16 May 2012
General Motors pulls $10M Facebook advertising ahead of social networks IPO
Rachel Hawkes
The world’s biggest car company General Motors has pulled $10 million USD of Facebook advertising just day before the social network is begins trading on the stock exchange.
30 April 2012
Has your social media graph got enough Klout?
Tim Gibbon
As understanding social media grows increasingly important, social scoring is even more so. Should you care if your social graph has enough Klout?
15 February 2012
What’s the interest with social network Pinterest?
Tim Gibbon
For many, visual and photo sharing site Pinterest has just burst onto the social networking scene, reportedly building a 13 million user base in the last 10 months. But in reality, it’s been enjoying a loyal and growing following for quite some time. In the spirit of comparison, Visual.ly has created a Pinterest USA vs. UK infographic.
3 February 2012
Google quietly enables country specific blocking for Blogger
Rachel Hawkes
Last week Twitter caused a bit of an international stir when it announced it could now block tweets on a per country basis. Yesterday, news that Google had in fact introduced the same thing three weeks earlier (on January 9th). Ironically, the day before Twitter announced its blocks, Reporters Without Borders released its index showing that Australia, the UK and the United States have less freedom of press this year than last.
25 October 2011
Book review: Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki; how I became enchanted
Tim Gibbon
Having moved a few months back, I didn’t grasp the opportunity to read the review copy of Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment, until recently (it was hidden away accidently whilst packing). It goes without saying that it’s an interesting read from the former Apple employee (on two separate occasions) and well-known figure that has experienced creating and managing successful businesses.
25 October 2011
Book review: Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki; how I became enchanted
Tim Gibbon
Having moved a few months back, I didn’t grasp the opportunity to read the review copy of Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment, until recently (it was hidden away accidently whilst packing). It goes without saying that it’s an interesting read from the former Apple employee (on two separate occasions) and well-known figure that has experienced creating and managing successful businesses.
24 October 2011
The Social Media Strategies Summit London to arrive in the capital
Tim Gibbon
There are many social media conferences to choose from as the intensity in learning and implementing social media becomes increasingly important for agencies and brands. So, which ones to choose? Organisers GSMI is bringing its conference entitled ‘The Social Media Strategies Summit London’ to the UK’s capital with global programme.
22 October 2011
The X Factor: Social media and the live shows infographic – Week 2
Rachel Hawkes
The second of the X Factor live shows brought some interesting television viewing and results last week. The activity and engagement from social media quarters wasn’t bad either, with one of the shows favourites Frankie Cocozza in the bottom two with NuVibe in the first sing-off, what role is social media have to play?
3 October 2011
With 1.65 billion funding to date under its belt: A visual history of Twitter
Tim Gibbon
What's not to like about a Twitter infographic? Mashable has created a fact fuelled 'A visual history of Twitter', infographic, telling us the story far from the world's favourite microblogging service including highlights from various world events and the impact Twitter has experienced as a result of them, or even in creating them.
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