Monthly Archives: January 2013

Six out of 10 small-business owners say they believe social-media tools are valuable to their company’s growth—but most aren’t impressed by Twitter Inc. Just 3% of 835 business owners surveyed earlier this month by The Wall Street Journal and Vistage … Continue reading →

by: Daniel Lonescu Google+ is now the world’s second largest social network, outranking Twitter that comes in at the number four position. But both social networks are still far behind Facbook, which is used by more than 51 percent of … Continue reading →

by: Paul Sawers 1/30/13 Have you ever wondered why a specific piece of news, from a specific friend, appears where it does in your Facebook News Feed? Think about it – say you have 250 friends, how does Facebook decide … Continue reading →

For years, the social media landscape has remained largely unchanged. Sure, you have things like Pinterest and Instagram popping up, but the big things for business have consistently been Marketing with Twitter and Facebook. Google+ was designed to be the Facebook … Continue reading →

by: Alex Fitzpatrick 1/23/2013 Vice President Joe Biden will discuss the Obama administration’s position on gun control in aGoogle Hangout on Thursday at 1:45 p.m. EST, Google and the vice president’s office announced Wednesday. Read more…

by: Drew Olanoff 1/23/2013 In October, Twitter acquired a company called Vine, which made a video-sharing app which not many people had the chance to use. AllThingsD reported that Jack Dorsey was pushing heavily to get the deal done, believing that video … Continue reading →

by: Ingrid Lunden 1/22/2013 Facebook today took one more step in making its advertising more accountable for media buyers: it has now rolled out a conversion measurement system across its global footprint. Aimed at direct marketers, the optimization and conversion toll was … Continue reading →

Facebook recently unveiled a highly anticipated new feature, Graph Search, which is similar to a traditional search engine but is intended to provide users with direct answers to specific queries rather than a list of links that include some matching keywords. … Continue reading →