August 2012
60 posts
Google gets a new look at social marketing with Wildfire acquisition
Wikipedia) Google gets a new look at social marketing with Wildfire acquisition
Follow @zdnetrachel Google announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Wildfire , a startup with a viral marketing campaign platform and several offices stretching from Silicon Valley to Singapore. Google product management director Jason Miller explained on the official Google blog that the merger of Google and Wildfire will create “new…
via: www.zdnet.com
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- Google Buys Social Marketer Wildfire (crm-daily.com)
- Google gets a new look at social marketing with Wildfire acquisition (zdnet.com)
- Mark Zuckerberg’s Sister Is Now a Google Employee (mashable.com)
- Google announces Wildfire acquisition (slashgear.com)
- Google Snaps Up Wildfire (dealbook.nytimes.com)
- Google buys social media marketing start-up Wildfire for US$250m (siliconrepublic.com)
- Annan Casts Blame Widely as He Resigns as Syria Envoy - New York Times (nytimes.com)
- Phelps bests Lochte, wins 200 IM gold - CBS News (cbsnews.com)
- 1 dead, dozens hurt when Megabus from Chicago hits I-55 overpass - Chicago Tribune (chicagotribune.com)
- Senate panel passes tax bill in rare bipartisan show - Reuters (reuters.com)
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Deadspin Video: Relive McKayla Maroney's Phenomenal Vault In Super-Slow Motion(via @Deadspin) →
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While judges found room for deductions for which it seems nobody else can, McKayla Maroney’s vault early in today’s women’s team gymnastics final was still strong enough to set an unstoppable pace that resulted in the United States taking gold.
July 2012
141 posts
Facebook's day of reckoning: 2Q earnings report
NEW YORK, N.Y. - It’s showtime for Facebook. Call it the second act after its rocky initial public offering two months ago. On Thursday, the company will take the spotlight once again to announce its first earnings report as a public company.
via: metronews.ca
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- Europe Stocks Choppy - Wall Street Journal (online.wsj.com)
- Syrian rebels amass as battles for Aleppo, Damascus intensify - CNN International (edition.cnn.com)
- Storms knock out power as they rip through Northeast - CNN (cnn.com)
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20 Facebook and Social Media Marketing Tips to Grow Your Business
By Anthony Church Social media marketing can be used to build strong relationships with your customers, clients, or website visitors who will then become fans or customers, and later advocates of your company. This is one of the best methods for growing your business.
via: rant4u.com
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- Social Media Revenues to Hit $16.9B in 2012, Mostly From Ads (cmswire.com)
- 10 Tips For Better Business on Social Media (unionproposal.com)
- Ideas For Building A Social Media Marketing Campaign Successfully (livesportstoday.net)
- Why Social Media Metrics Are Important (smallbiztechnology.com)
- Why marketers Increase their Social Media Marketing Budgets? (customerthink.com)
- 7 Tips for Creating a Social Media Plan for Your Business (socialmediaexaminer.com)
- How to Build an Amazing Facebook Page (shinesquad.me)
- 10 Tips For Better Business on Social Media (avenuesocial.com)
FamousBloggers.net and ThesisAwesome.com are Stolen
Wikipedia) FamousBloggers.net and ThesisAwesome.com are Stolen
Hi everyone, I got really bad news! Both my domain names FamousBloggers.net and ThesisAwesome.com has been stolen today 25th July 2012. These domains was under my GoDaddy.com account, and I can not longer find them. That wasn’t really a good moment! How I knew about this?
via: zebida.com
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- Go Daddy creates process to eliminate 60 day transfer lock (domainnamewire.com)
- London 2012: David Cameron says UK is ready for ‘greatest show on Earth’ - The Guardian (guardian.co.uk)
- Europe Stocks Choppy - Wall Street Journal (online.wsj.com)
- Syrian rebels amass as battles for Aleppo, Damascus intensify - CNN International (edition.cnn.com)
- GoDaddy.com adds two factor authentication (domainnamewire.com)
- Storms knock out power as they rip through Northeast - CNN (cnn.com)
- Bo’s Wife, Aide Face Closely Managed China Trial - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
Social media for schools: a guide to Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest
ovenpop) Social media for schools: a guide to Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest
Using social media in schools doesn’t have to be scary. Here, Matt Britland shares his tips for managing school accounts and some examples good practice - For advice on e-safety in schools, click here The use of social media in education continues to be something of a hot topic with arguments both for and against.
via: www.guardian.co.uk
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- Marketing to Women: Is Pinterest Effective Marketing? (jamiedunham.wordpress.com)
- The CMO’s Guide to Pinterest (greatfinds.icrossing.com)
- London 2012: David Cameron says UK is ready for ‘greatest show on Earth’ - The Guardian (guardian.co.uk)
- Europe Stocks Choppy - Wall Street Journal (online.wsj.com)
- Syrian rebels amass as battles for Aleppo, Damascus intensify - CNN International (edition.cnn.com)
- Storms knock out power as they rip through Northeast - CNN (cnn.com)
- London Olympics: USA should be right there in the medals race - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
MOOCs are really a platform
ovenpop) MOOCs are really a platform
We can officially declare massive open online courses (MOOCs) as the higher education buzzword for 2012. Between Coursera, edX and smaller open course offerings, nearly $100 million in funding has been directed toward MOOCs in that past 8 months.
via: www.elearnspace.org
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- Parsing the NYTimes Coverage of the Growth of MOOCs (insidehighered.com)
- Four Barriers That MOOCs Must Overcome To Build a Sustainable Model (mfeldstein.com)
- Dropping Out of MOOCs: Is It Really Okay? (hackeducation.com)
- MOOCs are Marketing (bogost.com)
- London 2012: David Cameron says UK is ready for ‘greatest show on Earth’ - The Guardian (guardian.co.uk)
- Chick-fil-A flap sees calls for action from both sides of same-sex marriage debate - CBS News (cbsnews.com)
- FOREX-Euro extends gains in choppy trade, US GDP awaited - Reuters (reuters.com)
- Syrian rebels amass as battles for Aleppo, Damascus intensify - CNN International (edition.cnn.com)
- Storms knock out power as they rip through Northeast - CNN (cnn.com)
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Facebook virus warning: Massive children charity scam - ZDNet
Email Alert Facebook virus warning: Massive children charity scam Summary: Cybercriminals have developed a custom piece of malware that injects itself into your Facebook session and prompts you to donate to a charity for sick children. The scammers’ goal is to make off with your personal data, especially your credit card number.
via: www.zdnet.com
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- Scam causes problems for charity (stuff.co.nz)
- Social ads offer better targeting, ROI - ZDNet (blog) (zdnet.com)
- Scam Alert: My Total Profile Views Today Facebook App Spams Your Friends [Updates] (makeuseof.com)
- New Scam Targets Utility Customers (denver.cbslocal.com)
- Kim Jong Un’s wife remains a mystery woman - CNN (cnn.com)
- Federal officials will review 2 deadly shootings by Anaheim, Calif., police … - Detroit Free Press (freep.com)
- Obama suggests support for some gun restrictions - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
- Report: Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes described killings in package - Newsday (newsday.com)
Premier League issues Twitter do's and don'ts for soccer stars - CNN
ovenpop) Premier League issues Twitter do’s and don’ts for soccer stars - CNN
English Premier League unveils new code of conduct for social media websites More and more soccer stars have their own Facebook and Twitter accounts Combined followers between Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney is 7.
via: edition.cnn.com
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- Spanish Soccer Scores a Goal on Social Media (mashable.com)
- Digital do’s and don’ts: New rules of business etiquette (bizjournals.com)
- FA warning to football stars over Twitter abuse (thesun.co.uk)
- Federal officials will review 2 deadly shootings by Anaheim, Calif., police … - Detroit Free Press (freep.com)
- As Romney, Obama spar over ‘you didn’t build that,’ small businesses add context - Washington Post (blog) (washingtonpost.com)
We Are Hiring
Wikipedia) We Are Hiring
As a result of recent business wins, PR Agency One is looking to appoint a highly motivated account manager, who will report directly to the Managing Director. James Crawford, Managing Director A self-starter,…
- We Are Hiring (pragencyone.co.uk)
- Twitter Loses Another Comms Director, As Former iMeem Exec Matt Graves Steps Down (techcrunch.com)
- ACM Promotes And Hires (allaccess.com)
- PR and Marketing Agencies - How to Manage Expectations (blisspr.com)
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Jimdo Pushes New Layouts for Mobile Sites
<(482) (Photo credit: ovenpop) Jimdo Pushes New Layouts for Mobile Sites
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Jimdo, the global free website creator, kicks its mobile offerings up a notch with customized mobile layouts for its 6 million users. Optimizing websites for display on mobile devices is proving crucial to the success of business and personal sites:…
via: www.prnewswire.com
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Professor explains the surprisingly legit physics of Spider-Man
Professor explains the surprisingly legit physics of Spider-Man
According to a professor from Emory University that “does whatever a spider can” bit is surprisingly accurate. Let’s say you walk into a screening of The Amazing Spider-Man. You settle into your seat,…
- Seven Actors Who Were Nearly in a Spider-Man Film (vulture.com)
- Professor explains the surprisingly legit physics of Spider-Man (digitaltrends.com)
- Watch, Pass, or Rent Video Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man (popsugar.com)
- Andrew Garfield: The new ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ (news.yahoo.com)
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- Video: How Emma and Andrew Help Put the Amazing in The Amazing Spider-Man (popsugar.com)
