It may not be doomsday, but 12/12/12 is an important date in social networking history. The Pope joined Twitter and reportedly, he had trouble sending out his first tweet. He was assisted by Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli of the Vatican’s communications department. The Pope still writes his speeches by hand, so technology may be challenging, …
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Advice on how to leverage social media marketing bombards us from every corner. SEJ curates the best advice and how-to’s out there, including best practices using Facebook, Twitter, content marketing or web audience development.
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When a company first starts out, they have many challenges to face. Establishing a brand, marketing themselves to a particular demographic, bringing in the first quarter of profits…it is a lot to handle. Most businesses also spend that time focusing purely on their product, a natural inclination that can have some consequences. It is impossible …
Not long ago we reported that Twitter had planned to roll out its own photo filtering service by the end of the year. This has been confirmed by Twitter as of Monday. Things have been rocky between Instagram and Twitter ever since Facebook acquired the photo sharing service, for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock, …
Twitter’s rumored own photo filtering feature is already being described as an Instagram killer, despite the fact that there is no official Twitter announcement in this regard. Well, unless you consider photos tweeted by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey the proof in the pudding. As you already know, Instagram turned off support for Twitter cards to …
With the festive season just around the corner and the spirit of sharing entering into our thoughts, Google has just added a new community focused feature to its Google+ social network, which it says will help bring people together to share their interests even more.
Once, Twitter and Instagram were good pals, but the fairy tale ended, when Facebook acquired the photo sharing service, for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock, in April 2012. Today, the friends are frenemies… as Instagram disabled the ability for Twitter to properly display its photos this Wednesday. Kevin Systrom, Instagram’s CEO, said in …
If you asked a major brand ten years ago if consumers would share their life’s details, regardless of how mundane, online and, as a result, become the biggest producers of online content and wielders of influence, you would have gotten a firm “no” and likely a confused stare. In the past, major news and entertainment …
The results of a study conducted by Edelman, the world’s largest public relations firm, were released today revealing the roles of major brands in the lives of Generation Y. Part of a global initiative to help brands engage online, EDELMAN 8095, the study shows not only the strength of the so called Millennials, but also how the …
It’s that time of the year again. The weather’s getting cooler, the smell of pine is in the air, and people are writing wish lists left and right. Yes, we are smack in the middle of the holiday season, and if you or your company isn’t getting into the spirit yet, you could be missing …