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FTC Has New Rules for Paid Endorsements
For the first time since 1980, the Federal Trade Commission has updated the rules that regulate endorsements. If you’ll recall, 1980 was long before the launch of the great World Wide Web.
Most of the updates regarding paid endorsements apply to bloggers, and social networking sites such as Twitter will also have be monitored to make [...]Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 by Shadra -
Revamped Trapster comes out Tuesday
New Trapster features
Tuesday a new, revamped version of Trapster is coming out, and it does a lot more than just warn drivers of the presence of speed traps, cameras and popular cop hangouts. CNET says the new version of Trapster features an improved interface, Bluetooth audio, built-in iPod controls, rotating maps and a real-time traffic [...]Friday, October 2nd, 2009 by ShadraCategory: Social Network News, Tech News -
A Revolution Round the Bend? Google Wave Hits Beta
Get Your Conversations, Docs and Apps in One Super App
If you’re looking for applications that help you interact and share with colleagues and clients in real time, it appears that Google may soon be delivering a wave of goodness your way.Thursday, October 1st, 2009 by SteveTags: gmail, google chat, google talk, google wave, natural language tools, real time collaboration, sharing a wave, wave revision playbackCategory: Social Network News, Tech News -
MySpace and Twitter Sync Up as MySpace Tries to Keep Up
Your status is everywhere you want it to be
A few months ago on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” he joked that “In the year 3000 YouTube, Twitter & Facebook will merge into one super time wasting website called YouTwitFace.” However, it seems this possibility will be come a reality much sooner than the year 3000.
Facebook [...]Monday, September 21st, 2009 by ShadraCategory: Social Network News -
PDFs with Embedded Sharing | B2B Lead Generation
Share dynamic documents for dynamic lead numbers
When it come to B2B marketing, you’re likely sharing PDF documents. It’s a convenient file format to both create and read. However, are your B2B PDF documents making the kind of impact on clients you’d like? Are you enjoying significant gains in lead generation from your white papers, E-books, [...]Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 by SteveTags: b2b, ebook, embedded sharing options, facebook, LinkedIn, online social media, pdf, pre-populating tweets, twitterCategory: Lead Generation, Social Network News -
Facebook Voice Chat | Let the Games Begin
Can we talk? Let me count the ways
The world’s largest social networking site, Facebook, is adding a new dimension of communication: voice chat. Facebook started off as a social network where people could communicate with online messages or wall posts. Since then it has added several other methods of text communication, including the ability to [...]Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 by ShadraCategory: Social Network News, Tech News -
Building, Maintaining and Expanding an Online Community
Step one, watch this video
If you have never heard of Cali Lewis or GeekBriefTV, I definitely recommend that you check it out. Besides giving frequent updates on new technology, Lewis also gives lectures about how to build a strong, loyal following for blogs and web sites, as she is a very good example of doing [...]Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by ShadraCategory: Social Network News, Tech News -
Facebook Friends | When Professional and Personal Collide
Sorting professional from personal
There’s a certain element of satisfaction that comes with knowing that you have a growing friend list attached to your social networking profile. But I’m sure you’ve wondered (or someone has asked you) whether or not the people on your list are actually “friends.” Many of us who set up social networking [...]Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 by SteveTags: facebook, facebook friends, friend list, managing your online identity, online etiquette, online friends, online identity, professional versus personal friends, social networkingCategory: Social Network News -
Will microblogging give way to macroblogging?
OK, I know what you’re thinking: Aren’t standard blogs a form of macroblogging we all know and love? Didn’t blogs come into being long before the microblogging platform we call Twitter? You can pontificate for as long as you like without limitation on a blog. This can be detrimental if the blog is a long, [...]
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 by SteveTags: ADD, attention deficit disorder, join the company, macroblogging, microblogging, parody, social networking, tweet, twitter, woof, WooferCategory: Social Network News -
A Closer Look at the Future of Social Media
Is social media the future of media?
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 by EvanCategory: Social Network News
