Posted in Social Media on Apr 29th, 2011
Yesterday it was announced that Youtube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen has acquired the social bookmarking platform Delicious, which has been owned by Yahoo since 2005. The new owners are committed running and improving Delicious going forward. And this is something they have experience with, transforming YouTube into one the most powerful sites in [...]
Posted in Social Media on Apr 28th, 2011
Yet again, it’s time for the Bees Awards – The International Social Media Award Show – to start. And yesterday, the nominees were announced. The nominees were found by a jury including 20 judges from 15 countries after having received an unprecedented number of entries from 33 countries. The Bees Awards will be held in [...]
Posted in Social Media on Apr 27th, 2011
On SlideShare, I came across a presentation about how to leverage today’s consumer influencers. I think it is very interesting because the hardest part when talking about influence is framing the conversation right – as also stated by Social Fresh who made this slideshow. Some marketers still forget that it is a crucial element to [...]
Posted in Facebook on Apr 26th, 2011
After having celebrated 1 year with the Facebook Like button, Facebook is ready with a new feature, namely the Send button, which was launched yesterday. The Send button lets you easily share a link with specific people instead of sharing it with your entire network, as you do with the Like button. Content may sometimes [...]
Posted in Social Media on Apr 25th, 2011
Establishing a social media presence can carry along some great results for companies whether being small or large companies. The internet can help create more awareness towards your brand and not least help you engage in dialogue with people having an interest in your company. With social media you get a chance to show who [...]
Posted in Social Media on Apr 22nd, 2011
The Danish startup Podio has crossed the borders of Denmark. The official launch of Podio happened a bit differently by the company setting up a Podio store in San Francisco. From this store Podio would make people aware of their existence by targeting them on the street, hosting workshops and conferences in the store and [...]
Posted in Facebook, Social Media on Apr 21st, 2011
Facebook’s security and privacy issues have been a much-debated topic for long. Now, Facebook adds the ability to use the platform through a HTTPS connection that should increase security for users. HTTPS means that the communication that runs between your computer and the webserver is encrypted. This makes it far more difficult for others to [...]
Posted in Social Media on Apr 20th, 2011
Two days ago, Diet Pepsi launched a new commercial, which features Sofia Vergara and David Beckham. The ad aired during an episode of NBC’s Chuck, and it features Sofia who is trying to clear the beach in Santa Monica in order to pick up a Diet Pepsi. At first, Sofia showed up in a Diet [...]
Posted in Facebook, Marketing & Communication on Apr 19th, 2011
Buddy Media has released a report that reveals when it is most effective for brands to update their Facebook pages thus gaining the most impact on their users. The analysis was performed on 200 of Buddy Media’s clients during a two-week period. Effectiveness was measured according to comments and likes. When managing a page it [...]
Posted in Social Media on Apr 18th, 2011
Many organizations are starting to get involved in social media. But do your employees know how to act in new media on behalf of your business? Do you have any guidelines to make them acquainted with a social media presence? If the answer is no, maybe it’s time to start looking at some rules of [...]
