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Tag Archives: Social Media

How the World Is Spending Its Time Online

Jun
2010
Categories: Trends

So… whatcha doin’ over there on that laptop, denizens of the world? Well, according to a new study from Nielsen showing Internet usage in April 2010, 22% of the time, you’re engaging with social media. Yeah, 22% might not seem like a mammoth percentage, but you have to take into account the fact that this finding is [...]

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Adding Facebook ‘Like’ Buttons to Your Site is Damn Easy

Jun
2010
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Basically, Facebook is offering up a set of widgets — it calls them Social Plug-ins — that you can drop into any web page to make that page more “Facebooky.” There’s a Like button, a Recommendations widget that shows what other pages people’s friends are reading, an Activity Stream widget that shows a simplified version [...]

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5 Ways to Build a Loyal Audience on YouTube

Jun
2010
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Online video has moved from the niche to the mainstream and become a part of our regular media consumption. After five years, YouTube hit the milestone of serving one billion video views per day in October 2009, and just seven months later crossed the threshold of two billion view day in May. With online video viewing rivaling some [...]

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It’s Vuvuzela Time!

Jun
2010
Categories: Apps Also tagged: , , ,

Now you can enjoy (is that the right word) the biggest hit of the World Cup (so far) – the Vuvuzela – as you browse the web http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/

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Tech Dept now on Facebook

Jun
2010
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Get the Knowledge and our twitter feed directly into your Facebook account with our new page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tech-Dept/128002237211746?ref=ts&v=wall  We’ll be adding new features and content soon. But this now automatically brings in all knowledge and twitter posts so you don’t miss anything.

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Facebook strips down for your mobile

Jun
2010
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Facebook really does want to take over the planet. Those clever social networkers have taken time out from the growing furore over privacy to unveil another tool in their world domination kit. The company has joined up with 50 wireless operators to offer cellphone users a stripped-down version of the site that can be accessed without incurring [...]

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8 Tips for a Successful Social Media Cause Campaign

May
2010
Categories: Promotions, Strategy, Trends, Youth Also tagged: ,

Cause marketing can be described as the mutually beneficial relationship between a business and a non-profit organization. Social media cause campaigns are similar, but not identical to traditional cause marketing, in that they allow for more flexibility. Small businesses can gain exposure without breaking the bank, and large companies can reach millions of consumers in [...]

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How Much do Music Artists Earn Online?

Apr
2010
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For years, we’ve heard the music industry talk about declining sales and profits — often unconvincingly tying these numbers to piracy) — but what about the artists? How much do they earn when their music is distributed online, compared to selling CDs? It’s a very hard question to answer because much of this data is kept [...]

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5 Ways To Use Social Media in Marketing Automation

Apr
2010
Categories: Trends

Social Media When talking about Social Media, most people immediately think of Twitter or Facebook. I define it much broader: Social Media facilitates any online social interaction, where monologues have been transformed into social dialogs. So it’s about having conversations with your (potential) clients rather than just blasting out your message. Let’s look at the [...]

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Tweetwally

Apr
2010
Categories: Apps, Design, Trends Also tagged: , , ,

A tweetwall lets you display only the tweets you’re interested in from everywhere on Twitter, use it to track hashtags, usernames, and keywords. The possibilities are up to you. As with all new things, there should always be an introduction: By Tweetwally, November 25 2009

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