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Twitter, Facebook, Livejournal, YouTube, and Blogger came under a sustained, simultaneous DDoS attack yesterday, with Twitter going offline completely for a while, and Facebook running slowly and reporting strange error messages to users before its security staff managed to wrestle control back Read more about this attack at Technomix | Fast Company.
As social networking evolves into a primary vehicle for establishing relationships, the medium’s impact on the world of business is unquestionably significant. Where will social networking take us in the future, and will it ultimately become one of the key differentiators for companies in terms of bottom line success? To answer this as well as … Continue reading “The Psychology of Social Networking”
Andrew Ballenthin, Founder of The Community Marketing Blog, Speaker and President of Integrated Marketing Consultancy Sol Solutions wrote… 1. The term social media is preventing many businesses from seeing what the true value of this communication evolution is about. Leave the words behind, think of it as “interactive communication”. 2. From a marketing perspective this is one … Continue reading “The Psychology Of Social Networking”
Facebook has seen some new Facebook phishing sites pop up this week. Their teams are working hard to stop their spread and get them shut down. Check out the information posted on the “Tips” tab on… Facebook Security and tell your friends!
Did you read the article by Jennifer Van Grove called Find Out the Most Influential Users on Twitter with the ReTweetability Index? Jennifer talks about a formula carefully researched to better get at the most retweetable and influential users by Dan Zarrella, Mashable contributor and self-proclaimed viral marketing scientist. How do your tweets compare? Visit … Continue reading “Find Out the Most Influential Users on Twitter with the ReTweetability Index”
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Thanks to the team at Essential Communications for hosting yet another wonderful Success Night, and to Jason Dasti, Guerilla Marketers for a fun introduction to Social Media which inspired Peter Miller to poll the audience on how they socialized! The poll showed… 83% of people polled use Facebook 50% of people polled use LinkedIn Do YOU … Continue reading “Where do you do social networking?”
Jack Neff’s recent post entitled Study: ROI May Be Measurable in Facebook, MySpace After All shares more proof that social media improves ROI, in particular a case study of a package-goods brand that earned $1.28 million in sales from $1 million social-media campaign — 28% ROI! He states that… Recent research from ComScore, MySpace and … Continue reading “Don’t read this if you do not want to grow your business!”
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What do you think of a recent court ruling that forced a man suing over injuries from a car accident, to answer questions about the content on his Facebook page that is off limits to the public? I was just reading Toronto Star legal writer Tracey Tyler’s article Facebook user poked – by the courts, … Continue reading “LEGAL IMPLICATIONS for chatting with “friends” on social networking sites?”
What do you think of a recent court ruling that forced a man suing over injuries from a car accident, to answer questions about the content on his Facebook page that is off limits to the public? I was just reading Toronto Star legal writer Tracey Tyler’s article Facebook user poked – by the courts, … Continue reading “LEGAL IMPLICATIONS for chatting with "friends" on social networking sites?”
www.SocialMediaSpaces.com because there are ______ social media networks in the world today. Social media is content created by people using highly accessible and scalable publishing technologies that is intended to facilitate communications, influence and interaction with peers and with public audiences, typically via the Internet and mobile communications networks. The term most often refers to … Continue reading “SOCIAL MEDIA has two words but lots of meanings!”
If you see a message that says… (Your Friends Name) has faced some errors when checking your profile. View the errors message or a message that says… Error Check System or something else that you did not expect, and might not want to trust, it’s best to ignore them because reports share that they do nasty … Continue reading “Watch out for the black hats on Facebook!”
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Rick Spence DURHAM REGION, ON OCT. 22, 2008: Every successful small business tells a story, if you only care to ask, says Rick Spence of Profit Magazine. Spence shares these fascinating success stories at the Business in Motion conference October 22nd at the Oshawa Golf and Country Club. These thriving companies earned a spot on … Continue reading “Rick Spence headlines Business in Motion conference (Oct. 22, 2008)”
I will be away from this blog, facebook, email and other electronic addictions until June 16th as I’m off to Heart’s Delight, Newfoundland, the beautiful village my father was born in. I’m looking forward to seeing some of my relatives that I haven’t seen in years, spending time with my folks, and time away to … Continue reading “I'm off to the Rock”
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