More than a third of young people in the U.K. (34%) say that something posted on a social network has made them feel depressed, including negative comments and bullying, according to a survey of 2,136 British respondents ages 16-25 conducted by YouGov, a British online research outfit, on behalf of the Prince's Trust, a British youth charity. ...Read the whole story
Citing recent feedback from marketers on its mobile and news feed ads, as well as its "ability to leverage third-party data" through the Facebook Exchange and its custom audiences platform, J.P. Morgan this morning raised its price target for Facebook 21% to $35 per share from $29 previously. ...Read the whole story
In 2013, we'll see the next wave of social bring brands to a new level of consumer engagement. Our predictions are designed to help marketers navigate this environment and profit from it. ...More
According to a recent Ragan/NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions survey, 65% of respondents do social media on top of their other duties. Of the 27% who handle social media exclusively, nearly 83% work on teams of three or fewer. ...More
The mobile check-in network will be more explicit about who exactly is in your web of friends. At the same time, its business partners have broader access to the profiles of those who are checking in. ...More