Sunday, August 31, 2014

Social Media Week releases list of eminent speakers for its 2014 edition

World’s most reputed influencers, and India’s social media savvy politicians, authors will share their perspectives at this year’s event (PRWeb August 31, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1vZJPBs


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Social-media stars find live performances click with fans

Move aside, Lady Gaga. Here come the big stars of today and if you’re older, you’ve probably never heard of them. But to younger people, these stars of YouTube, Vine and other social media are the bomb.


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Social-media stars find live performances click with fans

Move aside, Lady Gaga. Here come the big stars of today and if you’re older, you’ve probably never heard of them. But to younger people, these stars of YouTube, Vine and other social media are the bomb.


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Social media fans asked to switch off and get involved

Enticing social media-obsessed 20-and 30-somethings away from their screens to help out in their local communities is the aim of an initiative being launched today by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.


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The Marketing Pros at Markit Media Host Noteworthy Instagram Contest

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — via PRWEB – Social Media is an amazing tool that is a link builders dream, if properly utilized. Social media is the perfect place for real people to share interesting links. There …


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Saturday, August 30, 2014

US cyber-warriors battling Islamic State on Twitter

The United States has launched a social media offensive against the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda, setting out to win the war of ideas by ridiculing the militants with a mixture of blunt language and sarcasm.


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Social Media remains most preferred source of news in the UAE, study shows

Paper on mobile internet habits in the UAE presented at Cambridge Social media, including Facebook and Twitter, is the most preferred source of news in the UAE, revealed a research paper on mobile internet habits. The paper, by Yousuf Khalifa Al Ghufli, 24, an Emirati analyst specialising in Public Policy and Social Research in Abu Dhabi, and Tania Gupta, an Indian Internet Research Professional …


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Local retailers, big and small, find audiences online

As social media continues to grow as a part of people’s everyday habits, consumers expect businesses to be part of the networking.


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Obama: Social media makes us see how messy the world is

Speaking at a Democratic Party fund-raiser, the president says social media lets us see the minute details of the world's hardships.>


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Your Facebook Habits Can Help Predict If You’ll Get a Divorce

Because Facebook and other social media may not be harmless time-killers after all. Your love life may be on the line


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Friday, August 29, 2014

Harrop: Social media’s promise falling flat

With folks yapping all day on social media – Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and the rest- how can there be such a thing as a "spiral of silence" online? Easy.


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Social Media Versus Social Business

Some confusion seems to remain within businesses about the difference between employing social media for marketing, awareness and outreach, and developing a business-wide social strategy that includes the adoption of collaboration and social tools internally. As a result, social business remains a fertile ground for growth, as shown by Vanessa DiMauro's summary notes for the Leader Networks 2014 …


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Social Media Marketing (SMM)

The use of social media websites and social networks to market a company’s products and services.


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Adam Jones gets flak for ‘airport shtick’ at Orioles social media event

Says he was joking about his "favorite place in Baltimore"


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Power Marketing: How To Make A Hashtag Go Viral

Here are the social media strategies Provo, Utah used to make their news about Google Fiber go viral. You can use these strategies, too.


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Could social media be the future for remittances to Africa?

In April the Financial Times in London reported that Facebook was in the process of applying for a banking license in Ireland in order to enter the global money remittances industry and posed the question: “Are we about to see the emergence of FaceBank?”


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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Rappler bags triple win in Singapore Spark awards

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Rappler, the Philippines’ only social media news site, lived up to its name by winning on Thursday, August 28, the gold Spark award for Best Media Solution – Social Media. The awards gala was held at the new Westin Hotel in Singapore. Launched by Marketing magazine, the …


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Power Marketing: How To Make A Hashtag Go Viral

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Social media included in playbooks

Poway coach's tweets kept players informed during blackout


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Social media included in playbooks

Poway coach's tweets kept players informed during blackout


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Public shaming of NFL commish Roger Goodell shows power, pitfalls of social media

All sports bosses are now held accountable by the public (including athletes on social media) in an unprecedented way. Commissioners are expected to be transparent in a refreshing way. But that transparency has its risks.


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Social media users shy from controversy

A surprising study finds that people who use social media are less likely than others to share their views on controversial issues, even while offline.


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The Times of India’s new social-media policy completely misses the point, and therefore will fail

The Times of India's attempt to control what its reporters post on social-media accounts isn't surprising, but it is almost certain to fail — and the more it tries to exert control, the less effective …


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Social Media Optimization (SMO)

The use of social media networks to develop and manage an organization’s message.


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