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- 11th May 2011
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BranchOut: The Professional Network on Facebook
Ever wondered if Facebook could ever have its own version of LinkedIn? Well thanks to BranchOut it does, or, at the very least, could. Let’s take a look at what it’s all about…
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- 22nd Oct 2009
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Google and Microsoft Complete Twitter Deal to Herald Real-time Search Era
It appears that real-time search could finally become a reality. Following our post earlier in the month, Twitter negotiating real-time search deal with Microsoft and Google, it looks like the ink is now drying on an agreement that will see the aforementioned search engines gain complete access to the social media site’s network.
This is a brave new world for search engines and could well change the way we view and use SERPs in the future. Bing and Google are now free to start developing ways to incorporate Twitter feeds into their searches, opening up unique opportunities for the respective engines and their users.
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- 14th Aug 2009
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Is Twitter in Danger of Losing Relevance?
Twitter’s rise up through the social media rankings has been nothing short of phenomenal. Backed by a plethora of tech savvy celebrities, the take-up of the micro-blogging service has touched every corner of the globe. But is it an empire built on sand?
From the outside everything seems to be ticking over quite nicely. The site continues to earn new users and is now ranked the 19th largest on the Internet (according to Alexa), so on the face of it everything is going swimmingly. But there are undoubtedly issues, some that could ultimately undermine the service into obscurity.
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- 2nd Apr 2012
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What Is The Social Media Graveyard?
There are around 650 million people on Facebook at the moment, which is roughly 10% of the world’s population. -
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- 2nd Feb 2012
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Facebook IPO: What will it Change?
There’s a good chance that you will have heard the murmurings about Facebook’s proposed IPO months ago. Well, it’s now official; Facebook has officially filed to go public in an effort to raise an approximated $5 billion – valuing the company at $100 billion.Whilst this might be exciting news to existing and potential investors, for the wider world it is just another stock floatation. But what will the impact be on the company and the 800 million that use it?
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- 26th Jan 2012
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Social Media Monitoring - Are You Offering Customer Service?
Social Media is now part of every day life. If you spend a percentage of your day online then you will almost certainly have a social profile of some sort. Twitter and Facebook are sites a majority of people are active on, with the likes of Google Plus also now very much in the game.These sites are now so set into our lives that most of us no longer think twice about what we say on them, making them a common place for us to moan. We don’t even give it a second thought. If something has annoyed us then we will Tweet about it.
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- 8th Jul 2011
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Social Media Marketing: Users want to Shop through Facebook
We’ve been waiting for some evidence on the use of transactions through social media and it looks like eMarketer has come up with the goods.They’ve discovered that users are not just willing to follow e-Commerce sites and retailers for deals and discounts, but they’re also happy to purchase directly through sites like Facebook. In fact out of all of the new ways to purchase online, it’s Facebook that’s coming up trumps.
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- 24th Jun 2011
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Should I Advertise on Facebook?
As I’m sure most people engaged in online marketing are aware, Facebook presents a fantastic advertising plafrom from which to engage with existing customers or even attract new ones. With this in mind, I thought it might be useful to put together a brief overview of what to consider when advertising on Facebook. -
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- 21st Jun 2011
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Facebook New Features June 2011
Facebook held a Webinar on the 17th June detailing the new features they have recently added as well as new items for advertisers to get to grips with. As part of our Facebook Management campaign we attended the webinar to bring an update on new features. This post includes:- Sponsored Stories
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- 10th Jun 2011
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Connecting Your Blog to Twitter and Facebook
Social media and social bookmarking platforms play an integral role in getting your blog posts read. One excellent way is to connect your blog posts to your Twitter and Facebook accounts which can be achieved using a very clever piece of software called Twitterfeed.TwitterFeed is incredibly easy to use, but first of all you need to make sure that you have a Facebook and Twitter account. For most, these accounts have already been set up; however there are some that may still be perplexed by social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Well you needn’t be, and if you want to gain links and exposure then it’s definitely worth investing a little time in [See: Social Media Presence ‘Can Improve Link Building’].
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- 6th Jun 2011
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French News Broadcasters Banned From Saying ‘Twitter’ and ‘Facebook’
Just in case you didn’t believe the headline, I will have to say it again – after all it is worth repeating. That’s right, the French government are banning the use of the words ‘Twitter’ and ‘Facebook’ from being spoken on television or radio news programmes.
In accordance to a 1992 decree, commercial enterprises should not be promoted on news programmes and the French government have decided to uphold this stance. Before you say, “je ne comprends pas”, let’s have a look at what’s happened.
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