday

'Investing in Gen Z' is Emerging Issues Forum theme

Through Monday and Tuesday, panelists and speakers will be discussing, debating the 'Gen Z' - youths born between 1990-2000 and the issues they face today as well as tomorrow.

Who is Gen Z? Who is Gen Z?

8:45 a.m. Monday

Google bows to India's censorship demands

The action follows weeks of intense government pressure for 22 Internet giants including Facebook and YouTube - to remove photographs, videos or text considered "anti-religious" or "anti-social."

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Updated 7:42 a.m. Monday

'The Hacker Way:' Inside the mind of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg

"As part of building a strong company, we work hard at making Facebook the best place for great people to have a big impact on the world and learn from other great people. We have cultivated a unique culture and management approach that we call the Hacker Way." So writes Mark Zuckerberg. As part of its SEC filing to go public, Facebook's founder, chairman and chief executive officer explains in a "letter" the social media giant's business plan, mission and why he hopes people will make an investment. But to him, hacker isn't a pejorative. "The word 'hacker' has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers. In reality, hacking just means building something quickly or testing the boundaries of what can be done."

A graphic in Facebook's IPO plots its global community A graphic in Facebook's IPO plots its global community

6:39 a.m. Monday

Like us? Follow WRAL Tech Wire at Facebook

From its launch 10 years ago, Local Tech Wire as it was known then has offered a daily e-mail blast. Adding a news feed on Twitter brought on more readers. With Facebook, readers have a new channel to follow our news.

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Updated February 3

In Super Bowl of social media, Patriots win, Triangle firm says

iContact tracks the Giants and Patriots in use of Twitter ahead of the Super Bowl and declares the AFC champs are No. 1.

Pats vs. Giants in social media (iContact graphic) Pats vs. Giants in social media (iContact graphic)

Updated February 3

What brands are winning Super Bowl hype? Two Durham firms to find out

Ad agency McKinney and Internet startup EvoApp are prowling social media to see which companies are performing best heading into and then during the Sunday night football and ad showcase.

Who's winning Super Bowl branding? Who's winning Super Bowl branding?

February 3

Power users turn Facebook into more of a getting than giving space

The report from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project comes two days after Facebook filed for a $5 billion initial public offering of stock that could eventually value the company at $100 billion.

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Updated February 3

In filing to go public, Facebook reveals its profitable secrets

The social media giant is very profitable and getting stronger. The company Mark Zuckerberg started with some friends in 2004 has seen its annual revenue soar from $777 million in 2009 to $3.7 billion last year. Facebook's earnings have grown at a similar rate too, ballooning from $122 million in 2009 to $668 million last year. Facebook ended 2011 with $3.9 billion in cash.

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February 2

Is Facebook worth the price? Money advisors are split

Facebook Some of the money managers interviewed by The Associated Press like the $5 billion price while others are wary.

Updated February 2

Ignore Facebook hype - Check out 'risk factors,' too

Before you take out a loan against your 401K plan in hopes of buying Facebook shares, take time to read Facebook's SEC filing. It includes a section on "Risk Factors," something required in such documents. There truly are risks, as Facebook points out

A graphic from Facebook's SEC filing A graphic from Facebook's SEC filing

February 1

Facebook vs. Google IPO: Which deal ranks better?

Google, says Scot Wingo, the founder and chief executive officer of ecommerce services provider ChannelAdvisor who likes to play in the market.

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Updated February 1

Driven by 'cocky' Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook could raise $10B in IPO

The social media giant is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market in what will be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004, maybe since the go-go 1990s.

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February 1

Healthcare and social media - Sometimes they just don't mix

Social media Healthcare social media is something that many companies are embracing, or at least trying to, but sometimes the prudent thing may be to avoid platforms like Facebook and Twitter.