SOCIAL MEDIA SUNDAY: Top 50 Breaking News, Headlines & Stories Worthy to Read/Watch & Share
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If Comcast had a social customer service strategy in place, the exhausting Block conversation gone viral could have been avoided. Social Media Today’s fourth edition of "The Social Customer Engagement Index 2014: Results, Analysis, and P...
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Despite limited success so far, Facebook and Twitter are continuing their efforts to get you to buy stuff while you're using their services. (Video)
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Colombian pop star Shakira has become the first person to reach more than 100 million fans on Facebook, becoming the most "liked" celebrity on the social network in the process. The multi-lingual singer, who recently performed ...
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When I first started to describe Game Thinking, I talked about gameful design or game-inspired design. Part of me was always split about what I really meant. These ideas were based on user interface more than anything.
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It can be challenging to keep up with the latest in the industry, with yet another round of investments, mergers and new app releases all happening in a single... Read More The post This Week in Social: How You Can Use Fake Names, Serena...
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In order to keep your customers paying you on time you need to proactively maintain your relationship with them. And you need to be able to say “no” in the right situation.
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Image: Mashable Foursquare , the location-based, social game-like service isn't just for checking in, racking up points and unlocking badges In May 2014, Foursquare split its user experience into two apps. The Foursquare team launched Sw...
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How important is your privacy? It’s important, right? And, if you were asked about the importance of your security, you would inevitably also put a high value on your protection, right?
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The Direct Message functionality on your official iOS and Android Twitter apps is about to get another upgrade, as the service looks to fight back against WhatsApp and other messenger tools. The post Twitter rolling out DM improvements a...
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Numbers, graphs and hard-to-refute research-based facts on how you can attract and keep new followers on your Twitter account.
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If you use a wide range of social media channels you will benefit from Simply Measured, a tool that allows you to monitor and assess the performance of all of your social media activity in one place. We take a look in this week's SMToolbox.
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Loudie, a concert-discovery app, presents video aggregated from Instagram to help users check out coming shows in New York City.
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What do fame, wealth and lots of sex bring? Exactly the opposite of what you think.
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When the Haggler sought readers’ help in getting an answer from Conn’s, an appliance store chain, many obliged. Still, the company didn’t budge.
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The Jeremy Meeks phenomenon is the latest episode in America’s long romance with the mug shots of criminal suspects.
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By the end of September, Google will no longer label apps as "free" if they allow for in-app purchases. The change will certainly take place in Europe but is likely to affect Google users around the world. The change is in response to ag...
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has just announced the city’s open data strategic plan, which aims to “broaden the focus of open data from simply publishing to making it available in a manner that fosters better use of the data.” This plan ca...
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Tech pioneers in the US are advocating a new data-based approach to governance 'algorithmic regulation'. But if technology provides the answers to society's problems, what happens to governments? On 24 August 1965 Gloria Placente, a 34-y...
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In the past advertising and marketing was pretty straight forward. Girls like pink and boys like blue. Women belonged in an apron and men in the garage. Furthermore, the power was in the hands of businesses rather than those of the consu...
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Companies are in a tizzy these days because the content on their Facebook Pages are reaching less people. A current study estimated that brand posts on Facebook are generally seen by about 6% of page’s fans, and that number is anticipate...
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Its been a while since the release of Eclipse 4.4 code named Luna and till date there is no official google eclipse plugin for this new version of eclipse. So if you are using GWT (Google Web Toolkit) or GAE (Google App Engine) in your p...
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Experts say the case of a mother accused of poisoning her 5-year-old son to death with salt appears be an example of how social media feeds into Munchausen by proxy, a disorder in which caretakers purposely harm...
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After getting a drubbing on social media for making statements deemed "insensitive" after the downing of flight MH17, Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) issued a public apology on Saturday and expressed solidarity with families affected by the...
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After getting a drubbing on social media for making statements deemed "insensitive" after the downing of flight MH17, Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) issued a public apology on Saturday and expressed solidarity with families affected by the...
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Experts say the case of a mother accused of poisoning her 5-year-old son to death with salt appears be an example of how social media feeds into Munchausen by proxy, a disorder in which caretakers purposely harm children and then bask in...
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The Hicon is a unique bracelet with small, colorful buttons linked to your social media accounts. In other words, it’s wearable social media for your wrist. The goal is to bring social media interactions into the real world. The post Soc...
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Social journalism, a new term, which describes professional storytelling of brands by writers and journalists, is taking root in business. As the print media industry continues its downward demise, opportunity remains for many journalist...
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Twitter is about to make some obvious but much-needed improvements to its direct-messages feature. On Friday night, Twitter announced that it plans to update its iPhone and Android apps, so users can view their entire direct-message hist...
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We’ve been blogging about how effective content can be for a company. But there’s a lot of opinions out there on this marketing method, so how can you be sure that it’s right for you?
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During the summer months, most of us would much rather be outside enjoying the sunshine with family or friends than constantly checking our social media accounts on our smartphones or... Read More The post How Do Your Social Media Feeds ...
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Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week? Twitter Introduces Organic Twee...
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International sensation Shakira celebrates her life's milestones like many of us — by posting a status update or photo on Facebook for all to see The "Hips Don't Lie" singer announced her pregnancy in a status update in 2012 and sh...
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"Thanks for calling HMOCareline." Jackson terminates the vidcall. Sickness in the pit of his stomach. He was one of the first among his friends to get FittrChip implants. Comparing sleep patterns, sports and biomarkers on their interweb ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has pulled reporter Diana Magnay out of the Middle East after she referred to a group of Israelis who had allegedly threatened her while reporting on Gaza as "scum" in a tweet.
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One of the most popular topics of discussion on Facebook is travel . People love posting vacation photos, as well as using Facebook’s structured status updates to say where they’re going. Ampush , a Facebook Strategic Prefer...
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How has Facebook changed since 2004? Here's a look at some of the site's most notable redesigns and features.
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The online marketing space is always in flux, and the last two years have seen a significant investment by brands to drive engagement inside many properties, including Facebook and YouTube. This influx of advertising money contributes si...
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Facebook launched Slingshot about a month ago. Since then, it’s pretty much been tumbleweeds. It did go global a week later, but there has been very little coverage or talk about Slingshot in the media or tech blogosphere since lau...
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This week, Chico’s is hiring a senior specialist of social media and reporting , while Rescue Social Change Group needs a senior community manager . ISACA is seeking a social media strategist , and California Cryobank is on the hun...
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Exit light, enter night, take my hand...off to never-never land. Yes, Scion is partnering with the Sandman, Metallica's guitarist, frontman Kirk Hammett - a huge horror buff - for a one-time event at the giant comic, fantasy and sci-fi c...
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The “Internet of things” has become a buzzword for the simple concept that objects in the real world will be able to communicate with one another through the Internet. The idea is that everything can be connected, from a smar...
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This week, Huffington Post is hiring a social media manager , while Benefit Cosmetics needs a social media coordinator . Howcast is seeking a marketing outreach/social media coordinator , and the National Center for Learning Disabilities...
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VideoBoyz II Men and Wendy's have launched what may just be the funniest brand-artist campaign of the year. When was the last time you heard the soft croons of Boyz II Men over the airwaves? Most likely the mid-nineties. But the R&B ...
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One of the best advantages of social media is that it gives everyone a voice. People everywhere want their opinions to be heard and that is especially important in local government. Yesterday, the mayor of Pittsburgh and his staff hosted...
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The spot focuses on how people who learn new languages are able to share experiences with people from other places, and that "if everyone learned just one more language, the world would be a more tolerant place, a happier place. In short...
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Ever since the FCC lost the case where it tried to defend its position on net neutrality , there has been a battle between tech giants, like Google and Netflix, and ISPs like Verizon and Comcast. This back and forth has led to the striki...
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Some 57% of the buying process, marketing's territory, gets done before customers interact with sales. Search, social and other online media continue to force the shift. The change requires marketing and sales teams to work more closely ...
