Social Media News
Everything new about social media world. Here we are sharing the hottest updates related to web 2.0 that you would love to keep an eye on.
Pharmaceutical companies that promote their products using Facebook Share application have stricter rules to abide by per the Food and Drug Administration. After the pharmaceutical group was Novartis was called into question for their misuse in promoting Tasigna, a medicine used to treat types of leukemia, the FDA has laid down more laws on social media practices.
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Posted 1 week, 1 day ago at 9:53 am. 1 comment
You Tube has been the resource for many star wannabes to post video of their rants, talents, and takes on all kinds of issues. It has become the springboard for average users to catapult to fame based on their talents.
For all users of You Tube who never felt they could reach their star potential in just 10 minutes,… Read more
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago at 10:49 am. Add a comment
Imagine having 500 million brains contemplating your questions of the day. How sweet would it be to gain knowledge with a few finger punches? Well now any Facebook user can know exactly what it feels like by using a new feature called Facebook Questions.
Similar to Yahoo! Answers where commentators can add their two cents to questions or advice… Read more
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago at 10:49 am. 2 comments
Within the next week, Facebook will welcome it’s 500 millionth user. Only five months ago, the 400th million user signed up to the social media network but it is the latest milestone that will celebrate the users.
Facebook insiders have revealed a new plan to incorporate the people who are making the social media network more popular than any… Read more
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago at 11:46 am. 1 comment
Once again Forbes Magazine has listed that Oprah Winfrey as the most powerful celebrity on the planet. In addition to considering their earning potential (Ms. Winfrey has reported to have brought in a cool $315 million over the past year), Forbes added the new social media ranking list. This list includes a person’s presence on Facebook and Twitter.
Topping the… Read more
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago at 8:04 am. Add a comment
It seems that Twitter is on a hiring spree, projecting that they will double their current 200 employees within the next year. The cofounder of Twitter, Biz Stone, confirmed this at the 2010 Mirrors Awards.
Twitter is unfortunately not yet making serious money as an online micro-blogging platform, although it has a projected value of $100 billion. Still, it… Read more
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago at 4:27 am. 2 comments
Advertisers can now introduce Google users directly to their Twitter page right from their Google ads. Last year, Google struck a $15 million deal with Twitter that would incorporate ‘tweets’ into the search engine’s results. Google is finally ready to unleash a new type of display ad that will allow Twitter users to follow advertisers directly.
The new ads… Read more
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago at 6:34 am. 2 comments
There are quite a few things that should not be done through social media, no matter how appropriate you may think that they are at the time.
Since everyone and their grandmother is literally on Facebook, and celebrities are using Twitter to have public fights, it is about time that social media gets reined in by avoiding these fatal… Read more
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago at 6:34 am. 1 comment
If you have been trying to turn a blind eye on your behavior in social media, now it is time to face the music. Everyone out there has the ability to access what you discuss and do online, especially with the more popular websites, like Twitter and Facebook. Yes, much of your social media information is accessible, especially if… Read more
Posted 3 months ago at 9:10 am. 4 comments
The anti-social element is creeping into the social media. It doesn’t take long for the contrarians to make a 180 degree turn with every step in the social direction. Take for example the new Avoidr app that can be used by Foursquare users.
As anyone can guess, rather than a meet up location finder Avoidr allows users to mark… Read more
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago at 9:13 am. 2 comments