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October 26th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
It is always funny when our web and social media phenomena enters the “offline” or “real” world. We already had a fun roundup of twitter fail whales in real life photos.
Today’s follow-up is about spam in real-life. We all hate it unless it is funny! So while we can’t escape it here, let’s at leats make fun of it:…
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October 25th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
CrowdControlHQ have developed a mass media management system that makes keeping control over multiple social platforms easier than ever before. It works by allowing organizations to place different Facebook and Twitter accounts into consolidated work-groups, from which postings can be made without having to use the traditional web interfaces. Access to these work-groups can then be granted (with restrictions added…
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October 25th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
OK, I get it, developing usable websites is not easy and when you develop some new feature, in may overlap and even break some old one, but some Facebook bugs seem to have been created on purpose.
So Facebook is all for friendships and it would consistently suggest you new friends to add:
But why am I always suggested people…
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October 22nd, 2010 by SEM Contributor
In ‘real life’ most of us are pretty clear on what will and will not result in the loss of friends and the alienation of those around you. Pinching your boss’ cheek in mock affection for example, will probably result in a fresh box file, filled to brim with the contents of your (old) desk. Need I expand upon the…
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October 21st, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
And I don’t mean through the peep hole. The Department of Homeland Security’s US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) even has a report on it! With its catchy title “Social Networking Sites and Their Importance to FDNS” (Office of the Fraud Detection and National Security) security agents with the FDNS are instructed how to use social media networks for surveillance…
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October 20th, 2010 by SEM Contributor
The web is overflowing with blog posts, news articles, and even YouTube videos that give people all sorts of juicy Internet marketing tips. There are plenty of helpful articles about “leveraging” Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to work for your business and your professional networking.
The apparent web-based obsession with commercializing social media should be no surprise for two reasons: 1)…
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October 19th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
The idea behind Narvoo is to provide a place on the web where movie lovers can come and compile lists of their favorite movies, whilst also finding new people to discuss their favorite feature films with.
Set up almost like on an online movie database, the site allows members to generate and search through film lists, to find movies that…
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October 19th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Some people have been test driving the ‘new’ Twitter format since mid-September but now it is a permanent fixture. In addition to a wider page there are options to view the timeline, mentions, retweets, and lists.
The right hand page has a complete redesign and offers suggestions for followers, trends and an easy access to favorites. These changes have resulted…
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October 18th, 2010 by SEM Contributor
Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are intended to act as online communities where people can publically share information about themselves and connect with others. Many individuals choose to share photos or comment on their day-to-day activities but may not realize that information posted on social networking sites can be used as evidence against them in a…
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October 18th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
We have received a great video today in our email box that shows what it would sound like if a couple of social media geeks started to sweet talk each other.
Video source: Get Sexy with Social Media
The video was created with help of this site that lets you use their characters to visualize your own dialogs.
Enjoy!…
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