- Drone-Supported Social Network Fatdoor Attempts Liftoff
Around the Net In Social Media & Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Pushing the limits of credulity, a start-up named Fatdoor is trying ...
- Facebook Readies Snapchat Challenger, But Debuts Slingshot Prematurely
Social Media & Marketing Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, June 10, 2014
For a fleeting moment this week, the world got a peek ...
- Social Media Preferred for Customer Service, But Companies Fall Short
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Social media is fast becoming the preferred channel for customer service amo ...
- Less Than Half the Earth's Population Has Internet Access
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, June 10, 2014
The Internet continues to grow at a rapid clip, but there's sti ...
- Gamers More Social Than Non-Gamers
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Monday, June 9, 2014
Despite the rise of casual gaming among "normal" people, I think it ...
- New Social Nets for Kids, Pregnant Ladies, Shut-Ins (I Mean, Writers)
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Friday, June 6, 2014
Do you ever worry that there aren't enough social networks in t ...
- CEO Dismisses All Talk Of Fab Closing
Social Media & Marketing Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Just over a year ago, the then high-flying Fab Inc. was rumor ...
- Lawyers Can Monitor Jurors' Social Media
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Thursday, June 5, 2014
Lawyers can monitor the social media activity of prospective and impaneled juror ...
- Facebook Buys Finnish Mobile Data Firm
Social Media & Marketing Daily, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Facebook is acquiring Pryte, a Finnish startup that makes it easier f ...
- MySpace Reaching Out To Dormant User Base
Around the Net In Social Media & Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Trying to rekindle its relationship with users, MySpace is emailing them o ...
- Facebook Pressured To Cut Off Assad Election Campaign
Social Media & Marketing Daily, Mark Walsh - Monday, June 2, 2014
A human-rights advocacy group has launched an online petition calling on Facebo ...
- NYC Health Dept Uses Yelp to Track Nasty Food
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, June 3, 2014
If you live in New York City pay attention, because this concer ...
- Netflix's Hastings Admits Few Sharing Favorite Movies On Facebook
Around the Net in Video, P.J. Bednarski - Monday, June 2, 2014
Netflix lets its users automatically share their viewing habits on Facebook ...
- NEW! Axe Creates 'Social Effort Scale' For Guys Trying Too Hard On Social Networks
Out to Launch, Amy Corr - Friday, May 30, 2014
This might come as a surprise to some, but people can over ...
- Repressive Regimes Get More, Well, Repressive
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Monday, June 2, 2014
The last week or two has brought a whole slew of b ...
- Kia Looks Up, Hyundai 'Boosts' Up
Marketing Daily, Karl Greenberg - Thursday, May 29, 2014
On the ground, the K900 will be at 12 auto and lifesty ...
- Ad Wake-up Call: Half Of Adults Surveyed Use 4+ Social Networks
Social Media & Marketing Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, May 30, 2014
Rather than resign themselves to a few social networks, consumers continue ...
- One in Ten Americans Use Seven or More Social Platforms
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Friday, May 30, 2014
"So this is America; they must be out of their minds." Rin ...
- Thousands of Kids Investigated for Bullying in UK
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Thursday, May 29, 2014
Nearly 2,000 children, some as young as nine years old, have be ...
- It's Hard To Tell A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come
VidBlog, P.J. Bednarski - Thursday, May 29, 2014
During the first dot-com bubble, almost every ridiculous idea could find fundi ...
- Facebook Favoring Explicit News Feed Sharing Over Auto-Shares
Around the Net In Social Media & Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Facebook this week said it plans to favor explicitly shared stories ...
- Web Site Publishes Misogynistic Emails From Snapchat Founder's Frat Boy Days At Stanford
Around the Net in Video, P.J. Bednarski - Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Valley Wag publishes emails from Evan Spiegel's frat days at Stanford, n ...
- Twitter Strikes Billboard Deal For Real-Time Music Stats
Social Media & Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Twitter has struck a deal with "Billboard" magazine to serve up real-ti ...
- Most Adults Doubt Real Privacy Is Possible
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Wednesday, May 28, 2014
A large majority (80%) of adults ages 20-40 in the U.S. a ...
- Facebook Sues Affiliate Marketer For Fraud
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 23, 2014
Facebook has brought a fraud lawsuit against affiliate marketer Martin Grunin, ...
- Zappos Makes Job Seekers Join Company Network
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Social media has pretty much upended the traditional job search, as employe ...
- Tunepics Launch Lets Users Share Pictures With Song Clips
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 23, 2014
The former CMO of Topshop, Justin Cooke, has launched a new soci ...
- Twitter Censuring Tweets In Pakistan
Around the Net In Social Media & Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, May 23, 2014
On a case-by-case basis, Twitter appears to be blocking tweets in Pakista ...
- Dentsu Strikes Accord With Pinterest Japan
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, May 22, 2014
The Tokyo-based holding company will serve as "strategic partner" to the soci ...
- Twitter Tweets Reveal Lack Of Passion For EU Candidates
Social Media & Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, May 22, 2014
More than 1.2 million tweets in English, French and German aggregated fr ...