By Dave Hawley On September 25, 2013 There’s been a lot of talk about social media influence and its role in the new consumer decision journey. Big brands are not only buying into the concept of leveraging people with influence, but are serious money…
If you’re of a certain age, you’ll likely remember when MySpace was very much #1 amongst all social platforms. Roll the years back a little further, and you could have been one of the (relatively) few who were amongst the pioneers of modern social networking on Friendster.
But here’s the thing: the history of social media actually goes back a lot further, and its roots can be found in blogging, Google, AOL, ICQ, the beginnings of the world wide web and, perhaps surprisingly, CompuServe. This infographic from Creative Ramblings takes a closer look at the history of social media, 1969-2012.
On the 25th September, 2013 in İstanbul, Turkey the 2013 Webrazzi Summit will be held. Webrazzi Summit last year was held on October 4, 2012 brought together 1183 people in 501 different companies.
Webrazzi Summit will cover a range of topics including Digital Marketing, Social Media, E-commerce, Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Online Gaming, Mobile Applications and more, where you will be at the heart of Internet industry, with keynote and parallel sessions during the day.
Some cartoons and television shows in the 1960s tried to predict the great technological achievements of the future. Though the public focused on The Jetsons and the original Star Trek, the idea of miniature computing devices occurred to certain folks…
Social media for busy people. Slim discovers the important updates from your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn so you can save time and never miss out again. Slim was created in San Francisco by Yair Levin and Zeev Vax. Both originally from Israel, they were looking to keep in touch with friends and family back home but found themselves frustrated with the burden of combing through social media to find important updates.
Potential fan favorites, flops, Emmy award winners, and stinkers are all about to compete forÂ… an icon on your mobile device. I'm not talking about TV programming or services. Rather, a flood of TV-related apps are being hurried out of the lab and…
The great thing about Hootsuite is that it’s easy to learn, but scales quickly to become a powerful team tool for professional social media management. It’s a Swiss Army Knife for searching, listening, curating, sharing and connecting. It works…
While the extent of aggressive abuse on Twitter has recently hit the headlines – and led the company to issue a statement insisting it hears the complaints – the problems with outright sexism and misogyny are not limited to online blogging or social…
Although networking remains the most effective way to find a job, online recruiting sites are gaining ground. Between 2012 and 2016, the market for job sites is expected to grow to $7.5 billion, a compounded 5.5 percent annual rate, according to a report…
Written by Guy Besley, The Digital Media Strategist, Google Is Dying as Facebook takes over the windows platform: What on earth am I talking about? What is the relevance between a Social Media Giant and a Search Giant? Arn’t they just both enormous…
By Erin Griffith On July 18, 2013 The concept of user-generated content has been widespread since the dawn of Web 2.0, but its only been top-of-mind for many brands very recently. That’s because social media, for brands, has evolved from something…
Pinterest is a social catalog. Share your taste by pinning things you love and building your collection. The pinboard-style photo-sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, and hobbies. Users can browse other pinboards for images, "re-pin" images to their own pinboards, or "like" photos. The site was founded by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp. It is managed by Cold Brew Labs and funded by a small group of entrepreneurs and investors.
syENGAGE is a consulting firm that helps New Zealand-based marketers and communicators make the best use of social media for their organisation.
Social Media is fast becoming an everyday part of life, but the journey to create business value through social media is just beginning.
We equip marketers for rapidly changing times, whether it's with social media training, consulting or implementation.
syENGAGE are also New Zealand's Chinese social media specialists, with a bilingual, multicultural team handling the cultural, technological and strategic aspects of social media marketing to a Chinese-speaking audience.
By Erin Griffith On June 25, 2013 IS PINTEREST’S API COMING? 1. WHY WE THINK SO/AKA NEWS PEG OF THE GUY. 2. PINTEREST WAS WISE TO WAIT. IT COULDN’T DO IT BEFORE BECAUSE IT DIDN’T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IT DOES NOW- IT’S A MARKETING COMPANY. - HERE…
Is influence dead? (via Pando Daily)
5 Ways Smartphones Have Changed Our Lives for the Better (via THE Tech Scoop)
Making TV Apps Count (via www.lightreading.com)
10 social media tips to help you fly with Hootsuite (via www.danmason.co.uk)
Sexism and abuse isn’t only on Twitter: one woman’s gaming experience (via techexile.com)
Job Seekers Slow to Adopt Mobile Search Apps (via Dice News in Tech)
Google Vs Facebook – The Showdown (via http://www.thedigitalmediastrategist.com)
Brands and the user-generated photo conundrum (via Pando Daily)
Finally, Pinterest knows what it wants to be. Now how about that API? (via Pando Daily)