Posts tagged “Social Media”
In the news: 'The Mary Sue' is here; Plus: Twitter, Groupon, AT&T, Facebook, Microsoft
Geek site for women launches; JP Morgan eyes Twitter; Groupon launches in China; AT&T picks mobile shopper alert provider; Facebook, Microsoft tighten privacy protections.
Digital Media: A getting up to speed guide
The Three Ships Media team pulled together a few resources to help you ramp up your digital media knowledge.
New Facebook status options applauded by gay users
Facebook's addition of civil unions and domestic partnerships to the list of relationships its users can pick from came after talks with gay rights organizations, including GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Obama talks jobs with Jobs, other tech leaders
Seeking to build ties with the business community, the president flew to Silicon Valley for a dinner with 12 of the biggest names in technology on Thursday. See who attended.
Latest news on Net Neutrality, Google's Wi-Spy case, Obama, Cable TV
GOP rips net neutrality rules; Lawmakers urge FCC to investigate Google; Obama to meet with tech leaders in San Francisco; Cable companies strike back at cord-cutting idea
Latest news from Rhapsody, Apple, Facebook, BTOP, EvoApp, Icagen
Rhapsody takes issue with Apple's new subscription policy; Facebook phones?; Wisconsin returns $23M broadband grant; EvoApp close on $1.5M for collaboration tools; Icagen CEO to take pay cut
Latest news from White House, Google, Twitter, USC
White House proposes $7 billion public safety network; Google asks users to help fight content farms; Twitter CEO says company is 'already making money'; Humanity can store 295 exabytes of data
Pandora tunes up for IPO, looks to raise $100M
Pandora indicated it would raise $100 million with an initial public offering stock. That figure will likely change as bankers gauge the demand to invest in a company that has helped change the way people listen to music.
'Forgive me ... for I have sinned' - Yep, there's an app for that
"Confession: A Roman Catholic App" can't grant forgiveness -- you still need to receive the sacrament from a real, live priest like always. But the app's designers and some believers see it as a way to spur Catholics back into the habit of repenting.
Confession app
Location-based services are growing - especially among men
An overview of surveys about location-based services shows that the use of them is growing, especially among young men.
eMarketer on location-based services
Want a social site just for real friends? Try Shizzlr
"Facebook is for every person you've met or have come across,"says co-founder of the new social networking website. "Shizzlr is for your actual 20 friends and the people you hang out with."
Shizzlr's home page
Report: Google, Facebook eye Twitter as a buy
The talks have valued Twitter at $8 billion to $10 billion, according to unnamed sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. The sources said the company had 2010 revenue of $45 million but lost money as it hired and invested in data centers.
iPad surprise?; Twitter worth billions? Mortgage rates up; Talecris sets webcast for merger vote and earnings release.
Online, social media are big Super Bowl winners
EmergingMedia Research Council, which is based in the Triangle, says 76% of ads included online presence; eight touted Facebook; and Audi became the first Super Bowl advertiser to use a Twitter hashtag.
Super Bowl media review
Social media is helping drive interest in online advertising
Survey says Facebook is including in 79 percent of online campaigns. Plus, iPhone advertising draws interest from 81 percent of advertisers.
Study: More online ad spending is shifting to social networks
A new report from eMarketer says that percentage of social media ad spending will nearly double in 2012 from 2009 total in US and even more globally.
LinkedIn looks to capitalize on its networking with $175M IPO
This might be the most highly anticipated IPO in the technology industry since software maker VMware Inc. went public in 2007,
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