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09/25/2012 06:49 PM

Social Media Training Set After Pa. Hostage Call - ABC News

ABC News Social Media Training Set After Pa. Hostage Call ABC News Pittsburgh police plan to train their officers to be fluent in social media, joining other departments nationwide, days after a man armed with a hammer and kitchen knife used a hostage's computer to post Facebook messages lamenting his troubles. The ... and more »

09/25/2012 06:45 PM

Time To Socialize Social Media - Huffington Post

The Guardian Time To Socialize Social Media Huffington Post And while the idea of "government-run" social media may sound off-putting, citizens in this country would actually have greater privacy, security, and freedom of expression under public institutions than under private ones. Witness: the policies of ... 10 striking conclusions of the Social Media around the World 2012 studyCustomer Think (blog) Networking sites: Pay attention to who is using social mediaFinancial Times Engagement in Social Media Can be Valuable to a Brand. If it's Done Right.Business 2 Community Tiger Newspaper -MediaPost Communications -Prospectus all 111 news articles »

09/25/2012 10:12 AM

Social media explodes for 56000 comments per minute during Packers ... - CBSSports.com (blog)

Adweek Social media explodes for 56000 comments per minute during Packers ... CBSSports.com (blog) The folks at Bluefin Labs broke down the social-media stats and they're mind-blowing: 56,263 social media comments per minute (these include public tweets and public Facebook posts) at the end of the Packers-Seahawks game were sent. A good ... Social media reactions to botched Packers-Seahawks endingTimes-Standard What Are the NFL's Rules About Social Media?Yahoo! News Blogs (blog) NFL Social Media Sentiment PlummetsAdweek Bay News 9 -VentureBeat all 8,236 news articles »

09/25/2012 09:07 PM

Social media may be 'free' but it sure costs a lot to manage - ZDNet

Social media may be 'free' but it sure costs a lot to manage ZDNet Social media marketing is referenced often as an especially cost-effective tool for small businesses. Even so, 36 percent of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) spend an average of $845 per month on tools or cloud services for managing their social ... Are 87 Percent of Small Businesses Using Social Media Wrong?Small Business Trends SMBs Believe in Social MediaMidsize Insider Why A Social Media Agency Could Accelerate Your Small BusinessMelodika.net (press release) all 5 news articles »

09/25/2012 01:11 PM

WWE and Social Media: 6 Aspects to Watch of This Dynamic Relationship - Bleacher Report

Bleacher Report WWE and Social Media: 6 Aspects to Watch of This Dynamic Relationship Bleacher Report WWE's focus on social media marketing has become a subject of huge debate in recent times. In the IWC, the response to social media is almost universally negative. It was natural since Raw 1000 was overkill, and the heavy use of social media outlets ... Raw Social Media Score, SmackDown Rating, CM Punk vs. John Cena NewsTWNP-Wrestling News all 139 news articles »

09/25/2012 07:55 AM

Salesforce launches new social media software - Chicago Tribune

CIO Insight Salesforce launches new social media software Chicago Tribune One of Salesforce's new offerings, dubbed Marketing Cloud, helps businesses keep track of Facebook and Twitter chatter about their brand, and also manages social media posts and calculates the reach of that content. Marketing Cloud - a product of ... Powell and Immelt: What the World Needs Now is More Jobs and Social MediaForbes The Emerging Social Enterprise: Dreamforce 2012CIO Insight all 56 news articles »

09/25/2012 11:42 AM

In Dell Social-Media Journey, Lessons For Marketers About The Power Of ... - Forbes

Forbes In Dell Social-Media Journey, Lessons For Marketers About The Power Of ... Forbes Dell learned early on that not being part of the conversation going on around you is a misstep no marketer can afford to make. Several events coalesced to spur Dell's jump into social media: In 2005, Jeff Jarvis chronicled publicly his experiences with ...

09/25/2012 11:45 AM

Myspace re-enters the social media ring with yet another rebrand - The Guardian (blog)

The Guardian (blog) Myspace re-enters the social media ring with yet another rebrand The Guardian (blog) One way Myspace may be able to reinvent itself as a relevant social network is with its focus on musicians. The rebrand video showcases what an artist's profile would look like, using Timberlake as an example. In the preview, he's given access to the ... MySpace Reborn? Social Network Teases New Experience770kob MySpace Rebuilds Social NetworkMediaPost Communications MySpace Seeks Return to Glory Days With Edgy New DesignE-Commerce Times Business 2 Community -brandchannel.com -Siliconrepublic.com all 251 news articles »

09/24/2012 03:35 PM

Chinese Social Media Accounts Clash With Official Reports on Riot at Foxconn ... - New York Times (blog)

Chinese Social Media Accounts Clash With Official Reports on Riot at Foxconn ... New York Times (blog) Richard Lai, a senior associate editor at Engadget, a technology blog, was monitoring posts on Chinese social media sites, including the Baidu Tieba forum, YouKu, a video-sharing site, and Sina Weibo, China's answer to Twitter. Mr. Lai reported that ... and more »

09/25/2012 11:04 AM

Social media posts don't lead to sales - InternetRetailer.com

EcommerceBytes Social media posts don't lead to sales InternetRetailer.com Social media barely registers as a source of sales for either new or repeat buyers, according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc. The report, “The Purchase Path of Online Buyers,” finds that less than 1% of transactions for new and repeat ... Social Media Influences Less Than 1% of Online Purchases [STUDY]Yahoo! News Blogs (blog) FORRESTER: Facebook And Twitter Do Almost Nothing To Drive SalesBusiness Insider Forrester: Facebook will never be a direct sales channelBizReport all 5 news articles »