Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Did Yahoo Take a Tumble with Its Latest Acquisition?
Yahoo is seen by some as an archaic search engine, but lately they have been making acquisitions to put a new pep in their step. Last month we reported that Yahoo shelled out $30 million dollars for Summly, an app designed to summarize news stories to make them easier to scan and search. But that was a drop in ...
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I Shutter at the Thought: Stop Digital Photo Thieves in Their Tracks
Visuals speak to your customers before they even have a chance to read your marketing messages. In fact, photos on Facebook receive 53% more likes and 104% more comments than the average posts. Photos are too powerful not to take advantage of, but they leave you vulnerable to intellectual property theft. So how do you ensure that the Read more
LinkedIn Updates to Boost Your Presence
Today I am giving a workshop to the marketing department on using LinkedIn. In case you have not noticed, LinkedIn has been making some changes, dripping out enhancements to existing features and adding support materials to ensure that you’re taking advantage of those features.
Notable Updates for Users Mention Companies & People in Updates:Create Buzz for Your Business Like Michael Bublé
On Thursday April 25th, modern day crooner Michael Bublé put on a very special performance… in the NYC subway at the 66th street stop. It’s safe to say that Bublé’s days of singing for his supper on the streets are long behind him, yet this was an opportunity that he felt was not to be missed. He cited the ...
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140 Character Catastrophe: AP Hack Highlights The Need For Twitter Security
1.9 million people heard the story from Twitter first. The Associated Press (AP), one of the most respected news sources on the planet, was reporting that there had been two explosions at the White House, and that President Barack Obama had been injured.
The good news: the Tweet was fake, entirely a hacker’s creation.
Facebook Makes Over Mobile Pages
It’s been a few weeks since we last reported a Facebook change, so it seems that it was only a matter of time. Recognizing mobile’s widespread use, yesterday Facebook announced a new layout for Pages in mobile format. The social media giant stated the new look is, “tailored to the way people look at information on their mobile devices,” ...
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