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07/31/2012 09:32 PM

Google Acquires Social Media Marketing Firm Wildfire - PCWorld

Wall Street Journal (blog) Google Acquires Social Media Marketing Firm Wildfire PCWorld Google has acquired Wildfire Interactive, a social media marketing company, aiming to creating new opportunities for its clients to engage with people across all social services, it said Tuesday. Similar Articles: Google+ Numbers Show Social Network is ... Google Buys Wildfire to Play More in Social MediaWall Street Journal (blog) Google Acquires Social Media Platform WildfirePC Magazine Google buying social-media startup WildfireBoston.com Businessweek all 261 news articles »

07/31/2012 11:15 PM

3 Social Media Lessons From the Olympics - CNBC.com

WJLA 3 Social Media Lessons From the Olympics CNBC.com While an Olympic team doesn't operate exactly like a business, there are some lessons business owners can glean from these social media mistakes and apply to their own marketing efforts. Here are three tips from social media expert Scott Stratten ... Social media's effect on Olympic Games resultsWJLA Olympics Coverage on Social Media and New MediaiMedia Connection (blog) The New Social MetricsBank Technology News BostInno (blog) -Business 2 Community -KLTV all 128 news articles »

07/31/2012 11:26 AM

London 2012 Lives Up To 'Social Games' Title, In Unwelcome Ways - NPR (blog)

Boston.com London 2012 Lives Up To 'Social Games' Title, In Unwelcome Ways NPR (blog) The London 2012 Games have been touted as the first Olympics to live fully in the age of social media. After all, the organization's Twitter feed has nearly 1.4 million followers, as it lists on its special portal for Facebook and other social sites ... Olympics awash in Twitter, for better or worseThe Associated Press Olympic-level social media growing painsBoston.com No regrets over "Twitter Games" for IOCChicago Tribune all 1,200 news articles »

07/31/2012 05:35 PM

Olympic viewing: NBC critics loud on social media - Deseret News

Deseret News Olympic viewing: NBC critics loud on social media Deseret News ... 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images). Adam Pretty, Getty Images. Summary. In the age of social media, NBC now has millions of television critics who make their opinions known about every aspect of Olympics coverage instantly. and more »

07/31/2012 10:02 PM

AARP has social-media help, job lists for older workers - USA TODAY

USA TODAY AARP has social-media help, job lists for older workers USA TODAY Updated. Comments. Reprints & Permissions. AARP is launching a new social network designed to help older workers find jobs and reach their retirement goals. Nancy Seagraves, 61, works at a computer at an AARP office in Columbus,. Kantele Franko, AP ... and more »

07/31/2012 11:37 AM

LinkedIn: Social Media Stock For Investors Who Hate Social Media Stocks - Forbes

USA TODAY LinkedIn: Social Media Stock For Investors Who Hate Social Media Stocks Forbes LinkedIn clearly has become the sole beloved of the social media stocks. With the Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) implosion, the slow-motion meltdown in Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), and Facebook increasingly suffering from both overvaluation and volume (i.e., ... RPT-HOW TO PLAY IT-Liking or hating social mediaReuters Zynga SLAMMED With Class Action Suit and 4 Social Media Stocks Seeing ActionWall St. Cheat Sheet all 300 news articles »

07/31/2012 07:22 AM

The Breakfast Meeting: Social Media as Focus Group, and a North Korean Fantasy - New York Times (blog)

The Breakfast Meeting: Social Media as Focus Group, and a North Korean Fantasy New York Times (blog) The comments relayed by social media are offering retail stores the kinds of insights about consumer demand that in the past would have required assembling focus groups and conducting other kinds of research, Stephanie Clifford reports. Companies like ... and more »

07/31/2012 06:08 AM

Social Media, Mobile Technology, Cloud Converging: Gartner - eWeek

Social Media, Mobile Technology, Cloud Converging: Gartner eWeek Social media, cloud computing, mobile technology and the ubiquity of information are converging to form a “nexus of forces” that will build upon and transform user behavior, creating business opportunities as it grows, according to a report from IT ... and more »

07/31/2012 10:32 AM

NBC Critics Loud on Social Media - CIO Today

CIO Today NBC Critics Loud on Social Media CIO Today Social-media savvy viewers are taking to Twitter to criticize NBC's Olympics coverage, with online complaints suggesting that NBC is holding on to old-media ways and strategies in a new-media world. Impatient views want to see events on their large ... Social Media Olympics Becoming Social Media HeadacheTechNewsWorld NBC's Olympic Coverage Takes a Social Media Beating OnlinePCWorld Fans Fight Social Media Temptation to Preserve Prime-time PleasureHispanicBusiness.com Contra Costa Times -Brownsville Herald all 2,941 news articles »

07/31/2012 11:14 AM

How to Use Social Media to Establish Trust - Business Insider

How to Use Social Media to Establish Trust Business Insider Life as a small business owner is all about trust. Trust is how we make consumers feel comfortable purchasing from us instead of big box stores and its how we get them to keep coming back. And through the world of social media, we have a slew of new ... and more »