Facebook and Twitter are out; Microsoft Emphasizes Streamlining Apps on Xbox
The Redmond-based company withdrew the Facebook and Twitter applications from Xbox 360 with its latest dashboard update. According to several sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans for Xbox, the move...
View ArticleOlympian Lance Armstrong Stripped of Tour de France Titles
Social media and social network channels experienced an SMM uptick when world-class athlete Lance Armstrong announced his departure from LIVESTRONG. Geneva, Switzerland – The seven-time Tour de...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama Breaks Record with Most Retweeted Tweet in History
Social discovery through social network channels witnessed an SMM tilt when President Barack Obama posted to his social Twitter account – a simple, yet groundbreaking “Tweet,” “Four more years.”...
View ArticleSocial Media Sees Low Adoption in Enterprises – PwC Report
Mobility and social media platforms are changing the way companies do business. However, when it comes to adoption of these technologies, companies are slow to capitalize on it, according to a recent...
View ArticleSocial Media Creates Business Value: IBM Study
IBM issued a report that found while most companies are adopting social media, many are struggling to figure out social media plans. For the report, “The Business of Social Business: What Works and...
View ArticlePope Benedict XVI Uses Tweeter Technology On December 12 For A Global Q&A...
Just more than a year ago now, in June of 2011, Pope Benedict XVI posted his first Tweet ever to promote the launch of a new Vatican information portal. The words of the Pope were typed into an iPad...
View ArticleComplete Twitter Archives Soon Available To All Twitter Users – But Other...
You social network history is practically an autobiography. What you did, when you did it, where you were when you did it, etc. For many people around the globe, their social media account tells more...
View ArticleTwitter Settles In Brazil: “We’re Going To Try To Monetize It”
Last year there were an estimated 18 million Twitter users. That figure has now jumped to nearly 40 million. Next to America, Brazil has the highest number of Twitter users worldwide, and Twitter...
View ArticleFacebook Graph Search: The Catalyst To A Facebook Blocking Frenzy
Facebook took companies such as Yandex, Voxer and even Twitter (again) by surprise as they seemingly cut off any & all competition to their new Graph Search product. Facebook seems to be on a data...
View ArticleTwitter And Social TV For Brands: The Beginning Of The Future
Bluefin Signals Brand Edition is a software product that allows advertisers to measure social media performance of TV ad campaigns and is one of the many products that fits very nicely into Twitters...
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