SYDNEY — Olympic swimmers Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick Monk have been directed by Swimming Australia to remove photos of themselves posing with guns from their social media sites. The photo of Monk holding two pump-action shotguns and standing beside D …Find out more from Washington Post
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What Is a Social Business App, Anyway? And Why Is the Market Booming?
But one of the biggest stories in social media has been unfolding under the radar. Last month, Vitrue — the social media marketing firm for Facebook advertising — was acquired by Oracle for $300 million. And just this week, customer relations giant …Find out more from Huffington Post
Salesforce Buys Buddy Media To Ride Social Media Marketing Wave
Salesforce.com has agreed to buy Buddy Media, a leading social media marketing platform for $689 million in cash and equity. Buddy Media enables its clients to listen, engage, gain insight, publish, advertise and measure social marketing programs.Find out more from Forbes
Social Media Is to Social Discovery, Like Porn Is to…
The Glimpse Social Discovery Conference in San Francisco brought together an all day fest of experts in the Social Discovery space. Social Discovery is the new black, I guess, and that black is a better, one-more, one-louder version of social media; …Find out more from Huffington Post (blog)
Social media keeps long-distance friendships alive, study shows
… and self-reliance are more prized, whereas Israeli society is more group-oriented — the results were strikingly similar, suggesting there’s something universal about the ways in which young people use social media to nurture relationships.Find out more from Vancouver Sun
Social media security: protecting your privacy online
In some cases, employers may want to know you’re active on social media, if it applies to the job, while other recruiters may scour networking sites to pre-screen applicants to see if they present themselves ‘professionally’.Find out more from The Independent
Sandusky victims at mercy of social media
Most traditional media organizations have longstanding policies against using the names of alleged victims of sexual assault. But in this anything-goes age of social media and citizen journalists, old standards may no longer make much difference.Find out more from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
IZEA Releases Third Annual State of Social Media Sponsorship (SMS) Report
SMS campaigns are becoming more sophisticated and expanding well-beyond celebrities to include everyday social media users. — Quality of content reigns supreme, with brands and influencers rating it as most important to the success of any SMS …Find out more from MarketWatch (press release)
Defending the brand in a social media universe
The case is not just a social media marketing blunder. It illustrates the speed of scandal in a Twitter and Facebook age. Crowds of commenters are lightning-fast to jump onto anything controversial. That means bad news stories for brands spread faster …Find out more from Globe and Mail
BMO Study: One in Three Canadian Businesses “Likes” Social Media
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — A new BMO Bank of Montreal study released today suggests that a third of Canadian businesses have a social media presence. The same number of entrepreneurs suggest that social media has helped …Find out more from MarketWatch (press release)
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Brands Start Automating Social Media Responses On Facebook …
Companies are struggling to keep up with social media conversations, the growth in this channel has exploded, and will soon automate their responses, for better or for worse. Expect industries that have intense customer support woes like …More By Jeremiah Owyang
Measuring Engagement Levels in Social Media | Social Media Today
Social Media Marketing success is based almost entirely on how well you engage your customers. I qualify with “almost” because I believe if your efforts are not supporting a quality brand, product or service you could do most everything …More By James Meyer
Savvy Social Media Trailer for Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’
The trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s new film Django Unchained features a call of action encouraging fans to sign up for film alerts.More By Samantha Murphy
Shoutlet eases the pain of social media marketing, raises $15M …
Enterprise social marking platform Shoutlet is raising some more cash. Funded by FTV Capital, Shoutlet has raised $15 million in a third round of funding, more than doubling its previous combined funding of $9 million.More By Ricardo Bilton
LinkedIn’s Security Woes Pour Salt On Social Media’s Exposed …
LinkedIn is in the middle of a pretty bad run. Their latest problems are around the phishing attacks on LinkedIn …More By Frank Reed
