StumbleUpon Death Threats in eBay Social Network
Search marketers can enrage diehard members of social communities who want to keep marketers at bay. The result? Death threats, cyberterrorism, obscene language, cyberharassment, and calls for suicide. Social media marketers see StumbleUpon and social networking sites like Facebook as theirs to mine for traffic, links, and sales. A just-released Sapient study shows marketers plan [...]
MoveOn Web 2.0-ifies Itself
More than just technology companies and marketers are taking advantage of the widget concept. Political activist group MoveOn.org has released several of them for use on blogs and open platform social networking sites like Facebook. read more More: continued here moveon web 20 ifies itself
MySpace More Popular Than TV With Young
Close to half (45%) of 18- to 24-year olds prefer spending 15 minutes of free time on social networking sites instead of watching TV, reading, talking on the phone or playing video games according to a new survey from Future Laboratory commissioned by MySpace. read more More: continued here myspace more popular than tv with young
WordPress Sees Huge Growth in 2007
Here are some numbers about blogging and social networking sites according to Nielsen Online. They just released November’s numbers on the top 10 social networking sites. The biggest gainers are Flixster (where you share movie reviews) and LinkedIn, a social network for professionals. read more More: continued here wordpress sees huge growth in 2007
Privacy Backlash Hits Social Networking
Aggressive advertising, unwanted friends, and employer-snooping into social networking profiles may dull the edge of being on sites like Facebook and MySpace.One-time online darlings in social networking have begun to feel the dizzying dehydration of the morning after a really great party. Pushback from several quarters may leave the typical past college age person questioning [...]
Social Networkers Love Their Leisure
Though many think of Facebook and other social networking sites as destinations for people who find pizza and beer a frequent financial challenge, these users have been hitting various leisure-oriented retail sites in droves.Certain categories of online retailers should take a closer look at their referrer logs, and maybe rethink their advertising strategies for social [...]
More Companies Blocking Social Networks
A third of employers are now blocking access to social networking sites according to a new report from Web security firm ScanSafe. Companies blocking such sites has risen 17 percent over the past year. More Companies Blocking Social Networks The report indicates that companies are more concerned about security and productivity issues with employees visiting [...]
Online Shopping Grows 30%
Online shopping continues to grow and 39 percent of adults reported making a purchase online at least monthly, versus 30 percent in 2005, a 30 percent increase over two years, according to a new study from icrossing, "How America Searches: Online Retail." Online Shopping Grows 30% The study found that social media is becoming more [...]
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