Month: July 2014

  • The future looks mobile for Facebook

    Facebook posted its financial report on July 23 for the second quarter of its 2014 financial year. The report shows financial pluses across the board for the mega social network in significant areas: Overall revenue for the second quarter of…

  • FIR Cut: Michael Netzley’s Asia Report for Episode #765

    Due to technical issues, Michael Netzley‘s Asia Report did not arrive in time for inclusion in FIR #765 published on July 21, so we’re offering it as an FIR Cut. Discussion references: SIA says sorry for insensitive social media posts…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #765: July 21, 2014

    Quick News: French blogger fined for writing a critical restaurant review that achieved a high Google search ranking, Russian government caught editing Wikipedia entry for MH17 tragedy, is PressFriendly making PR agencies sweat?, Bing follows Google in offering Europeans the…

  • The meaning of 100 million Facebook likes

    Colombian singer Shakira has set a new social media record after becoming the first person ever to reach 100 million likes on Facebook. The milestone has formally been recognized by Guinness World Records. In its report, TheJournal.ie says that the…

  • Be recognized for UK social media excellence in #somecomms 2014

    It’s only three months until the winners of the 2014 UK Social Media Communications Awards competition will be announced, and the deadline for entries is now upon us – Friday July 18 is the final day of the extended entry…