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• Russell Simmons' Global Grind Buys CelebrityTweets.com

  PaidContent - 2009-12-08

  Hip hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons’ Global Grind has purchased CelebrityTweet.com, which aggregates Tweets from celebrities, including Simmons himself. Global Grind features a wide array of coverage geared towards hip hop fans, including videos, a number of celebrity blogs and political news. In a release, it says it will continue...

  Tags: Russell Simmons, Global Grind, Entrepreneurship, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Communications, Corporate Law, Blogging, Management, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Internet, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Social Media, Nanopublishing, Companies, Twitter, Joseph Tartakoff

• StockTwits Raises $3 Million In Second Round

  PaidContent - 2009-12-02

  Only seven months after raising $800,000 in a first round, StockTwits—which lets investors track conversations about stocks on Twitter—- has brought in another $3 million in funding. The round was led by Foundry Group; existing investor True Ventures also participated. Since May, when it announced its first round, StockTwits...

  Tags: Round, StockTwits, Business Structures, Corporate Communications, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Nanopublishing, Companies, Twitter, Joseph Tartakoff

• Zappos allies with Overlay.TV to offer interactive video shopping

  Strategy Eye - 2009-11-29

  Internet retailer Zappos.com is introducing interactive videos to its site using technology provided by online video firm Overlay.TV. Zappos says consumers can shop using the videos by clicking on items in the clips and will be able to post the videos directly to social networks such as Facebook and...

  Tags: Video, Zappos, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Facebook, Twitter, Overlay.TV, Editorial, Nike Inc.

• paidContent Quick Hits: 8.14.09

  PaidContent - 2009-08-14

  »  Big layoffs are not in fact imminent at *AOL*, says Kara Swisher, citing sources. [AllThingsD]»  Netscape founder Marc Andreessen is backing RockMelt, which is reportedly building a Facebook-specific browser. No one is quite sure what exactly that means. [ReadWriteWeb]»  Video game sales fell for the fifth month in...

  Tags: CBS Interactive Inc., Twitter, Sales Strategy, Corporate Communications, Sales Force Management, Business Structures, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Features, Quick Hits, Joseph Tartakoff

• Hotel Gives Away Free Nights, But With a Twist

  BNET - 2009-07-30

  In a twist on free-stay giveaways, Bayside Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., plans on giving out 2,000 reward certificates to "do gooders" in a promotion the hotel is calling "Bay It Forward." Unlike most hotel free night stays, which are awarded once you've stayed for a minimum...

  Tags: Hotel, Certificate, Twitter, Public Relations, Productivity, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Maya Meinert

• A Businessperson's Guide to Using Twitter

  BNET - 2009-06-10

  Still not sure what Twitter is, how to use it, and why you should care? Dave and I will enlighten you in an upcoming Guy Vs. Guy debate. In the meantime, CIO offers Twitter: How to Get Started Guide for Business People. (Bad title; better content.) The...

  Tags: Twitter, Public Relations, Software Development, Corporate Communications, Development Tools, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Rick Broida

• Media Roundup: The Boston Globe Rejects Paycut, Twitter Powered By a Small Number of Users and More

  BNET - 2009-06-10

  In Today’s Media Roundup: The Boston Globe rejects, Twitter powered by a small number of users, Bing stealing market share from Yahoo and Google, Web video watchers may be ready to leave cable and Murdoch sees a digital future. by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Boston Globe, Media, Twitter, Corporate Communications, Cable, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Sean Blanda

• Is Chevron, Shell's Twittering an Innovation Indicator?

  BNET - 2009-05-21

  Big Oil's embrace of social media falls somewhere between a limp handshake and a bear hug. So I was intrigued by Shell's announcement that it will use Twitter to publish hurricane updates for the upcoming storm season. Shell's not the only one riding the Twitter bandwagon. Chevron, for example, has a new media adviser, whose...

  Tags: Twitter, Chevron Corp., Company Leader, Public Relations, Blogging, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Internet, Kirsten Korosec

• Why Your Business Should Avoid Twitter

  BNET - 2009-04-28

  By now, you've probably read plenty of posts on BNET and elsewhere explaining why your company should consider embracing Twitter. But if your firm can't execute a proper Twitter strategy, it may be best to avoid the platform altogether. Small Business IT Weekly has...

  Tags: Twitter, Small Business IT Weekly, Public Relations, Productivity, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Stefan Deeran

• BBDO's Robertson: "I Hate Twitter!" (And Belts, Apparently)

  BNET - 2009-04-21

  BBDO CEO Andrew Robertson's video interview with DMNews contains an interesting piece of product placement for new-ish client Starbucks see video below. As the interview starts, there's a barely noticeable paper cup on his desk at screen left. But halfway through, the video cuts abruptly, and the...

  Tags: Belt, Social Media, Starbucks Corp., Video, Twitter, BBDO, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jim Edwards