Google takes on Facebook ‘likes’ with ‘+1’ social tag
With Facebook evolving into a major rival, Google is meeting the challenge by building its own social network centered on its lucrative search business.
Twitter@five – How the microblogging platform revolutionised customer communications
Microblogging phenomenon, Twitter, celebrated its fifth anniversary this Monday (21 March 2011). A new report from Virgin Media Business has revealed that 35 per cent of organisations in the UK are using social networking sites as part of their external communications, with one in ten firms now tweeting regularly.
Twitter campaign creates ‘World’s Shortest Recipe Book’
A charity recipe book is being launched through social media channel Twitter – Tweet Pie, the ‘World’s Shortest Recipe Book’, is crowdsourcing 140-character recipes to include in a book to be published later this year.
Eptica launches one-stop customer service tool for social media
Eptica has updated its multi-channel customer interaction suite including an integrated social media interaction platform, letting customers listen, respond and interact successfully with customers and prospects on social media.
Roundtable report: Top Twitter questions answered
Is it wise for businesses to publicise their client base on Twitter? Can they measure the impact of social media as part of a marketing campaign? And is there any place for the hard sell amongst a firm’s tweets? A panel of social media experts answered these questions and others at a recent round table … [Read more…]
No more coding? MediaMind offers pre-built rich media ad formats
MediaMind Technologies has launched MediaMind Blocks, a library of ready-made, downloadable codes for a range of rich media advertising formats.
London graduate sells social media app ‘for $15m’
A London Met graduate who started his Twitter business two years ago whilst studying for his MBA has now sold it for an estimated $10-15 million.
Google includes personalised social links in users’ search results
Google has updated its search results, including more information related to a users’ social connections, including Twitter and Facebook, in its search results.
Google includes personalised social links in users' search results
Google has updated its search results, including more information related to a users’ social connections, including Twitter and Facebook, in its search results.
UK cyber crime ‘costs £27bn a year’
Cyber crime costs the UK economy £27bn a year, the government has said.