Posts Tagged ‘Social Networks’
What subscriptions and timelines could mean for Facebook ads
It may not be a common problem, but power users of Facebook frequently hit the wall when it comes to the social network’s 5,000-friend maximum. Intuitively, a limit makes some sort of sense — even the most prolific real world networker would have trouble keeping track of a 5,000-name Rolodex. The Facebook solution — creating [...]
This week’s most clicked
Americans spent 53.5 billion minutes on Facebook in May; why you shouldn’t underestimate the power of social media; and what to do about Internet trolls. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media: Are you guilty of these Facebook errors? Social media rules the Web, report says 10 ways [...]
This week’s most clicked
Why Groupon and LivingSocial have one less competitor to worry about; which demographic groups are least likely to use social networks; and how to get social media mileage out of current events even if you’ve been beaten to the punch. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media: Facebook [...]
4 ways niche social networks are predicting the future of the Web
There might be nothing new under the sun — but there’s nothing on the Internet that hasn’t been cannibalized, repurposed, remixed, mashed up or outright stolen thousands and thousands of times. I don’t mean that in a pejorative way. I love iterative culture. I think we just plain get better stuff when everyone is building [...]
This week’s most clicked
Pandora gets a social media makeover; researchers scour Twitter for health data; and how Bruce Springsteen’s songs can offer social media lessons. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media: Pandora to relaunch as a social network Bruce Springsteen’s guide to social media marketing Would you pass a social [...]
Are you ready for the second wave of social media?
When people ask what the next big thing in social media will be, they’re usually looking for an ascendant platform that will supplant Facebook the way Facebook supplanted MySpace or they’re expecting a feature set, such as geo-location or group messaging. But what if it’s not a network or a tool? What if it’s an [...]
Live from #SXSW: Do we need a social media bill of rights?
This coverage of SxSW is brought to you by Buddy Media, power tools for Facebook. Eight of the world’s top 10 brands build their businesses on Facebook with Buddy Media tools. What’s your plan? Download White Paper. Social network terms of service are usually presented to users as non-negotiable. “These are these the rules you [...]
Wool.labs health care panelists see pros, cons to social media
With the room filled with minds representing nearly every sphere of the patient health care life cycle, one key point from Thursday night’s wool.labs Cocktail Convention in Philadelphia on patient adherence was that patients will only stick to a treatment when they trust the source. Before the event, wool.labs used its WebDig tool to cull [...]
