Facebook Has Become A Utility And Some Kids Just Dont’ Think It’s Cool Anymore

Is Facebook a utility? Well certainly not in the conventional sense of the word, but in the 21st century new era of technology and the web, the answer is a resounding yes. This article speaks to the very essence of why it has become a utility, and why teens are starting to think Facebook is [...]

Why 2013 Is The Year You Need To Get Serious About Tumblr

Brands as Publishers Tumblr is a unique combination of publishing platform and dynamic social network. With that mix, brands have the opportunity to become storytellers and content curators that provide compelling, contextually relevant content to a large and engaged group of users. Savvy brands understand that the best way to make an impact on an [...]

Facebook Graph Search Overview

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    An overview of the Facebook graph search Kelly Duval‘s insight: An overview of Facebook Graph search with screen shots and video See on www.socialmediasass.com Related articles Graph Search’s Dirty Promise and the Con of the Facebook “Like” – steve’s blog Facebook’s Graph Search Isn’t That Great | MIT Technology Review What Facebook Open [...]

5 Great Social Media Networks You May Never Have Heard Of

5 Great Social Media Networks You May Never Have Heard Of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. These are some of the names in social media networking that you will be familiar with due to their global popularity. These days, Facebook is pretty much ubiquitous with over 900 million users across the world actively using the site to [...]

Mark Cuban: Facebook Is Driving Away Brands – Starting With Mine

  Tech billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he is fed up with Facebook and will take his business elsewhere. He’s sick of getting hit with huge fees to send messages to his team’s fans and followers. Two weeks ago Cuban tweeted out a screen grab of an offer he’d received from Facebook. [...]

Pinterest Insider: How To: Pin an Instagram Photo to a Pinterest Board

  Pinterest and Instagram are two super-hot, image-driven social networks that could work very well together…if they connected. Unfortunately, there is currently no functionality in Instagram to send an image directly to Pinterest once it has been posted. Fear not, there is a way to pin your Instagram photos to your favorite pinboards. It takes [...]

:: A Curated Collection of Pinterest-Like Web Sites ~ Pinteresti.st ::

See on Scoop.it – Information Economy Robin Good: A curated collection of Pinterest-like web sites, in perfect Pinterest-like style. As an increasing number of brands and smaller publishers are adopting a Pinterest-like layout approach to make their content more accessible, someone has decided to start collecting and organizing the best of these.   “Pinterest Pinterest [...]

:: Curate Image Collections from Social Hashtags with Picsho ::

See on Scoop.it – Information Economy Robin Good: Picsho is a free web app which allows you to search for images on Flickr, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitpic (and on other services too) by using simple hashtags, and to pull in your favorite ones into a public image board on the web that can be shared with [...]

A Quick Guide to Using Tumblr for Business

Although you may already feel overwhelmed by the growing number of social media sites, free micro-blogging platform Tumblr can be a powerful tool for spreading awareness about your brand. Founded in 2007 by David Karp, Tumblr serves both as a blogand social network that’s useful for posting and sharing images, video, audio or short pieces [...]

Foursquare Rolls Out First Ads

See on Scoop.it – internetbillboards Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr have all gotten into the “Promoted” game — launching advertising products called “Promoted Tweets” and “Highlighted Posts” that offer businesses additional exposure for their content. On Wednesday, Foursquareis joining them with the launch of “Promoted Updates,” its first paid product offering for merchants.Last week, Foursquare began [...]

:: 4 Ways to Use Tumblr to Connect With Customers ::

See on Scoop.it – Information Economy Tumblr: Learn how to use this blogging platform to reach a new audience. See on www.socialmediaexaminer.com

:: Discover, Curate And Deliver Personalized Soccer Content With KYCK ::

See on Scoop.it – Information Economy From official website: “KYCK is a digital media platform that discovers, curates, and delivers personalized and highly relevant soccer content to our users.   Here are some key features: TOP KYCKS: Hand selected content (sort of) that’s based off of all your favorites. My Events: Follow the matches you [...]