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Wildfire Makes Social Media Contests Easier

November 3, 2009
As social media becomes more and more prominent in the Internet space, there are many opportunities for businesses to engage their customers. Viral marketing is one way in which businesses can create a buzz around their products or services. What kinds of examples can we see from viral...

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inDegree: LinkedIn for Graduate Students

September 4, 2009
When Facebook first started, it was a social network dedicated solely to students. While it has since then grown into a hub for all users and businesses, inDegree is a new social network taking back the education sphere. ReadWriteWeb has compared inDegree to the likes of LinkedIn, but there...

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Marketers Embracing Social Media

August 28, 2009
There has often been a lot of skepticism surrounding social media. Companies might fear the unknown, or the possible backlash if not executing a campaign properly. However, it appears that times are changing as fewer marketers are resisting the social media revolution. eMarketers recently...

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Postling Can Help Manage Social Media for Small Businesses

August 7, 2009
The founders of Etsy as well as a product manager from Amazon.com have launched Postling, a platform for small businesses that helps with publishing content onto social media sites. Postling differs from other social media publishing platforms in that it is geared towards small businesses, not...

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Twitter Positions itself as a Place for Business

July 24, 2009
Twitter has quickly taken the world by storm. Whether it’s friends, colleagues, celebrities or institutions everyone knows the importance of the microblogging tool. And while other social media sites such as Facebook have created a space first for college students, then all users and finally...

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Facebook Changes URL Policy

July 23, 2009
When Facebook announced that it would allow users to choose a custom username, they were warned that they could never change it, so they had to be sure on what name to pick. This has since changed and Facebook is allowing its users to change their usernames. However, users can only make the...

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Response Key in Successful Social Media

July 17, 2009
It is impossible to escape social media these days. However, many companies hold back on social media for fear of getting negative feedback. One thing is certain: people are talking about your brand or product whether or not you are engaged in social media. It is up to you to respond to the...

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Facebook Rolls out Fan Boxes

July 9, 2009
Those who are Facebook fan page administrators may have noticed a new addition to their pages. With the increased use of Facebook for businesses and organization, more and more users are looking to share their Facebook presence with the world. Facebook is simplifying this process by adding the...

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Facebook Profiles Becoming More Accessible

July 2, 2009
In 2004, Facebook was only accessible to a limited amount of college students. These days, Facebook is used by everyone from companies to parents, from students to political figures. Nevertheless, Facebook still had its differentiations from widely public sites like Twitter. Facebook was still...

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Decision Engines on the Rise, Getting more Social

June 16, 2009
Bing was introduced a few weeks back as a decision engine, a tool used to help users make better decisions for their online activity. It seems that the decision engine is a new trend on the web. With the help of Flickr co-founder, Caterina Fake, Hunch.com is the newest addition to the decision...

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