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02/27/2013 05:59 PM

LinkedIn: The Ugly Duckling of Social Media - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal LinkedIn: The Ugly Duckling of Social Media Wall Street Journal LinkedIn was long an ugly duckling of social media. Investors puzzled over its hybrid consumer-and-enterprise business model, which depends on attracting consumers but selling services mainly to businesses, and its focus on the less-flashy world of ...

02/27/2013 03:11 PM

Waze Proves the Power of Social Media With Real-Time Map Updates - Wired (blog)

Wired (blog) Waze Proves the Power of Social Media With Real-Time Map Updates Wired (blog) More than that, though, Waze is among the first big examples of how social media can effect positive, immediate change in our daily lives. “Maps change really slowly. Some providers update every quarter, others every year,” CEO Noam Bardin told Wired. and more »

02/27/2013 11:30 PM

How charities can make better use of social media - The Guardian (blog)

The Guardian (blog) How charities can make better use of social media The Guardian (blog) Social media is an increasingly effective strategy for charities that want to connect with supporters. A recent survey showed that UK charitable organisations have doubled their supporters on key social media channels in the past year. Yet, for many ... Trying to generate leads through social media? Here's what you need to knowMemeburn BN's Tengku Adnan admits Pakatan leading social media battleThe Malaysian Insider How Social Media Drives BIG EventsForbes KTTC -Huffington Post all 54 news articles »

02/27/2013 01:50 PM

Review: IFTTT connects social media, photo and other Web services - PCWorld

Review: IFTTT connects social media, photo and other Web services PCWorld Think of social mediaâ€Â"and the Web in general, reallyâ€Â"as a game of dominoes: One action creates an entire range of reactions. That's what makes it so powerful...and so time-consuming, especially for those people who are trying to update a constant ...

02/27/2013 03:42 PM

Liberty named finalist for excellence in social media award - Liberty News

Liberty News Liberty named finalist for excellence in social media award Liberty News Liberty University was recently named a finalist for a Shorty Award in the “Best BN (Barnes & Noble) College in Social Media” category, the only one that recognizes colleges or universities for their social media efforts. The Shorty Awards, now in ... and more »

02/27/2013 06:29 PM

Social media helps track down missing Duluth dog - Duluth News Tribune

Social media helps track down missing Duluth dog Duluth News Tribune A tangled web of online social media meant good news Monday for Nichole Brenner of West Duluth. Nine hours after losing Ralphie, her 10-month-old King Charles cavalier spaniel, she was getting texts and calls from strangers who said he had been found. and more »

02/27/2013 05:10 AM

Colombian social media campaign wants you to stop misspelling their country's ... - Washington Post (blog)

Colombian social media campaign wants you to stop misspelling their country's ... Washington Post (blog) Emilio Pombo told Univision that he and three friends dreamt up the campaign after getting an invite to speak at New York's Social Media Week as “Columbian representatives.” Fed up, the four created the Facebook page “It's Colombia, NOT Columbia” to ...

02/27/2013 11:32 AM

Advice for Clueless Brands on Social Media - Mashable

Advice for Clueless Brands on Social Media Mashable But it also represents the apotheosis of why C-suites fear social media. Priceless brands are entrusting their good names to low-level employees who can wreak untold havoc in an instant. The trick is to be real, authentic, human, personal â€Â" not ...

02/27/2013 02:14 PM

Matt Bonner, social media and fandom in the 21st century - Pounding The Rock

Matt Bonner, social media and fandom in the 21st century Pounding The Rock For the sport world, social media is a vital and significant medium for fans, teams, leagues and athletes. In everything from Facebook to Twitter to blogs, the online world has become a powerful shaping influence in terms of our society's expectations ...

02/27/2013 06:35 PM

Social media helping investigators hunt down poachers - KOMO News

KOMO News Social media helping investigators hunt down poachers KOMO News "We first started using social media as an investigative tool when MySpace came online," said Deputy Chief Mike Cenci. "As social media use has increased by the public, so has our use." Now searching a suspect's social media footprint is as standard as ...