We kid you not– YouFace debuts in Uzbekistan
At first I thought it was a parody. Similar font size, a VERY UNDENIABLE closeness to the popular social networking site, and even the same blue color on my screen. But wait; it’s real. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than Facebook got a big compliment in the form of a look-alike imitator in Uzbekistan, joining Russia’s VKontakte. Dubbed Youface, the imitator of the largest social network is an upstart unleashed by 22-year-old Ayub Abdulloh in May, Time’s Techland reported. Competitors of the land include a social...
read moreOversharenting? Should you post pictures of your infants online or not?
Recently, writer Steven Leckart coined the term “oversharenting” to refer to the omnificent practice of Gen-C (as in connected adults ages 18 to 34, per Nielsen) parents who overpost photos of their young children in curious circumstances. He wrote in The Wall Street Journal: Although privacy settings allow us to control which circle of friends has access to parts of our profiles, many people either don’t understand how to use them or prefer not to. So there’s a wave of sentiment now about parents asking “When is too much,...
read moreFBI asks to monitor facebook posts for potential threats
It had to happen sooner or later. It was only a matter of time before the feds took notice of the wealth of information to be mined from the many posts people put out there. There have been several cases where criminals would brag about their crimes on the social network (you think they wouldn’t be worried about that) and police have used these as evidence to file charges against offenders. Now the FBI has formally requested to monitor the email, messages, posts and photos of people on facebook in order to catch potential troublemakers...
read moreWineries are surprisingly savvy with social media advertising
In an industry most tend to associate with the romance of the past, and where being vintage is always a better thing than being new, many people would be surprised to find out that the winemaking business is rather modern. In its approach to reach out to their consumers, many wineries have dedicated publicists who use effective social media channels to engage their customers. A study conducted in France and in the US showed nearly all wineries have a Facebook presence. 94% in the US to be precise. And about 73% of them in the US are on...
read moreSweet surprise: Cake Decorating magazine fans skyrocket thanks to social media
It’s a glowing success story we’d all like to sink our teeth into. Our friends in the UK are having the time of their lives as newfound hobby pastry chefs discover they can turn their half baked dreams of culinary creativity into full blown, tasty creations. Cake Decorating magazine has some delicious lessons to share with any business owner looking to create that winning recipe for customer engagement and nifty success. The magazine is unique in that it only talks about Cake Decorating. Targeted to beginners and middling...
read moreMicrosoft’s So.cl network– another look
The way it’s set up, So.cl (pronounced ‘social’) is already making itself felt as a student’s helpful friend in researching schoolwork. The new website takes successful elements of various social sites and combines them under one domain. So.cl is geared toward the student community, just like Facebook was when it initially launched. However, the emphasis seems to be on social research rather than social interaction. One of the features highlighted in So.cl’s preview video was the search engine. Users can type...
read moreLady Gaga creates her own social site (fans only)
Lady Gaga is already the queen of social media, almost 25 million Twitter followers. So it just goes to reason that once she’s conquered that medium she would go on to create her own social networking site. Little Monsters, a site built around Gaga’s fanbase, is in invite-only beta testing mode right now. As a multi platinum, award winning and controversial (remember her meat dress?) recording artist, Lady Gaga is looked up to by many young people for many reasons. Her honesty in her songs, her flamboyant self-expression and the...
read moreLinkedIn vs Facebook: A social media comparison
A recent Forbes article compares two social media companies, LinkedIn and Facebook and makes interesting points about each, and why professionals want to have a presence on both sites. At first it seems like an apples to oranges comparison. In many ways it is. LinkedIn caters to white collar professionals who would like to keep their resumes constantly updated for recruitment to see, and maintain “a virtual rolodex” of other peers in the industries they move in. Facebook is more open, more free flowing and has a potential to cause...
read moreGoogle’s Knowledge Graph– Search just got exciting again
The search engine known for not being evil has come up with the latest innovation in search. Google’s Knowledge Graph takes on the ambiguity that many searches seem to come up with. The problem is one of relevance. For example, when you type in “apple” and hit Go, in the past you could return searches for apple the fruit, Apple the company or any other item with apple in it like recipes, recommendations for spa treatments or apple flavored lip gloss. You, the searcher, would have to manually filter out the irrelevant results...
read more12 Easy Steps To Promote Your Blog Posts
So you have spent quite a bit of time writing the kind of high quality content you hope will be valuable for your readers. Would you rather confine your audience to your blog subscribers or expose your article to a greater audience? Of course everyone would choose the latter, but where do you start? Fortunately for you, Divvy HQ created a handy 12-step infographic blog promotion strategy checklist you can follow for each blog post you write. With these simple steps you can leverage your existing articles to generate a lot more exposure for...
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