Articles tagged with: social networking
WordPress buys Polldaddy
Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has acquired Irish startup Polldaddy for an undisclosed sum. The purchase gives WordPress an infusion of polling technology and seems to be justified simply on the basis that bloggers love …
Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has acquired Irish startup Polldaddy for an undisclosed sum. The purchase gives WordPress an infusion of polling technology and seems to be justified simply on the basis that bloggers love …
Social Networks: Companies has to interact with consumers
Nearly six out of 10 Americans who use social media interact with companies on social media Websites, according to a September 2008 study by conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for Cone.
The researchers found 85% of …
Nearly six out of 10 Americans who use social media interact with companies on social media Websites, according to a September 2008 study by conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for Cone.
The researchers found 85% of …
Social Media & Shopping Behavior
Consumers’ use of social media is altering the way they make purchase decisions. To stay relevant, retailers must determine how to incorporate social media, such as social networks and blogs, into their marketing strategies.
Generation Y …
Consumers’ use of social media is altering the way they make purchase decisions. To stay relevant, retailers must determine how to incorporate social media, such as social networks and blogs, into their marketing strategies.
Generation Y …
Facebook Market Share Increased
Web metrics firm Hitwise today released new data on US social networking traffic that shows Facebook increasing in both market share of visits and average time spent compared to this time last year, VentureBeat reports.
Here’s …
Web metrics firm Hitwise today released new data on US social networking traffic that shows Facebook increasing in both market share of visits and average time spent compared to this time last year, VentureBeat reports.
Here’s …
Social Networks: Trends
Facebook talks a lot about the “social graph.” It is basically the network of connections between people, which changes and is amplified based on contributions that various people make to the network.
The social graph matters …
Facebook talks a lot about the “social graph.” It is basically the network of connections between people, which changes and is amplified based on contributions that various people make to the network.
The social graph matters …
Free Music from Myspace
MySpace Music, scheduled to launch in September, promises to be the most significant rollout of a digital-music service since Apple’s (AAPL, Fortune 500) iTunes. It will enable MySpace users to listen to any song from …
Interpublic: Search is slowing, Social is growing
Marketers, it seems, are turning away from paid search in favor of social marketing efforts. According to a recent study by Interpublic, search spending is beginning to slow as social marketing takes off.Interpublic’s Magna Global …
Interpublic: Search is slowing, Social is growing
Marketers, it seems, are turning away from paid search in favor of social marketing efforts. According to a recent study by Interpublic, search spending is beginning to slow as social marketing takes off.Interpublic’s Magna Global …
Obama won on Internet traffic
If the US presidential election were based on Web site traffic, Sen. Barack Obama would be far ahead of Sen. John McCain. Mr. Obama drew nearly 80% of all traffic to the two presumptive nominees’ sites …
Mobile Social Networking Big in US, UK
Nielsen Mobile has found that a growing number of mobile phone users are using their handsets to access social networks.
In December 2007, 4.1 million US mobile users accessed a mobile social network, representing 1.6% of …
MySpace wins $230 million in Internet spam case
The popular online hangout MySpace has won a $230 million judgment over junk messages sent to its members in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam award ever.
MySpace calls the award a “landmark,” but …
Facebook vs. MySpace: The battle for global social dominance
MySpace still has a hefty traffic lead over Facebook in the U.S., so it was big news when ComScore released 2008 data that showed Facebook gaining quickly on MySpace in international traffic.
