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January 21st, 2011 by Tisha Tolar
MySpace has been in the news lately – but mostly the news is bad. Massive layoffs have been announced again for the failing social site. In recent months, MySpace has attempted to make upgrades to cater to its remaining users. Bands and musicians in particular were still finding benefit with the site for promoting their music. However, with the large…
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January 21st, 2011 by Tisha Tolar
The old saying that charity begins at home sort of still rings true – that is if social media users are at home when they open their wallets. There is no surprise in the fact that 2010 was a tough year for many families thanks to the recession and massive job loss. Charitable organizations were reporting a struggle to keep…
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January 20th, 2011 by Tisha Tolar
Facebook has recently joined forces with The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the quest to recover missing children. A link to a new Amber Alert page has been created, allowing Facebooks to fan or request Amber Alert. By linking to this page it will allow users to received up to date news, feeds and alerts regarding missing…
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January 20th, 2011 by Roberta Budvietas
Back in 1948, George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair
, wrote a book called
Nineteen Eight Four.
For many Baby Boomers it described a time they did not want to see actually happen. A time of war, constant surveillance and never-ending mind control through messages broadcast continually.
In the book 1984, life was controlled. People were classified and sorted…
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January 19th, 2011 by Ann Smarty
I bet anyone reading this can think of one person (perhaps more) that they wish they could get back in touch with, if only to see how they have been. From an old school friend to a past sweetheart, and even long lost relatives, there are plenty of reasons for you to want to find someone to reconnect with. Facebook…
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January 18th, 2011 by Ann Smarty
*This is the third post in “History of social media” series. Please see the first part here: Before Social Media: Precursors and the second part here: The Advancement of Social Media*
Everyone has spent some time on YouTube, watching viral videos, music videos or just random vlogs or clips. As the largest video sharing site on the web, it has…
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January 17th, 2011 by Cijo Abraham Mani
There has been lot of changes in the search industry during 2010. The key term we heard during 2010 was “Social Media Optimization/Social Media Marketing”. We are now onto 2011 and social media marketing is to grow much more as search engines have started to give importance to social media links. The social media links needs trustbait rather than linkbait.…
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January 14th, 2011 by Adam Schechter
I’ve had my blog for about six months now. In that time, I’ve written about sixty posts on topics ranging from recent political discourse, to ethics in medicine, to movies, to sports, to things that annoy me. I call the blog “Thoughts and Ramblings” precisely because I think too much, I ramble too much, and this allows me to have…
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January 13th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Twitter is not the easiest social network to get involved with but neither is it the most difficult and if you are thinking about starting up an account for yourself or your company here are a few tips to help you out. This post doesn’t come from an expert with 1000s of followers but someone that is an normal everyday…
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January 13th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
The Issue of Too Much Information…
The problem of oversharing on platforms like Facebook and Twitter has some companies concerned about personal information overload and the issues that accompany it. There should be limits to what and how much information a person or company should divulge on social platforms, and some companies are taking steps to limit how much…
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