December 24, 2011

Twitter Media Darling of 2011

First published on Technorati by Adi Gaskell. Yesterday it was revealed that Facebook was visited by over 50% of the global web using population last month.  Such popularity has not translated into media popularity however. HighBeam Research has released data … Continue reading →

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December 22, 2011

20% of all Web Traffic is to Social Networks

First published on Technorati by Adi Gaskell. Social networking has never been more popular, and this is supported by new data that reveals that 1 in every 5 minutes spent online is spent social networking. The most popular site was … Continue reading →

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December 21, 2011

Mobile Social Media: The Next Great Disruptive Trend

First published on Technorati by Surajit Agarwal. Over 1.3 billion users are expected to access social media from mobile devices by 2016. This is almost double the number of mobile social media users in 2011, according to a report from … Continue reading →

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Want More Happy Tweets? Study Says Try Weekends

First published on Technorati by Steve Woods. Want to feel some social media love? You might want to steer clear of your Twitter stream until this weekend. A University of Vermont study snuck a peek at over 4.6 billion of … Continue reading →

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Google+ Brand Pages Begin Appearing in Search Results

First published on Technorati by Adi Gaskell. Back in the beginning of November I raised the spectre of Google using their undoubted market leadership in search to gain a foothold in the social networking market for Google +. So it … Continue reading →

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Banning Social Media at Work is Useless

First published on Technorati by Adi Gaskell, Whilst there are still, sadly in my opinion, debate over whether social media should be banned at work, there are still many organizations that would like to shut down access during work hours.  … Continue reading →

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December 15, 2011

Myspace Drops out of the Top 10 Social Networks

First published on Technorati.com by Adrian Gaskell. It barely seems like yesterday that MySpace was the hot property on the web, attracting a big bid from NewsCorp and generally enjoying life at the top of the social tree. How quickly … Continue reading →

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December 14, 2011

Facebook Works to Prevent Suicide, Potential for Misuse

First published on Technorati.com by Craig Blaha. Facebook announced a suicide prevention service on Tuesday that will allow Facebook subscribers to tag posts that they believe show that someone is having suicidal thoughts. When a subscriber sees a post that … Continue reading →

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Social Media Policies In The Workplace Can Impact Professional Health

First published on Technorati.com by Lisa Stephens. Usage of the internet outside the scope of daily work flow is a question employers can evaluate prior to executing a plan for marketing. A stance on where, how, and why employees interact … Continue reading →

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December 12, 2011

Blogger Smacked With $2.5 Million Fine in Defamation Suit; Are Bloggers at Risk?

First published on Technorati.com by Carole Ditosti. If you are a blogger and heard about THE BAD LAWSUIT AGAINST A BLOGGER, you are probably concerned to know what is going on and are wondering if you are at risk doing … Continue reading →

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December 6, 2011

StumbleUpon Adds More Features for Website Traffic

First published on Technorati.com by Mark Brown. StumbleUpon.com recently received a new design and some new features that the social media company is hoping will increase their web traffic and social stats. The claims are that they have made changes … Continue reading →

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December 2, 2011

Original Research – Most Facebook Subscribers Don’t Trust Facebook

First published on Technorati.com by Craig Blaha. One important part of the FTC complaint against Facebook that hasn’t received as much attention as it should is count 7: Facebook has provided third parties with access to a user’s profile information … Continue reading →

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