By now virtually every company, big or small, hyper-local, global, and everything in between, knows that having an online presence is vital to its success. And with so many companies and startups resorting to doing their own marketing, PR, and social media strategies, the question turns to how they can do it best in a […]
Category Archives: Social Media
Use With Caution: Defamation in 140 Characters or Less
Twitter has the capacity for providing an easy outlet for individuals to vent about their daily travails and perceived insults. However, users should exercise caution. Indeed, they need to be cognizant that despite the ease with which the need for their emotional catharsis can be satiated, there is an audience, and there is an ever-looming […]
A LinkedIn IPO?
LinkedIn appears to be gearing up for an IPO in the near future, while Facebook appears to be trying hard to avoid one. LinkedIn doesn’t have the massive infusions of private investments that Facebook has attracted, though, and so an IPO makes perfect sense. More Information For more information go to: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/71596.html
Is A Facebook Search Engine Inevitable?
The news broke yesterday that Facebook was getting a whopping $500 million from Goldman Sachs and existing investor Digital Sky Technologies at a valuation of $50 billion. On to the fun stuff: what might Facebook do, beyond making more people rich, with all the money? More headcount and more acquisitions are obvious moves. More Information […]
Top 5 Current Facebook Scams
Even though you believe you got the Facebook “thing” under control you might be aware that a number of Facebook scams exist, some being more obvious to spot than others. A simple lapse in concentration or placing trust in the recommendation of a friend could compromise your account, and any websites that share your Facebook […]
Facebook’s modern messaging system
Today, Facebook unveiled what it’s calling a “modern messaging system” which aims to make digital communication “seamless, informal, immediate, personal.” Facebook will give its users Facebook.com email addresses, but that’s not what makes this a big deal—what makes this really different is the fact that it brings together all users’ communications across e-mail, Instant Messaging, […]