Category: Social Networks
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The IABC sunshine conference
I did like the "Hello, sunshine!" greeting on the promotional postcard mailing you see here that I received this week from IABC about the 2011 World Conference taking place in San Diego, USA, next month. In British usage, ‘hello sunshine’…
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Twitter is in the mainstream
Yesterday, Twitter marked the fifth year since co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet. As part of that date-marking, Twitter launched a new website, discover.twitter.com, that’s a focal point for enabling you to learn about how others use Twitter. On…
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The rise of Groupon and social shopping
Will social shopping spell the end of discount voucher sites? asks Robin Goad, Research Director at analysts Experian Hitwise UK. […] The new emerging trend in the retail sector is for social shopping. I’ve mentioned in previous blogs how social…
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Should your employer have access to your Facebook account?
Yesterday, I read a report in the American magazine The Atlantic which asked the question Should Employers Be Allowed to Ask for Your Facebook Login? It’s the story of a man in the US state of Maryland who applied for…
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A moment in history from Egypt
The role social media has played in the unrest in Egypt that has occupied our TV screens for weeks is a subject of many opinions. What’s pretty clear if you pay attention to Facebook and Twitter is that communication channels…