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New Small, Medium Business (SMB) Survey Reveals Six Secrets of Selling Marketers Need to Know
Search, Third-Party Reviews, Blogs and Forums Strongly Influence SMB Purchasing Decisions - August 24, 2010 - Ivy Worldwide, Inc.
New Release: aQayo Offers More Tools to Build Relationships with Job-Seekers
aQayo Pte Ltd, a Singaporean provider of web-based E-recruitment solutions, announced today the latest release of its software suite. aQayo is a complete, integrated applicant tracking system (ATS) designed to help recruiters attract the best talent. - August 24, 2010 - Aqayo Pte Ltd
ONEprofyle Offers Social Media Solutions For Small Business Growth
ONEprofyle's social media strategist are able to craft affordable networking campaigns for all media types. - August 24, 2010 - ONEprofyle Social Media Agency
Temkin Group Introduces Term "Social Schizophrenia" to Describe Emerging Social Media Problem
Companies Are Engaging Complaints in Social Media More Aggressively Than They Deal with Complaints That Come Directly from Customers - August 23, 2010 - Temkin Group
FDM Group Utilise the Power of Social Media
International IT Services Provider, FDM Group, has capitalised on the growing popularity of social networking sites by recruiting six trainees into the FDM Academy through Facebook. - August 22, 2010 - FDM Group
Trufflenet Examines Ground Zero Mosque Debate Online: Leading UK Online Strategist and Monitoring Agency Rates Sentiment and Most Popular Links
Trufflenet, a leading online strategist and social media monitoring firm, that recently launched in the US, completed a three-day analysis of online debate about the proposed Ground Zero Mosque, including an evaluation of videos, links to stories and Twitter posts related to the mosque... - August 21, 2010 - Trufflenet USA
First Foursquare Campaign in Barcelona
Oh-Barcelona.com, the accommodation specialists, offer a the first ever Mayor special for foursquare users in the city of Barcelona, Spain. The mayor of their venue will win a free scooter rental for a weekend. - August 21, 2010 - Open House Spain
Frucle.com - A New Kind of Social Network to Make New Friends
Frucle, a combination of “friend” and “circle,” is poised to change the entire realm of social networks and will transcend the virtual world to the real world. Frucle is not geared towards connecting with old or existing friends, nor does it seek to make romantic connections; Frucle’s sole purpose is to help people make new friends and give them great deals in their community to encourage them to meet their new friends in person at great local businesses. - August 20, 2010 - Frucle, INC.
Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) Releases First Study Ever to Independently Assess Latina Bloggers
This is the first study ever to take a look at Latina bloggers both from a demographic and a cultural standpoint. Given the growth of the Hispanic market, these Latinas are the vanguard of an emerging consumer segment that is the most attractive target for companies right now. - August 19, 2010 - Latinos in Social Media [LATISM]
Odigma, a Result Based Online Digital Marketing Firm, Created 0.6 Million Facebook Fans in 3 Months
3 out of Top 20 Facebook brands in India; Over 15,000 fans for a client in one day - August 19, 2010 - Odigma
College Social Learning Service, Koofers, Connects Students Nationwide
Top Social Learning Service Koofers, Inc. launches upgraded website that includes facebook login to allow college students to connect, collaborate and share academic information across universities. Koofers is extending the social networking experience to the academic realm and build an extension of the social graph called the academic graph. - August 19, 2010 - Koofers, Inc.
SHBO Technologies Launch Service Harnessing the Power of Social Media Marketing
SHBO Technologies, an IT consultancy and support company that offers a variety of services to small and medium size businesses nationwide, today introduced the industry’s most comprehensive customer social media campaign, empowering their clients to improve their response rates and leverage... - August 14, 2010 - SHBO Technologies
Dashal, FIJI Water, ING DIRECT, Kodak, and Others Partner with Chicago’s First Social Scavenger Hunt
Chicago-based Dashal is a sponsor in the first ever FIJI Water Urban Hunt on August 14th in Downtown Chicago. - August 13, 2010 - Dashal
New Workshops: Learn How Social CRM Can Strengthen Customer Relationships, by DMC Software
DMC Software Solutions, who are leading Sage (UK) Business Partner and Overall Sage Circle of Excellence Winner 2009, are now offering workshops in Social CRM to aid businesses in understanding how social media can help them engage with their customers. - August 13, 2010 - DMC Software Solutions
Integrated Direct Launches New Division for Social Media Optimization
Integrated Direct, a leader in direct response and interactive marketing, has officially started a new division specifically focused on Social Media Optimization. - August 12, 2010 - Integrated Direct LLC
Passionate Entrepreneur Creates First Comprehensive Action Sports Event Calendar Online for the Skateboarding, Surfing and Snowboarding Community
New Extreme Sports Events Calendar glues a fragmented industry together for a common purpose; to find local competitions, party and meet pro athletes in the skate, surf, snow, wake, bmx, skim and moto industries. - August 10, 2010 - ZEXsports : Action Sports Event Calendar
Martini in the Morning is Creating New Interactive Internet Radio Stations
MartiniInTheMorning.com is a dynamic interactive Internet radio station that delivers a contemporary, cool version of The Great American Songbook to a global community. MartiniInTheMorning.com is a one stop source for information about the music and the performers of this American standard. - August 07, 2010 - Standard Media Group
Snooth Announces 500,000th Registered User
The world's largest online wine community is now half a million strong and growing. - August 06, 2010 - Snooth
Netvibes Universal Dashboards Unite All the Best Social Media Tools, All in One Place - Now Featuring Community Engagement & Analytics Powered by eCairn
Netvibes' award-winning real-time feed dashboard and widget ecosystem combine with the industry's best social media analytics platforms to offer the ultimate universal toolkit for social media professionals Social media professionals have come to rely on a wide spectrum of RSS readers, Twitter... - August 05, 2010 - eCairn
IvyExec.com Reaches 50,000 Members, Expands Social Media Content
Ivy Exec increases social media content for its online community of over 50,000 top-tier professionals through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Blog. - August 04, 2010 - Ivy Exec
We R' Moms Announces Addition of Free, Private and Secure Carpooling Tool
We R' Moms announced today, the addition of a free and private carpooling tool on their website. We R’ Moms, a free, online social community of moms, dedicated to helping each other get through their busy days is pleased to announce that they have added a free carpooling tool to their website. This addition enables moms to privately and securely get their children to their myriad of activities. - August 03, 2010 - We R' Moms
'The Other Side of The Game' by Tadaram Maradas of Maradas, Inc.
Tadaram Maradas, whose real name is David Williams, is a writer and author from, “The San Francisco Bay Area.” He is an Alum from “Excelsior College” in Upstate, New York, and is currently enrolled as MSM Graduate Student in “The University of Maryland Graduate School System” at Adelphi, Maryland. He recently capped a satisfying twenty-three-year career in “The United States Army” where he served in four Contingency Operations, which included both Combative and Non-Combative Operations. - August 01, 2010 - Maradas, Inc
The Father Life Announces New Director of Development
The Father Life, Inc., has added a new member to their team. Adam Cohen, a daddy blogger based in New York City, is now Director of Development for the company. “As dads have become more and more active and vocal online and the daddy blogger movement has gained momentum, we’ve seen... - July 31, 2010 - The Father Life, Inc.
YourMembership.com Wins Technology Company of the Year Award
YourMembership.com Inc., a leading global provider of online member communities and membership management software, today announced that it won the 2010 Technology Company of the Year Award presented by the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce. Winners of the Chamber’s 2010 Outstanding... - July 30, 2010 - YourMembership.com Inc.
Clubv3 Launches Social Media Strategy Agency Mushbloom
Clubv3 is a leading developer and publisher of social network games. Having grown from the initial two directors to a team of over 25 people in the Isle of Man, UK, Romania, Ukraine, USA, the Philippines and China, Social Media Strategist Adrian Niculescu has now joined the team to build the Mushbloom brand and client base. - July 29, 2010 - Clubv3
Intex Technologies - Intex Speakers Sparks Beat Battle on Internet
Intex Technologies, India’s leading computer peripheral and mobile manufacturing company has launched a unique consumer contest on various social networking sites on the internet. The contest aptly named Intex ‘Beat Battle.’ - July 29, 2010 - Webitude
Infinity Conference Call, LLC, a Leading Global Conferencing Provider, Announced Today the Addition of Social Media Consulting
Infinity Conference Call, LLC, a leading global conferencing provider, announced today the addition of Social Media Consulting to its suite of communications solutions. - July 29, 2010 - Infinity Conference Call, LLC
New Fitness, Nutrition and Behavior Modification Reality Web Series
Zero To Hero TV announced today the release of the weekly web series, Zero To Hero. The free web series consists of three weekly mini episodes focused on exercise, nutrition, and behavior modification. New episodes premiere every Thursday on www.zerotoherotv.com. In the weekly series Raul and... - July 29, 2010 - Zero To Hero TV
Borders Books, Northridge Has Teamed Up to Help Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) Close the Gap on November Goal of Collecting 100,000 Books
Launched last November, CCRC’s What a Difference a BOOK Makes campaign has a simple mission- ensure every child in the San Fernando Valley has access to age-appropriate books. Borders has stepped in for the not-so-simple part of helping CCRC collect 38,000 more books by November 29 to reach their goal of 100,000 books. Borders is rolling out a book drive exclusively at their Northridge, CA location now through August 30. - July 28, 2010 - child care resource center
SparkBase Integrates Gift and Loyalty Cards to Social Networking Websites
SparkBase announced that they have developed and tested integration of their Gift, Loyalty, and Reward network to Social Networking sites like FaceBook, Twitter, and FourSquare. - July 27, 2010 - SparkBase LLC
FAST Company Most Influential Person on the Internet
FAST Company is looking for the most influential person on the internet. The power of social media can be a social call to action... Let's have Prashanth, an 11 year old abused, abandoned and now sponsored child in India become that person. We can use his story to bring attention to the 138M homeless children in the world. Support Prashanth: http://fcinf.com/v/appe. - July 26, 2010 - Nelson Cohen Global Consulting
Maine Tech Firm Launches Revolutionary Mobile Social Networking Platform. Introducing Mowbi Connect.
Mowbi, LLC has introduced Mowbi Connect, a mobile social networking platform that is poised to revolutionize social networking for businesses and consumers. This exciting free mobile social media tool is unlike any other product on the market. - July 26, 2010 - Mowbi, LLC
Position² Launches "Brand Monitor™" - A Social Media Analytics and Engagement Software Product
Position² has launched a new product in the Social Media Analytics and Engagement space, called Brand Monitor. Brand Monitor™ is a cloud based platform developed to help companies track and monitor conversations across millions of blogs, social media, forum, news, video and photo sharing sites on a real-time basis. - July 26, 2010 - Position2
Tech Savvy Agent – Winner of 2010 Inman Most Innovative Blog Award
Tech Savvy Agent, a leader in hardware and software reviews, business related videos, tech advice, tips, and complete integration with social media platforms is thrilled to announce their most recent accomplishment of being awarded the “Most Innovative Blog” title, which was declared at the 2010 Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco on July 17, 2010. - July 22, 2010 - Tech Savvy Agent
Arizona Companies Put the I.D. in Fido
fi.d.o has speakers for ears, a face that’s a talking LCD screen, and a see-through window into his belly, where a magical mechanism creates the perfectly engraved tag for your favorite pet. - July 20, 2010 - ATOMdesign, Inc.
P.A.N.D.O.R.A.-Patient Alliance for Neuroendocrineimmune Disorders Organization for Research & Advocacy, Inc Wins a $20K Grant on Chase Community Giving
P.A.N.D.O.R.A., the charity organization behind the NeuroEndocrineImmune (NEI) Center™, a community patient-driven scientific research center, to be located in the state of New Jersey, wins a $20,000.00 Grant from Chase Community Giving as announced on July 13, 2010. - July 17, 2010 - PANDORA Org
Network Intercept Secures a NYC Event Website
Networkintercept.com one of the leading providers of internet malware scan services has now signed up www.pulsejfk.com, memes.com and other notable social websites with its Site Scanning services. PulseJFK.com is the number one spot for nyc events, everything fashionable, up-and-coming, exciting, and delicious in New York City. - July 16, 2010 - Network Intercept
Collaborative Innovation Helps Mavenz Release a New Version of Its Social Network - Kenlighten
Online learning and networking hub adds new features for recruiters and event managers. - July 16, 2010 - Mavenz Management and Technology Services Private Limited
Ghana: New Social Network, TweetGhana.com, Launches
TweetGhana.com a new social media blog web site has been launched to offer a dedicated platform for Ghanaians. - July 15, 2010 - TweetGhana.com
Pro Bono Social Media Agency Launches Amid New Research
Mouse and Pen, a pro bono social media service, launched today to help organizations market themselves using emerging online strategies. According to a recent study*, only 41% of firms using social media vehicles said they have a strategic plan to guide their activity in that... - July 13, 2010 - Mouse and Pen
Cygnis Media, a Social Media Marketing Agency, Opens It's Doors
Cygnis Media firmly believes that a well designed and professionally executed digital marketing campaign including aspects of the interactive web such as social media networks (Facebook applications, Twitter campaigns, etc.), viral videos, community management, and more, can add great value to your existing brand or business. - July 10, 2010 - Cygnis Media
Outrank.com Connects with Facebook and Twitter Communities
Company Uses Social Media to Connect with Interested Users and Distribute News. - July 09, 2010 - Outrank.com
Virtual Social Media Launches Its Social Media A La Carte Service
Virtual Social Media (VirtualSocialMedia.com) is a prominent autonomous agency serving clients in the field of social media services. - July 09, 2010 - Virtual Social Media
OpenLog Announces New Online Networking Community for Social Causes
OpenLog (www.openlog.org) has announced the opening of a new online networking community designed for social activists, social entrepreneurs and project managers. This new community focuses on hosting projects dedicated to social causes and issues, offering a chance for motivated users to... - July 07, 2010 - OpenLog
Facebook Search – ADTELLIGENCE Introduces a New Search Engine for Facebook
The social media advertising technology provider ADTELLIGENCE GmbH has developed a search engine for Facebook posts. At http://www.facebook.adtelligence.de/en, any Internet user can search for and read comments that are publicly posted on Facebook, without payment or registration. With more than... - July 04, 2010 - ADTELLIGENCE GmbH
Duncan/Day Advertising Evangelizes Social Media
On the first worldwide "Social Media Day," Duncan/Day Advertising shares its presentation on how social media has changed the way we communicate and do business. - July 02, 2010 - Duncan/Day Advertising
Timeless Trends Launches Online Corset Community
CorsetStyles.com offers corset fans a place to get advice, share information, and meet others with similar interests. - July 02, 2010 - Timeless Trends
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Launches Twitter Page
The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (www.ncvma.org) has announced the official launch of its Twitter page (www.twitter.com/NCVMA). The professional organization of veterinarians will use the account to provide pet and animal care tips, announce upcoming news and events, and engage its... - July 01, 2010 - NCVMA
C&S Wholesale Grocers Joins Unified Grocers and Brand Coupon Network for ‘Coupons for Miracles’
Cause-Marketing Promotion Aims to Raise Funds for Children’s Miracle Network - June 30, 2010 - Brand Coupon Network,LLC
Wix Helps Users Advertise Websites with Free Vouchers for Facebook Ads
Website builder Wix enables users to create their own websites through an intuitive drag & drop process. Wix users can now claim free $50 vouchers to advertise their sites on Facebook. - June 30, 2010 - Wixpress, Ltd.