In this podcast, social media expert and LinkedIn community evangelist Mario Sundar discusses what sites are getting the most buzz and how companies can use social networking sites -- such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter -- to connect with their customer base. For more ways companies can use social networking:...
Over the past week, a battle has been raging inside Mixi, Japan's giant social networking site SNS, over who controls the intellectual property rights of its user-generated content. Mixi has over 13 million users who post on everything from shopping tips and relationship advice to political discussions...
This paper explains what a social network can do for your brand and how it can be best utilised? Where consumers go, advertisers soon follow. And so it is with social networks and other online social media. What's surprising is that advertisers and their marketing partners are asking all the...
Consolidation in the social apps space hasn't been torrid by any stretch, but the larger players continue to pick up smaller developers here and there? The latest is SGN acquiring fluffFriends, described as an application that "lets users adopt virtual pets, interact with their friends' pets and compete to...
Worldwide mobile social networking revenues will surge to $7.3 billion in 2013 thanks largely to advertising, according to a new report from Juniper Research. User-generated content ranging from social networking to dating and personal content delivery services is expected to grow about 563 percent from a $1.1 billion market...
Mobile content company Buongiorno (BIT: BNG) is getting close to launching a mobile social network in Italy called Blinko, and has launched a corresponding advertising campaign that cost 500,000 Euro dollars. Currently, the social network is in beta testing and can be found at www.realtimerealpeople.com. The company said the...
Meanwhile, the widget economy is functioning in a parallel, oblivious universe: Widget distribution firm Gigya has received $11 million in its third round of funding. The round was led by DAG Ventures and included previous investors Benchmark Capital, First Round Capital, and Mayfield Fund. The round brings the Palo...
Making like Bebo, Friendster has announced it now supports both Facebook's code and OpenSocial, CNET reports. The move effectively enables Fbook app developers to port their apps to Friendster and to choose between Fbook and *Google's* OpenSocial APIs when launching apps on Fbook. Last year, Friendster launched its developer...
SMS GupShup, India's version of Twitter, has raised $11 million in funding from Charles River Ventures and Helion Ventures. Business Standard reports that the money will be used to grow the business, product development and increased sales and marketing. If the news sounds familiar, the funding was initially reported...
For the college students pining for the good ol' days when Facebook was only for them: CollegeWikis, a group messaging and info platform, has closed a $2 million round led by HighBAR Ventures, with participation from Richmond Management, eCoast Angel Network and Boston Harbor Angels. Since its launch last...
Myndnet Introduces the First Incented Lead Exchange That Leverages the Benefits of Social Networking to Connect Sales People With Pre-Qualified Buyers CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Myndnet, Inc. today unveiled a new online marketplace for lead generation that changes the way companies uncover lucrative new business opportunities. Through a social...
The EquediaNetwork Corporation is pleased to announce the beta launch of itsonline social network and video platform for the stock market: Equedia You can find this launch at http://beta.equedia.com/ Equedia allows investors,corporations, and the media to watch and share video presentationsworldwide through...
Awareness,Inc. , the leader in enterprise social media , today announced that VP ofMarketing, Eric Schurr, will be presenting at the Boston New MarketingSummit on how to create and maintain a thriving online community. Theconference is taking place at Gillette Stadium from October 14-15 inBoston. Eric Schurr will present...
The Equedia Network Corporation is pleased to announce the betalaunch of its social multimedia stock market search portal: Equedia You can find this launch at http://beta.equedia.com/ Equedia allows investors, corporations, and the media to watch andshare video presentations worldwide through a social Web experiencewhile providing the first true...
Leading digital marketing agency's technology mines the Internet's social media landscape to track public opinion on presidential campaigns NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent market turmoil has touched almost every aspect of daily life and the 2008 Presidential election has not been an exception. The...
Sahara Media, Inc., a multimedia company andwholly owned subsidiary of Mac Filmworks, Inc., as previously released, hassuccessfully completed an $8.1 million capital raise from their exclusiveInvestment Banker, John ThomasFinancial, Inc. Sahara Media, Inc. purchased the Honey Magazine trademark from VanguardMedia in 2005 after six successful years of newsstand...
Mzinga Chairman and acclaimed author, Barry Libert, to Present at TorontoTechWeek on September 25 at 4:00 p.m. BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Mzinga (http://www.mzinga.com/pr/), the leader in enterprise social media and learning solutions for the workplace, marketplace, and extended enterprise, today announced that its Chairman, Barry Libert, will present at...
Userplane's Live Chat and Instant Messaging Enhance Fan Experience, Strengthen User Engagement at Official Team Sites and Fan Networks SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Whether it's pre-game, post-game or during the game, a growing number of sports fans are doing some real-time cheering or booing via the web --...
Awareness,Inc. , the leader in enterprise social media , today announced that it will behosting a webinar featuring Jeremiah Owyang of Forrester Research entitled,"Social Media Marketing: An effective way to engage your customers andstimulate your prospects!" on Thursday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Toregister for the complimentary webinar,...
Affinity-centric groups now have a web-based solution that keeps their members connected. ihiveLIVE.com, a turn-key social network and social commerce platform, launched by Tri-Media Integrated Marketing Technologies Inc., combines online network capabilities while employing precision marketing and social commerce tactics that extend customized offers to network, or "hive," members. The...
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