Meetup, one of the original social network/event organizing sites, has received new funding from Union Square Ventures. No other details were released, but USV's Fred Wilson writes about it on his blog: "Meetup is a perfect investment for our firm because it's a company we know well and a...
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...
Learn from some of the past mistakes Proctor & Gamble (P&G) and Vodafone have committed with social media advertising. Unlike in traditional advertising, the company is no longer in full control of the campaign. Giving the consumer the role of content creator means that it's hard to control what's being...
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...
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DigitalPost Interactive (OTCBB: DGLP) ( www.dglp.com ), a leader in the digital media sharing and socialnetworking space, announced today that Westgate Resorts, the largestprivately held timeshare company in the world, has deployed a private-labelversion of www.TheFamilyPost.com through itsnew portal, www.WestgateSpace.com . The newservice called www.WestgateFamilies.com provides...
Marketwire, a full-service newswire and communications workflowsolutions provider, today announces the debut of NoticiasDigitales , the newswire industry's first real-timebusiness-to-consumer digital news service to publish Spanish-language newson Latin American websites. An enhancement to its Spanish-language pressrelease distribution circuits, Marketwire's NoticiasDigitales displayspress releases on more than 100 leading...
Users Can Now Get Updates of Their Friends' Activities From Orkut and Facebook Straight Into Their Rediffmail Inbox MUMBAI, India -- Continuing to evolve its offering to meet the changing needs of the users, Rediff.com, India's leading online portal added yet another first to its flagship product Rediffmail...
DigitalPost Interactive (OTCBB: DGLP)( www.dglp.com ), a leader in the digital media-sharing and social networkingspace, announced today that the company continues on a path of positivegrowth, fueled by strategic new partnerships, more efficient marketingefforts, and strong conversion rates for its subscription-based digitalmedia-sharing platform. In all: -- 85% of all...
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Introduces Series of Social Networking and Educational Mobile Advertising Events NEW YORK -- As mobile advertising surges in popularity, JumpTap, the leading mobile search and advertising solutions provider, announces its fifth global office and its entrance into the advertising capital of the world, New York City. JumpTap has...
Popular Genealogy Magazine Names DNA-Based Family Networking Site to List of 101 Best Family History Web Sites. Genetic-Genealogy Tools Provided by GeneTree Represent New Option for Ancestry Exploration and Unique Way to Discover and Connect with Family Members Around the World SALT LAKE CITY -- GeneTree.com has been...
Leading Social Media Marketing Agency Expands Presence in Europe LONDON & SAN JOSE, Calif. -- LiveWorld, Inc. (Pink Sheets:LVWD), a world leader in social media marketing, today announced that it has reached a milestone of over $2 million USD in annual revenue for services deployed in Europe. The...
SezWho ( www.sezwho.com ), a universal profileand reputation service for the social web, and Creative Weblogging( http://www.creative-weblogging.com ), one of the fastest growinginternational blog media networks, have formed a partnership that willbring SezWho to Creative Weblogging's network of professional bloggers. SezWho drives traffic for bloggers by displaying their universal profileson...
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News Facts -- Marketing expert and futurist Greg Verdino will bespeaking at the Inbound Marketing Summit on September 8, 2008, http://www.InboundMarketingSummit.com . -- Greg Verdino is an expert on marketing and business innovation,emerging media and Web 2.0. He is the Chief Strategy Officer at crayon,...
News Facts -- Social media expert, ChrisBrogan will be speaking on September 8, 2008, at the first annualInbound Marketing Summit, http://www.InboundMarketingSummit.com/ . -- A 10-year veteran of social media strategy experience, Chris Broganwill be speaking at the inbound marketing conference onthe topic of...
RENO, Nev., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Mega Star Media, Inc. announced the beta launch of their latest technology, JumpSwitchMedia, slotted to take place in mid-October. JumpSwitchMedia, which is still pending patent, will eventually take its place among the web giant's custom made social networking media. The company...
Additions Follow on the Heels of Blockbuster Emoticon Offering that Drew More than 90,000 Downloads in First Week BURLINGAME, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- mig33, the global mobile social network, today announced the availability of new exclusive ringtones and wallpapers to the mig33 community via the company's...
