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Bit.ly Introduces Bundles – Share Multiple Links as Bundles

  • November 29th, 2010 by Cijo Abraham Mani
All of us now use URL shorteners to share links to our friends and followers in social media as well as social networking sites. The most popular URL shortner is http://bit.ly despite the fact that the website is sending your link through Libyan airspace. One of the major reasons for the popularity of Bit.ly URL shortener is that most of… Read more

About.me – Why is it Important to Use a Personal Dynamic Page ?

  • November 29th, 2010 by Cijo Abraham Mani
We all have lot of social networking and social media accounts. Have you ever though of a single platform to pull all your online scattered profile details to build a stronger online identity ? Have you been looking for one site to show updates from all your social media and social networking sites ? About.me have come up with the… Read more

Really Mr. Zuckerburg? Trademarking the Word “Face”?

  • November 29th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Mark Zuckerburg and the Facebook team are on the fast track to getting a trademark on the word ‘face’. The word ‘book’ however, is proving to be a bit more of a challenge. The word ‘book’ has already been claimed by an online company called myeworkbook.com. Their claim on the word is as a result of their business which is… Read more

Pick Up Lines Go Social With ‘Singles Around Me’ App

  • November 26th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
SinglesAroundMe can replace the standby phrase of  “What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?” and replace it with an upscale app to see where available singles are located. The hot new trend in apps is the geo-location applications to help find friends, potential friends and even now, potential mates. Lavalife and eHarmony, the heavy hitters… Read more

The Best Social Media Sites to Increase the Exposure of Your Business

  • November 24th, 2010 by SEM Contributor
If you want to make social media work for your business, the only real blueprint for success is to be patient, creative, and open to anything. Social media success isn’t an exact science, but anyone looking to improve their visibility should look into these top social media sites for business. Twitter If you are looking to raise your business’ profile… Read more

4 Most Promising Video Start-Ups of 2010

  • November 23rd, 2010 by SEM Contributor
Anyone who has been to a web-centric conference lately will have a list of the most impressive ventures and companies currently on the net. One name that has consistently held a note of both interest and excitement has been Y Combinator, with their startups that have been based on the theory that smaller amounts of seed money can be applied… Read more

Twitter Finally Gets Friendlier

  • November 23rd, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
The new ‘People’ tab added to Twitter is meant to make finding your friends that much easier. The feature is being tested. You can find the tab next to the Home and Profile tabs on the site’s home page. Twitter will now offer suggestions for you to locate friends. You can also browse other users by their interests or through… Read more

The Rise of Real Time Search Engines

  • November 22nd, 2010 by Ann Smarty
There are some search engines that immediately come to mind when you conjure a mental list. Google, Yahoo and Bing are almost always going to be the three that are put ahead of the rest. But these are usually only good for basic searches, not live results. When you want to get the best live results on the web, where… Read more

Launch of Hearsay

  • November 22nd, 2010 by Damian Davila
“Who we think we are and what others think of us is often very different”
is the motto that fuels the social media startup, Hearsay. Founded in 08/01/2010 and based out of Santa Monica, CA, Hearsay has a team of 6 people, including Ryan MacInnes, CEO and Founder, and Chris Huse, Director of Marketing. McInnes and his team launched a… Read more

@TigerWoods Twitter Is Updated After a Year

  • November 22nd, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Tiger Woods Twitter account, @TigerWoods, has been dormant for quite sometime. Recently his almost 120,000 followers have been graced with one of his five tweets and Tiger has decided to dust off his Twitter account as he “Finally decided to try out twitter!” His Twitter account was opened in 2009 but has been inactive most of the past year while… Read more