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New social app brings friends, family, and businesses together at a moment’s notice - December 28, 2012 - RunningHat Publishing
LeSports Launches Facebook and Twitter Campaigns
LeSports, a leading golf specialist in the UK, announces the launch of two new social media campaigns. Customer satisfaction is a key focus at LeSports, as they are dedicated to providing an unrivalled level of service on top of their high quality golf products. Therefore, they have launched two... - December 28, 2012 - LeSports
Author Provides a Way for Anyone to Use 2D Bar Codes Creatively with Their Smartphones and Computer Tablets at Very Little Cost
Everywhere you go you can hardly pick up an advertisement, product brochure, look at a billboard, surf the Internet or just walk “down the avenue” without seeing these little square things in more and more places each and every day. What are they? Actually, these mysterious squares are called two dimensional bar codes. Virtually anyone with access to the internet and a printer can quickly learn about and use this relatively undiscovered technology to personally benefit...starting right now! - December 27, 2012 - MMCLI
The Free iPhone/iPad App, SociaLink, Has Hit the iTunes App Store, Revolutionizing the Way You Connect on Social Networking Sites
The new app, SociaLink, has created a revolutionary iPhone application that allows you to shape your friend list. With SociaLink, you have the ability to friend or follow people, filter what social networking sites they see, and add them instantly upon meeting them. The social sites you can choose from include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. - December 20, 2012 - SociaLink
Justin Bieber, Cristiano Ronaldo and Barack Obama, Among the Most Impersonated on Twitter
The fake profiles of some celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, can have more than 490,000 followers. - December 20, 2012 - Panda Security
Slidely Releases a Facebook 1-Click Video Christmas Creator
Slide.ly, the rapidly growing instant video creation service has released a special one-click Facebook video maker for Christmas. This year, send your holiday cheer in a video! - December 20, 2012 - EasyHI
Auric Consulting Launches My Sky My Country
Auric Consulting has officially launched its initiative 'My Sky My Country' on Facebook. The initiative has been put in place to enable both social media connectivity as well as to try and raise funds to help children with a terminal illness. Managing partner of Auric Consulting PTY LTD, Mr. Bruce... - December 20, 2012 - Auric Consulting (PTY) LTD
Dynamix Re-Launches to Better Solve Problems Plaguing TV Advertisers as They Transition to Online Video Advertising
With many of the world’s largest consumer brands and their agencies spending millions of dollars filming world class :30 and :60 TV commercials, it’s hard to believe that there is no easy method for enhancing those videos with digital targeting data (demographic, geographic, etc.) and syndicating the ads across online, mobile and other platforms. Enter, Dynamix, (formerly DynamicVideo), which today launches its new corporate identity along with its new technology platform, STREAMx. - December 18, 2012 - Dynamix
Jenne and LifeSize Demonstrate How Resellers Can Harness the Power of LinkedIn as Part of Ongoing Social Media Training Series
Third of Four-Part “Get Social, Get Sales” Video Series Highlights Setting Up Company Pages, Product Pages and Creating Vibrant Community Discussions on LinkedIn - December 16, 2012 - Jenne Distributors
Say Good-Bye to Lonely, Boring Workouts with Community Sprint
We all know a bunch of folks that need to get on a consistent, effective exercise but most of us are uncomfortable with that initial conversation. This app is designed to get around the awkward conversation we all avoid..."Wow! you've gained a lot of weight...maybe you need to start working out or your health is going to be seriously compromised!" The healthcare industry and public service announcements have failed to do this. So now "It's on Us!" We are our brother's keeper! - December 14, 2012 - Community Sprint
Top Trending Slang Terms - "YOLO" at Number 1
InternetSlang.com dictionary launches new Trending page showing the top slang and acronym look ups in real time. The meaning of over 8,000 slang words and initialisms as popularly used in Tweets and Texts. - December 13, 2012 - Traffic Names Ltd
Luke Harrison, Known as "Lucius" in the World of Electronic Music, Has Produced a Highly Innovative Album Titled "Cinema Sonics Ambient Works" Available on Demand
Luke Harrison, known as "Lucius" in the world of electronic music, has produced a highly innovative album titled "Cinema Sonics Ambient Works." This production is the 3rd highly polished and expertly compiled album project to date. Brain Bomb Productions decided to feature the soundtrack "Sunlight Sonata" which has been getting a lot of radio airplay in the month leading up to the official release date. - December 12, 2012 - Brain Bomb Productions
New Company Offers Social Media Training Videos
Digibiz Training Company Helps Businesses Cut Through the Social Media Noise. - December 11, 2012 - DigiBiz Training Company
The Pulis Family and Camp Thoreau, Inc. Continue to Support the Children’s Summer Camp Experience
Recently The Thoreau Club and Camp Thoreau was awarded The Family Business Association’s (FBA) Community Excellence Award for its philanthropic support and involvement in the Concord area community. Selected from over 400 nominations, Thoreau was honored as a Massachusetts family business... - December 10, 2012 - Family Business Association
BusinessOpportunity.com Implements Aggressive New Social Marketing Strategy for 2013
Initial efforts already show promising results on BusinessOpportunity.com's new social marketing strategy started by new Director of Marketing, Stephanie Nissen. - December 09, 2012 - BusinessOpportunity.com
Uncover Peterborough Launches New Community Portal
Uncover Peterborough have launched a community portal in Peterborough, UK to help promote the services of local businesses and help them to capture new business. - December 08, 2012 - Uncover Peterborough
MTR Gaming CMO Addresses Convergence of Online Gaming & Social Media
Chief Marketing Officer Fred Buro shared his thoughts about the convergence of online gaming and social media recently with Casino Enterprise Management magazine. - December 05, 2012 - MTR
Bees Without Borders Launches Campaign to Help Kenyan Beekeepers
Andrew's Honey and Bees Without Borders (a 501(c)(3) launches Indiegogo Campaign. The campaign will seek to raise $20,000. In additional funds to help support its mission to build better beekeeping infrastructure for three Kenya villages. - December 04, 2012 - Bees Without Borders
Omni RMS Expands Its Social Media Training to New York, Chicago and Orlando
Acting on excellent feedback from sell out social media training sessions in New York, the UK’s leading recruitment outsourcer Omni RMS has expanded its social media training operations in the USA, taking the course to additional states, including Illinois and Florida. Senior consultant and... - December 01, 2012 - Omni RMS
H-I-P Achieves November 2012 Lead Output of 22,000
Growing demand generation agency attains important milestone by leveraging the latest methodologies in email marketing, 1:1 lead prospecting, social media engagement, webvideo and automation - November 30, 2012 - H-I-P (High-Impact-Prospecting, LLC)
Damnation Books Announces 19 New Titles and Meet the Authors Chatroom Sessions
Damnation Books will host two Meet the Authors Chatroom Sessions and release 19 new titles on 1 December 2012. Everyone is invited to drop by the chatroom to meet the authors and explore their new releases. The first Meet the Authors Chat is a 2PM Eastern Time and the second session begins at 7PM... - November 30, 2012 - Caliburn Press LLC
TixSameDay Mobile App Aims to Revolutionize Ticket Buying and Selling on Event Day in Atlanta
The new TixSameDay Mobile App allows you to buy and sell tickets for Atlanta-area concerts and sporting events right up until event time! Company enables fans to find, communicate with and meet up with prospective buyers and sellers on event day. - November 30, 2012 - TixSameDay
“Internet Dating 101: It’s Complicated But It Doesn’t Have To Be” Book by Laura Schreffler Launched by New Chapter Press
Learn to Manage Your Love Life in the New Digital Age with Tips on How to Act on Facebook and Twitter and other Social Networking Sites, What On-line Sites Are the Best and Tips on How to Look in Your Profile Photo and What to Write Among Other Tips from Love Expert Laura Schreffler - November 29, 2012 - New Chapter Press
Las Vegas Kid-Friendly Blog Launched with Focus on Vegas Wholesome Activities and Attractions
VegasKids.info is launching a blog dedicated to helping parents find children-friendly attractions and shows while visiting Las Vegas. - November 28, 2012 - New Platform Group
eTargetMedia Launches 4 New Social Media Email, Postal and SMS Lists Including Social Media and Networking Enthusiasts, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Enthusiasts
eTargetMedia, a leading provider of Email Lists, Postal Lists, Mobile Marketing and Data Append solutions, announced today that they have launched 4 new social media lists. The lists include Active Social Media and Networking Enthusiasts, Active Facebook Enthusiasts, Active Twitter Enthusiasts and... - November 27, 2012 - eTargetMedia
Article Write Up Joins Others in 2012 Holiday Rafflecopter Grand Giveaway
Corky Kouture™ is the host for the extraordinary 2012 Holiday Rafflecopter Grand Giveaway on their Corky Kouture™ Blog. ArticleWriteUp.com and numerous other businesses united to give one lucky winner a holiday to remember. Enter to win more than $450 worth of gifts. - November 25, 2012 - Article Write Up
The Fashion World Media Announces the Patent Publication of Its Fashion Social Network Platform
The fashion world media patent app. provides a support system to enable a contributory user interface for submitting at least an image and for accessing social communication activity data relating to contributory fashion images using electronic devices to connect to a server machine operable for providing social media services. The social media services comprises fashion social media; fashion social network; fashion communication environment; and model media environment. - November 24, 2012 - The Fashion World Media
Free VideoTraining Helps Personal Trainers and Fitness Business Owners Use Strategies Instead of Tactics to Build Business
Fitness pros John Spencer Ellis and Sam Bakhtiar discuss how to use fitness business strategies for success in a new online training video. The interview is now available online at http://johnspencerellis.com/fitness-and-personal-trainer-business-strategies-vs-tactics/. - November 17, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Photobucket Launches “Life’s an Adventure” Photo & Video Contest in Celebration of New “Stories” Feature
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, your story may be worth $25,000: Compile a multimedia narrative to tell the story of your best “adventure” via Photobucket’s new storytelling feature for an opportunity to win. - November 17, 2012 - Photobucket
Reknowned Gamer Psychotherapist Digs Into Video Game Phenomenon “Minecraft"
Mike Langlois, a psychotherapist and Teaching Associate in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School will be presenting at SXSW on the video game “Minecraft,” and its connections to human consciousness and mindfulness. The game creates a mediated environment for relationship, gives us memes to live by, and points the way towards deeper mindfulness and well-being. - November 15, 2012 - Mike Langlois, LICSW
USA Networks' Founder, Kay Koplovitz, Announces Brand New Company Website
Kay Koplovitz, Founder of USA Networks and Sci-Fi Channel and Chairman of the Board of Fifth & Pacific (Formerly Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Springboard Enterprises) announces the creation of a new Koplovitz website www.koplovitz.com which will house all information on this champion of women in... - November 15, 2012 - Koplovitz & Company LLC.
Social+ ("Social Positive") Launched: Campaign Increases Awareness About the Social Impact of Everyday Decisions and Actions
Social+ (“social positive”) is a new social marketing campaign from The Fruition Coalition. Social+ builds upon the idea of being carbon neutral. People who are Social+ aim to have a net positive social impact by considering the environmental and human impact of everyday decisions and... - November 14, 2012 - The Fruition Coalition
Zeelfa, a Unique Referral and Recommendation Website, Has Today Announced the Official Debut of Their Service
Zeelfa has today unveiled their one of a kind website, officially launching their service for all users. A completely unique concept, Zeelfa differs considerably from other services review sites. Finding a trustworthy service provider can be a daunting process. Zeelfa, a referral site for... - November 13, 2012 - Cavegoat, LLC
MTV's Catfish to Illuminate Deception in Online Dating, NYC Start-Up Datemyschool Has the Answer
datemyschool launches new platform to fend off the fakes. - November 12, 2012 - DateMySchool
Free Forum Hosting Giant Offering Trial of Radical New Forum Software Ahead of Scheduled Release
As free forum hosting giant ProBoards nears the release of its greatest achievement, the most powerful forum software ever created, CEO Patrick Clinger has announced he'll open doors early to public testing by visiting the “BetaZone” test site. - November 09, 2012 - ProBoards
IndustryHuddle.com Announces "Janitorial" as Industry of the Month: Free iPod Giveaway
Industry Huddle, an online Social Trade Network connecting suppliers, distributors, and customers, is announcing that the company’s “Industry of the Month” for November will be Janitorial and Sanitary Supplies. As part of this promotion, Industry Huddle is hosting a contest on... - November 08, 2012 - Industry Huddle
Out Military Launches OutMilitaryNews.com
Out Military News: News for and About Out Military - November 06, 2012 - OutMilitary.com
Taylor Morrison Unveils Homes Inspired by Social Media Site Pinterest to Austin Homebuyers Nov. 10
Taylor Morrison is taking a cue from social media site Pinterest and unveiling homes inspired by the popular website on Nov. 10 at the grand opening of Ladera in Bee Cave. From noon until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, Austin home buyers will get the chance to tour two new model homes, the Florian... - November 06, 2012 - Taylor Morrison
Umex Launches First Ethical Financial Social Media Platform
Umex Securities Group introduces the next generation of investors through the first ethical and Sharia compliant social media platform. - November 04, 2012 - Umexetrader
New Sydney Startup SocialMotus Launches First Australian Developed Social Media Management Tool, Eclipses Competitors on Cost/Features Ratio
SocialMotus unveils the first Australian developed all-in-one social media management tool for SMB’s and agencies featuring in-depth team management and analytics at a fraction of the cost of similar competitors such as Argyle and Wildfire. - November 03, 2012 - SocialMotus
Linkagoal: Goal Setting Social Media Pioneer Helps Users Attain Goals with a Creative New Interface
Linkagoal.com has just launched a new design driven user interface, to support their unique set of goal setting tools. Linkagoal paves the way towards a new social media phenomenon designed to help users in achieving as well as tracking their life goals. - November 01, 2012 - Linkagoal
Online Reputation Firm Recover Reputation Reports How Hurricane Sandy Could Impact Your Online Business
Steven W. Giovinco Shows That Today’s News Effects Online Reputation Management, Gives Six Tips to Help - October 31, 2012 - Recover Reputation
Digital Jungle and Orbit Media Group Join Forces to Spread the Word About Spondo and Golf’s Showdown of the Century Between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy
Digital Jungle, Asia’s leading social influence marketing Agency announced today that it has been appointed to work with Orbit Media Group in promoting Spondo.com to the Asian, Australian, European and North American markets. - October 28, 2012 - Digital Jungle Limited
Black Suede Digital Says Facebook and Twitter Go Anti-Social - Loop Will Change That
The world is sick of just spending their time online and not having a social life. Loop is a 'snap social' app ready for the world who wants to get out there to meet people. - October 26, 2012 - Black Suede Digital
Dotfriends Adds Customizable Places and Increases User Security
Users are now able to fully customize their places within the Dotfriends virtual environment. Additional functionality includes more space for personal pictures and a vast selection of different accessories to give greater personalization. - October 26, 2012 - Haveanew Ltd
New Social Network Allows Users to Share Its Profits
Zurker-a new social networking site, is currently in beta testing, and is not available to the general public without an invitation. One of the great things about Zurker is that you can own a stake in it. - October 25, 2012 - Zurker Europe
Cellairis Utilizes Star Power to Introduce Tweet Punisher, the First-Ever Analog Machine Enabling Consumers to Live-Test Product via Social Media
The Leading Wireless Accessory Company Demonstrates the Strength of the Shell Shock: G-Class™ Screen Protector with the Help of Multi-Platinum-Selling Singer/Songwriter, Justin Bieber, Allowing Customers to Try Before They Buy - October 25, 2012 - Cellairis
An Unprecedented and Trenchant Cocktail in Social Networking
DebateAfriKa.com is a social network/news/fora/blog site. - October 24, 2012 - Debate Afrika dot com
LuckyDiem Combines Thrill of Slot Machines with Instant Rewards
Facebook Social Game partners with dELiA*s for launch. - October 24, 2012 - Lucky Diem
L.A. Clothing Designers Sheena Gao and Laura Krusemark Jumpstart Their Unique International Citizen Design House Fashions on Kickstarter.com
Laura Krusemark and Sheena Gao, co-founders of International Citizen Design House, a cutting edge clothier, have chosen crowd-funding as a way to connect directly with their audience, who they consider active people with a passion for life, love and traveling. International Citizen clothing is sophisticated, yet breezy, a comfort/casual wear that packs and travels well, is silk screened in 5 languages and fonts, and bears patches, flag logos, and specialty tags of many nations. - October 23, 2012 - International Citizen Design House