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October 14th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Mark Zuckerburg, Facebook founder, gave a scheduled meeting to make new Facebook announcements. Although there was some speculations and rumors floating around that Facebook was going to buyout Twitter or Skype or YouTube, that proved to be unfounded. Among the announcements were the ability to download your private information and new interface on how to build groups and friends lists.…
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October 13th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Have you ever found yourself wishing your international friends could understand your status updates, so that people all over the world could know that your back is hurting or that you’re really drunk, no matter what language? No me neither, but apparently for some people it’s a real problem (must be why none of the big networks have installed their…
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October 7th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
A lot of people have noticed some heated pushback clothing retailer GAP has been taking today on Facebook after it announced a new logo change. So far the company has only introduced the new logo to their website, but it may start getting rolled out to stores. The issues inherent in changing a well-known brand aside, it seems some customers…
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September 28th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
There seems to be no end for the new Twitter platform problems. With the launch of the new interface, a security loophole was introduced. Early morning fixes plugged loopholes in the virus that turned tweets different colors.
The Twitter blog named it the “onMouseOver” flaw in its’ blog. The tweet color conversion happened as the mouse scrolled over the tweet…
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September 22nd, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Fashion Week in NY makes national headlines each year but for 2010, it was the social networking world that blew up with news about the upcoming fashions by known designers. Twitter especially seemed to be the go-to resources for fashion-conscious followers. Marketers of all-things-fashion have set the Twitterverse on fire with the start of New York’s Fashion week. Between September…
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September 15th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
As its name suggests JammerDirect.com is a social network that hopes to bring actors, artists, musicians, filmmakers, painters, dancers, record labels, studios and venues together all in one place with the intention of acting as a promotional platform for creative works.
Joining the site is free and members are able to post the usual array of blogs, videos, pictures whilst…
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August 30th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Twudy.com describes itself as a Twitter-style site that is aimed at providing a safe environment for teen girls to meet up and discuss the subjects they love. On the surface this certainly seems like a good idea, but sadly the site currently seems to fall far short of actually achieving such a lofty vision.
Instead Twudy currently stands as a…
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August 24th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Even the dead can hang on to their Twitter accounts in the afterlife. Social media hub, Twitter has finally set their policy for dealing with deceased user accounts.
When a loved one has passed away, kin of the user can reach out to the site’s administration and request that the account be either deleted completely or a permanent backup of…
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July 28th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
If you have an event coming up whether it is a business expo or a small local community fundraiser, Twitter can be used to increase attendance and draw attention to your cause. Consistency is key to getting the attention you want but there are some things you need to do to make an effective marketing campaign.
Create a Special Account…
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June 15th, 2010 by Bethany North
It seems that Twitter is on a hiring spree, projecting that they will double their current 200 employees within the next year. The cofounder of Twitter, Biz Stone, confirmed this at the 2010 Mirrors Awards.
Twitter is unfortunately not yet making serious money as an online micro-blogging platform, although it has a projected value of $100 billion. Still, it is…
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