Social Media News

Connect with news about next generation social media websites and applications, enabling users to create and share content or participate in social networking. Discover social media marketing best practices, awards, and influencers as well as products and services aimed at social media users and marketers.

Actiance Teams with LinkedIn to Enable Compliance with Top Regulatory Body Guidelines for the Financial Services Industry

Agreement allows industry to use LinkedIn to propel sales and marketing while ensuring compliance with FINRA, IIROC and FSA rules - April 02, 2011 - Actiance – (Formerly FaceTime)

CommonPlaces e-Solutions Launches Kids-Only Social Networking Site, WhatsWhat.me (Beta)

Safe and highly secure social networking site boasts many features for children. - March 30, 2011 - CommonPlaces eSolutions

NostalgiaHD.Com Brings Down-Home Hospitality to Social Media

NostalgiaHD is a Social network for people who love to share their memories of the past, and their hopes for the future. It's members come from all walks of life and from across the globe, everyone enjoying the laughter and fun. - March 28, 2011 - NostalgiaHD

ProMobile Site Builder Adds Map, Coupon Functionality

ProMobile Solutions added new functionality to enhance its online mobile marketing platform, www.promobilesolutions.com. The platform allows users to create a mobile site that is automatically linked to a QR Code and can be integrated with an optional texting program. The new functionality includes... - March 27, 2011 - ProMobile Solutions

Social Media and PR Consultancy BOTTLE PR Expands Team After Successful YouTube Application Wins New Appointment

BOTTLE PR has appointed social media consultant Claire Dunford after a bumper year which saw the Oxfordshire-based PR agency grow by over 40%. - March 26, 2011 - BOTTLE

New Wausau Technology Company Gains Hootsuite Social Media Certification

Clare Tange, Chief IT Girl at Wausau, has become Hootsuite Certified. - March 26, 2011 - WausauIT

Many Market Research Professionals are "Unsocial" and Apply the "Wrong" Metrics

Less than half of all market research professionals measure the impact of social media -- with the majority relying upon incomplete metrics to quantify the impact of internet marketing programs. - March 24, 2011 - MarketResearchCareers

FaceItPages Developed by Go Smart Solutions Adds a Facebook Coupon Module to Its Facebook Page Creation Tools, Enabling Customers to Easily Run Promotions

With the new addition of the FaceItPages coupon application, it is now really easy for businesses to run promotions directly on their Facebook business page. - March 23, 2011 - Go Smart Solutions, LLC

AIS Media CEO Thomas Harpointner Co-Presenter at Social Media Webinar for Health Insurers

Thomas Harpointner co-presented on Tuesday March 22 at 1:00 p.m. (EST), at a webinar titled: “Social Media: How Insurers Can Strengthen Sales, Improve Member Health and Avoid Privacy Risks.” - March 23, 2011 - AIS Media, Inc.

FitnessCouponClub.com Offers a New Social Networking Community to Share Deals and Save on Fitness

New Social Networking Community Turns Friends Lists Into Group Buying Power. It's how you get skinny and keep your wallet fat. - March 22, 2011 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development

Group Buying for Fitness Junkies

Fitness CouponClub.com finds a niche in offering group buying for people obsessed with fitness. - March 20, 2011 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development

PoKos Transforms Mobile Messaging with Point-and-Chat™

Today, PoKos Communications Corp announced the addition of "Point-and-Chat™" messaging to the company’s consumer IM/text App, PoKos Chat™. Point-and-Chat is the first and only software on the market that enables users to point their phone at any other user in sight and... - March 18, 2011 - New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center (NH-ICC)

New Social Media How to Book “SocializeWith.Me Or Someone Else Will” Released

Gaspare J. Marturano brings his knowledge and experience in the world of marketing, advertising, and social media to the masses with his new book, SocializeWith.Me Or Someone Else Will. - March 18, 2011 - Gaspare.Me, Inc.

Conductor Stephen P Brown Named 2010 Constant Contact All Star

Symphony Orchestra Conductor's use of Constant Contact services helped increase his overall marketing performance and deepen his engagement with audiences all over the world. - March 17, 2011 - Stone Cottage Arts Foundation

A New Social Website Has Launched, ThatWasMyDay.co.uk is Aimed at Everyone to Read and Post

ThatWasMyDay.co.uk, a new type of social website where you can read about people's day and post about your own. - March 17, 2011 - ThatWasMyDay.co.uk

Medical Journal Using QR Codes to Link Print and Digital Video

NEUROSURGERY® Readers can now watch surgical videos from their smartphone without ever putting down an issue. - March 15, 2011 - Congress of Neurological Surgeons

FanReach Students Achieve Positive ROI from Facebook Marketing and Advertising

Three students of FanReach achieved positive Facebook marketing ROI for their businesses within weeks of starting the course. - March 15, 2011 - FanReach

Carter Group CEO Says LinkedIn Better Than Twitter for B2B Marketers

B2B companies are planning dramatic spend increases for Social Media. Many of the common Social Media strategies that work for B2C companies do not work for B2B marketing and sales efforts. - March 15, 2011 - The Carter Group

Top Five Fastest Growing Companies in March’s Issue of Business Review USA

Business Review USA, the top digital media source for American business news, uncovers the faces behind America’s top CFOs, fastest growing companies and discusses new happenings at Google and within the enterprise software industry. The March cover story takes a look at America’s most... - March 12, 2011 - WDM Group

How to Choose the Best Smartphone Revealed in the March Issue of Business Review Australia

Business Review Australia, the leading digital business publication for C-level executives, is pleased to announce the launch of its March issue. In the cover story, “The Best Smartphones for Business Executives,” the digital magazine names the top five smartphones from Apple, HTC, LG,... - March 11, 2011 - WDM Group

Free Webinar: Social Media and the Office Product Dealership April 28, 2011 - Noon (Eastern)

Free webinar presents an introductory look at social media and its impact on the office product dealership. - March 11, 2011 - Prosperity Plus Management Consulting

Bruce Clay Global Internet Marketing Guru Shares SEO Tips and Tricks with Business Review India

“Only 10 percent people go to page two of a search engine,” says Bruce Clay, the global Internet Marketing Guru and founder of Bruce Clay, Inc. Moreover, it is estimated that while 43 percent click on the top three links, only 16 percent go further, making it imperative for a company to... - March 10, 2011 - WDM Group

Expert Tips and Tricks for Successfully Raising an Online Profile in African Business Review

Main challenges when running a search engine marketing (SEM) campaign in Africa to be fairly tactical things, such as communicating with small, fragmented markets; a variety of languages and cultures - March 10, 2011 - WDM Group

Lot Vantage Social Media for Auto Dealers

“The power of social media for dealers is still undefined in the automotive space. We decided to offer our social media service at a low entry cost to help us understand what features provide the greatest value. We learned early on that listening to our customers is vital to delivering value,” said Matthew Brown. - March 10, 2011 - Lot Vantage

Click Consult Ranks #1 in Web Development Companies in United Kingdom by topseos.co.uk for March 2011

topseos.co.uk, the independent authority on search vendors, has named the best web development companies in United Kingdom for March 2011. - March 09, 2011 - topseos.com

Intrapromote LLC Ranks #1 in Best Social Media Marketing Companies for March 2011

topseos.com, the independent authority on search vendors, has named the best Social Media Marketing companies worldwide for March 2011. - March 08, 2011 - topseos.com

Persona Affairs Hosts New Social Media Series for Job Seekers

Professionals in the job market have a new social media resource for boosting their market value and get them noticed by employers and recruiters. - March 08, 2011 - Persona Affairs, LLC

Ackuna Translator Offers Affordable Proofread Translations with Rapid Turnover Times

New crowdsourcing language translator, Ackuna, is improving the quality of machine translations. Ackuna.com aims to redefine translation industry standards by lowering the cost of professional proofreading and improving the speed at which text can be translated, proofread and finalized. - March 04, 2011 - Translation Service USA LLC

Temkin Group Research Finds That Facebook and Twitter Lag Other Channels for Communicating Feedback About an Experience

Study of 6,000 US Consumers Reveals What People do After They Have Very Good and Very Bad Experience with Companies. Analysis Looks at Differences by Age, Income, Education, and Ethnicity. Report Also Looks at the Customer Bases of 143 Companies and Finds That Days Inn is the Most Susceptible to Negative Social Media Feedback. - March 02, 2011 - Temkin Group

New Wave Media Hired to Develop Social Media and Online Marketing Strategies for Ananda Landscapes

Ananda Landscapes turn to online marketing to promote their business - February 27, 2011 - New Wave Media

New Social Media Network Allows Individuals and Businesses to Communicate and Share Online

A new social media network brings together Facebook, YouTube, and Blogger at one place – provides unmatched benefits to users and members. - February 27, 2011 - Cmymails Ltd

Epiphanies, Inc. to Deliver Free Webinar on "The Stages of Social Interaction" in Partnership with JitterJam

This is the second in a monthly series of webinars, with content designed and delivered by social marketing and success strategies firm Epiphanies, Inc., hosted by and featuring the expertise of social CRM firm JitterJam. To register for this free webinar (and to receive access to the recording, regardless of whether you can attend live), go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/976664400. - February 21, 2011 - Epiphanies, Inc.

Grassroots Advocacy in 140 Characters or Less: Study on Corporate Use of Twitter for Advocacy Released

The results from a new research study conducted by 720 Strategies’ social media specialist and Senior Account Director, Lauren Tanner DiPaola, on how Fortune 500 companies are using the social media platform Twitter for advocacy and communications, will be released in a webinar discussion on... - February 19, 2011 - SevenTwenty Strategies

Haypi Kingdom: First MMOG on WP7 After Thrilling Millions of Players on the iOS and Android Platforms

Haypi Kingdom has enjoyed an increasing popularity over the last year. It remains among the Top 10 in App Store's USA Top Grossing ranking recently. The game is now available on iPhone, iTouch, iPad, Android and Windows phone 7 in 10 different languages. Meanwhile, Haypi Kingdom is proud to be the... - February 18, 2011 - Haypi Inc

Meet-Meme Opens Order to Public

Meet-Meme, Inc. announces the launch its new website which lifts the invite only restriction. Improved ordering process, limited edition featured themes and new packaging options are just a few of the new features. - February 02, 2011 - Meet-Meme

Digital Vidya Organizes Social Media Workshops in Delhi

Looking forward to another year of creating a buzz about Social Media, Digital Vidya, a leading Social Media Marketing training agency, organizes its yet another two-day bootcamp on Social Media in Delhi on the 4th and 5th of Feb, 2011. - January 29, 2011 - Digital Vidya

White Digital Media Announces Newest Subsidiary, Digital Media Marketing

Digital Media Marketing launches “Digital Footprint” to help their clients step into the future - January 28, 2011 - WDM Group

NLAPW Expands Creative Arts Networking

The National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) offers creative arts networking through social networking, Facebook and YouTube. - January 28, 2011 - National League of American Pen Women

Social Media Marketing Boot Camp for UCSB Students

Search engine marketing mentorship program finds a win win between UCSB Students and local marketing firm. This series of web boot camps offers participants an rare education in online business, taught by fortune 500 SEO Consultant Taylor Reaume. The program consist of 4 modules; SEO, Social Media, PPC & Web Design. "Search Engine Pro" certificates are awarded for every module completed. - January 28, 2011 - The Search Engine Pros

Women on the Verge Founder Ana Lewis Receives Scholarship to BlissDom 2011 in Nashville, TN, January 26 - 28

Women on the Verge founder Ana Lewis was granted a LATISM scholarship to BlissDom 2011, an annual conference “for women who find and express their bliss by publishing online,” according to the BlissDom website. The event is scheduled for Nashville, TN, at Opryland Hotel January 26-28... - January 28, 2011 - Women on the Verge

Hostirian LLC Launches Cloud-Based BlogPossible

Hostirian, L.L.C., a leading provider of business-class shared, VPS, dedicated and colocation services, today launched BlogPossible, offering cloud-based WordPress, Joombla, osCommerce, Moodle and ZenCart packages for those customers with blogging requirements that extend beyond a normal shared... - January 27, 2011 - River City Internet Group

The Chat Shop Launches, Providing Accelerated Online Focus Group Scenarios for Local & National Businesses

The Chat Shop launches, resulting in 386,958 impressions and reaching an audience of 73,641 followers through their inaugural one-hour online Twitter chat. - January 25, 2011 - The Chat Shop

The Latest Technological Advances in Cosmetic Medicine and Social Media Marketing Strategies in January’s Latino Business Review

Read and Journey through the world of beauty and eternal youth with Sergio Rada, a well recognized Colombian medic who has conquered the market in Latin America. - January 22, 2011 - WDM Group

Health & Wellness Experts Have a New Weapon to Reach 600,000 Journalists, Bloggers & RSS Feed Subscribers

EverlastingExposure.com joins forces with Woah! Media Group to launch new service designed specifically to promote the health and wellness industry - January 22, 2011 - Everlasting Exposure

Unbound Medicine Releases Medical Applications for Windows® Phone - Microsoft Names Relief Central™ Top Federal Application

Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced the release of mobile medical applications for Microsoft’s new and completely redesigned mobile platform, Windows® Phone 7. This release enables a growing number of healthcare professionals to... - January 21, 2011 - Unbound Medicine

JitterJam, Epiphanies Inc. to Partner and Produce Free Monthly Social Marketing Webinar Series

Traditional customer relationship management (CRM) is a thing of the past. With the accelerating adoption of social platforms, and the proliferation of user-generated content, old-school customer databases just don’t cut it anymore. Relevant relationships are evolving. Evolve with them for better brand management, lead generation, and customer service. Register for the free webinar on 1/26/11 at 11:30am EST, and get the recording if you can't make it live, at http://bit.ly/AhaSocialCRM. - January 20, 2011 - Epiphanies, Inc.

Ten Hot Tips for Utilizing Facebook and Twitter to Boost Company Images on the Web in Business Review Australia

In the January issue of Business Review Australia, Nicole Smith of Blue Fish Social Media offers ten tips on how to make the most of the cheapest, fastest and most effective advertising available—social media. While concentrating on Facebook and Twitter, Smith says it’s imperative to... - January 20, 2011 - WDM Group