Unthink to Vie Facebook in Social Media Service

• December 12th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

With the popularity of Facebook in the field of Social Media Service, it is an undeniable fact that many startup companies would try to venture and rival the services offered by Facebook. You should have known by now that the search giant itself – Google has established its own social networking site – the Google plus. And here’s something new… Read more

Community Guides on Google+ Hopes to Help Organizations

• December 6th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

More and more communities are seen developing on the Google+ platform. Every single major league baseball team has got a Google+ page, while hundreds of professors use Google+ as their virtual office. And recently every U.S. primary presidential candidate has agreed for live hang-outs on Google+ platform. A recent blog post by Steve Grove, head of community partnerships at Google… Read more

Meet the OpenTable for Health Care

• December 6th, 2011 by Damian Davila

If you are a fan of OpenTable and you have dreamed about bringing the simplicity of its service to other fields, now you will be happy to learn about ZocDoc, a startup that is trying to ease the process of booking doctor appointments on the web.

The Idea

Founded in September 2007,  ZocDoc is the brainchild of  Cyrus Massoumi while… Read more

Facebook in an Increasingly Competitive Social Media Environment

• December 5th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Launched in 2004, Facebook has since become the undisputed social media king. In seven short years Facebook has crushed former social media champ MySpace and in the process has gained over 800 million active users. This explosive growth has been fueled by its ability to permeate the social landscape of society. In many situations, Facebook is used to organize entire… Read more

Zynga Gets Fancy New HQ Offices in San Francisco

• December 5th, 2011 by Damian Davila

Zynga, the social gaming giant behind Mafia Farms, FarmVille, and Words With Friends moved its over 1,500 staff members to its brand new offices in San Francisco earlier this 2011. Located at 699 8th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, the new Zynga headquarters are huge and snazzy, just a small sample the “time… Read more

Does Your Company Still Not Get Social Media?

• November 29th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

While social media has become the online darling for countless businesses nationwide and around the world for that matter, some companies still don’t get it. Whether it’s a clear lack of understanding of the power of social media or a hesitancy to put in the time and effort, many company heads still are missing out on the opportunity to correspond… Read more

Internet Sensations

• November 28th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Many wonderfully talented people have been discovered via the internet – just look at artists like Justin Beiber. Check out these fantastic YouTube clips of incredibly blessed individuals performing. Kurt Hugo Schneider Kurt is a music producer and filmmaker who apparently likes to “make awesomeness” and that he certainly does. A 23-year-old with a gift for piano playing, Kurt has… Read more

Getting The Most Out Of Social

• November 23rd, 2011 by SEM Contributor

It’s November 2007. Facebook is growing and there are a few apps doing reasonably well on the developer platform, although this is still very much in its infancy. Sitting at the lounge table in my (fairly horrible) shared house I start having flashbacks to my degree and, on a whim, download the PHP library. Flash forward to a few weeks… Read more

The History of the Social Giant Twitter

• November 22nd, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Note: see our other articles from social media history series: Before Social Media – The History of Social Media Series, The Rise of Media Sharing – History of Social Media, The Advancement of Social Media, The History of Facebook, and the History of the Internet Twitter has grown into one of the most popular and busy social media sites on… Read more

Fighting Spam on Twitter, Any Easy Way Out?

• November 21st, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Twitter is a wonderful site for sharing details, product offerings, status updates and what-not for a business. As an evolving medium for furthering Social Media engagement, Twitter has come of age in the past 2 years. However, with its success and gigantic popularity, it was obvious that covert spammers will eventually re-define their Twitter strategies to promote spam. And this… Read more