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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social media“Research has shown that peer support drives medical outcomes,” says Yishai Knobel, CEO and co-founder of HelpAround, the first mobile platform for people with diabetes—and their friends, family, and caregivers. “Yet there hasn’t been a ...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaYou’ve got good content, but nobody’s reading it. Find out why people aren't reading your content and get more eyeballs with these tips.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaA successful content promotion strategy relies on you to create and share content that truly addresses the needs of your customers. Forget about what you’re selling and focus instead on what information your customer needs to make smart ...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaWe’re halfway through 2014 and it goes without saying that a lot has happened this year in social. We’ve all been witness to these as they’ve happened. To go over every thing that has taken place would take more than just a blog post. So...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaAs professionals, we don’t always have time to read all of the posts about brand advocacy and pull out insights — luckily for you, I’ve made it an essential part of my week to do just that. So, I’ve pulled together a list of 4 truths you...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaWhile there may be a subculture of Google+ zealots who treat Google+ like a forum instead of a social network, the majority of people who love Plus are using it, according to Michael Reynolds, as a “source of content, inspiration, and co...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaAs a co-founder of BlogHer, Camahort Page has helped grow the world of women blogging from niche and fragmented, to comprehensive and collective. And the events the organization’s hosted, have evolved into ‘must be there’ celebrations.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaShould a business buy Facebook likes? With so many companies promising 1,000 Facebook likes for $50, it's sometimes hard for a business to know if this is a scheme, or not. After reaching out to some of the biggest names in social media,...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaA recent report states that only 34% of us think our measurement of social’s impact is accurate, which means we have a lot of work to do to validate value to the C-Suite. This post explores a few ways to begin rethinking return on invest...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media Today - The world's best thinkers on social mediaAnyone on a social network can be an influencer and have the potential to cause a viral backlash, especially when it relates to a blunder in a company’s post. So, how do you know if your business is on the right track or just “doing it w...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media ExaminerDo you want more visibility on LinkedIn? Are you using the new LinkedIn publishing platform? Publishing content on LinkedIn Publisher can give your content and your reputation a boost. In this article I’ll share the best practices ...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media ExaminerDo you have fake fans on your Page? Do you know how to tell? In February, Facebook announced that it had 1.23 billion monthly active users and up to 11.2% of those users are fake. In this article I’ll tell you how to spot fake Face...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social networking | The GuardianTalking about someone behind their back on Twitter is complex. What does it take to master the subtle art of the subtweet? Subtweeting: its the internet equivalent of talking about someone behind their back or at least thats how people u...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from MediaPost.com: socialEuropean governments are calling on Internet and social media companies to close the accounts of Islamist militants, as part of a wider effort to contain the threat of European extremists returning from Syria, Dutch officials said Monday.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from MediaPost.com: socialWhat do the late Pink Floyd vocalist Syd Barrett, the Canadian actor Erica Durance and Brazilian model Felipe Berto have in common? They all suddenly appear to be big supporters of China's policies in Tibet. Not that they had any say in ...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from MediaPost.com: socialStudents in the UK taking A-level sociology are set to study topics such as social media, the culture of selfies, online safety and privacy. The topics are part of a new course drawn up by OCR, one of England's biggest exam boards, which...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Twitter - News and ReviewsA committee of MPs wants people to send them pictures of piles of rubbish and bad examples of fly tipping in their areas to highlight Britain's litter problem
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media newsWhen did marriage become a multi-media production, asks Bryony Gordon
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social Media | Digital TrendsDefinitely an efficient way to attract the attention of the police, yet another criminal thought it would be a brilliant idea to post pictures of herself featuring items stolen from a local store. The post Woman in a stolen dress posts s...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from VentureBeat » social
Guest Post: LinkedIn announced today via its marketing blog that it has acquired B2B marketing platform Bizo for $175M, its second acquisition this year after acquiring data insights and technology company Bright back in February. This a... -
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Social networking | The GuardianPolice question Musa Cerantonio, but Isis supporters offensive' social media posts not found to breach Australian law Radical Islamic preacher Robert Musa Cerantonio has arrived in Melbourne after being deported from the Philippines. Cer...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Forbes - Social MediaMu Sochua's arrest by Cambodian authorities on charges of insurrection was hardly the biggest international news headline in a week of war, death and destruction on front pages and throughout news feeds. Indeed, after the elected opposit...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Mashable | The Social Media Guide » Social Media Feed
Memo to Mark Zuckerberg: next time you launch an app aimed at making Facebook easier for celebrities, consider asking William Shatner to beta-test it first. Shatner — yes, that Shatner, the singer, raconteur and sometime starship c... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from MediaPost.com: socialSkechers has tapped pop star Demi Lovato as its latest face, and says she will appear in global marketing and social media campaigns through 2016. Skechers' attention to young trendsetters and influencers is core to its strategy, as is i...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Mashable | The Social Media Guide » Social Media Feed
When Vine prankster Lele Pons recently broke the 1 billion loop milestone, I realized we finally had proof that the view measuring system Vine introduced on July 1 is a crock. Lele, who famously “does it for the Vine,” has ov... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from AllFacebookVideo-distribution and traffic-driving network Jun Group sees a trend by brands shifting their digital goals away from Facebook and YouTube and toward their owned online destinations. (more…) New Career Opportunities Daily: The ...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Mashable | The Social Media Guide » Social Media Feed
Film fanatics, this is your challenge: We want to see simple takes on classic films on Vine . Using everyday objects and your creativity, recreate movie posters and iconic scenes in minimalist animations. Stop-motion artists Hunter Harri... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Mashable | The Social Media Guide » Social Media Feed
With sights set on its 40 million users — many of whom are teenagers — advertisers are getting crafty in their efforts to break into ad-free Vine . The six-second video platform, which is owned by Twitter, is one of the large... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from MediaPost.com: socialLinkedIn announced Tuesday it will acquire Bizo, which focused on business audience segments and marketing automation. The tools, mostly used by business-to-business marketers, enable the measurement of display and social online advertis...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from SocialTimes.comLinkedIn announced Tuesday that it is acquiring B2B marketing platform Bizo for $175 million. Bizo uses data and targeting technology for multi-channel marketing programs, and counts AMEX, Microsoft and AT&T among its clients. The a...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Social Media News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsBy Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - The government will call Mark Zuckerberg to testify against an upstate New York man accused of trying to cheat the billionaire founder of Facebook Inc out of half his stake in the social media company, a...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from SocialTimes.comPinterest has hired David Rubin as its head of brand, a newly-created position within the company. He was previously the VP of marketing at Unilever. Rubin will oversee a team of 20, and is tasked with marketing the site to men, accordin...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from NYT > Social MediaThe social network for professional is paying about $175 million for a firm that lets marketers identify new business prospects and target them with relevant content.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from TechCrunch » SocialIt’s been about three months since anonymous messaging app Yik Yak raised their first major round of funding ($1.5 million led by Vaizra Investments, DCM, and Azure Capital Partners), and already the app has released a major ...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from TechCrunch » SocialLinkedIn just announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Bizo, a company that helps advertisers reach businesses and professionals. LinkedIn says the deal is worth around $175 million — 90 percent cash and 10 perce...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from AllFacebookFacebook is sharpening the precision of the targeting options available for its mobile application ads , allowing developers to target specific devices, rather than simply operating systems and versions. (more…) New Career Oppo...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Forbes - Social MediaSpirit Airlines is not an airline known for its high level of service or product, and as part of a recent public relations shift, the airline has become clear about who they are and why they should gain your business. In its most recent ...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from SocialTimes.comE-commerce is a fairly mature industry. However, there are major inefficiencies — and I’m not just talking about poorly-designed sites. While search and social account for more than half of the traffic to retail sites, retailers po...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Social Networking Watch: News on the Social Networking and Social Media Industry
TECH CRUNCH - July 21 - Mamabear is a parenting app that allows parents to monitor their children’s interactions across social media, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The company has raised $1.4M in angel funding to help them f...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from NYT > Social MediaThe conflict in Gaza is playing out on two fronts: on the ground, and in the media. And when it comes to the latter, some say Israel is losing ground.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Social Networking Watch: News on the Social Networking and Social Media Industry
WIRED - July 21 - Facebook is now a new Internet retailer. It started testing a “Buy” button inside the News Feed posts and ads, letting users instantly pay for goods and services from other merchants without leaving Facebook. Nicolas...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from HotinSocialMedia.com
When it comes for opening a social media account for a company, marketers are choosing Facebook; Twitter remains their second option almost all the time. Twitter is a mistery for many marketers, because it seems hard to understand what i... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from TechCrunch » SocialAn app called Anniversary offers a new twist on remembering the past via your photo and video memories. Instead of posting to a social network like Facebook, Anniversary lets you share your content with a friend on some future date...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from AllFacebookThe latest installment in Facebook’s Getting Started series provides small and midsized businesses with a primer on the social network’s custom audiences ad-targeting options. (more…) New Career Opportunities Daily: The ...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Social Media ImpactRetailers have a unique opportunity to improve consumer engagement through search and social commerce, but the reality is that most are missing the mark. Despite an increasing number of retailers using social media and digital advertisin...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Ignite Social Media
So you clicked? Yes! The good news is that unlike 99% of articles that share a title like the one above, this one is actually going to be worth your precious click. I’m here to teach you a Twitter trick that almost no one knows. Here’s a... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Growing Social Media
According to iUniverse, social media is the latest marketing strategy that businesses can use to reach their new customers in the most effective manner. For some, building an audience in social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and I... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from VentureBeat » social
E-commerce websites like Zappos rely heavily on advertising to engage and re-engage shoppers online. In today’s atmosphere of banner-blindness, top performers are increasingly leveraging programmatic media buying. It enables them t... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from SocialTimes.comA whitepaper by cloud-based customer intelligence platform Vision Critical addresses how social drives sales. The data — based on 6,000 responses to questions about social purchasing behavior — provides business insight into ...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Social Media News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsPresident Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law requiring Internet companies to store all personal data of Russian users at data centres in Russia, a move which could chill criticism on foreign social networking sites like Facebook and ...
