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Latinos In Social Media LATISM Launches Its Overseas Sustainable Development Project
WASHINGTON, DC Latinos in Social Media LATISM, the first and largest organization of Latinos engaged in Social Media, today announced the launch of a pilot sustainable development project in the Montecristi province, located in the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The project, already underway, will run for three weeks from July 10th to July 29th, 2011, in a rural area that was deeply …
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New Media and Technology Firm Launches to Provide “Information and Communication Technologies for Everyone”
International Media Solutions (IMS) unique trainings focus on developing local capacity by leveraging new technologies and open source solutions to increase citizen participation around the world.Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 20, 2011 After nine years with a leading international development NGO, Michael Clarke gave it all up to found International Media Solutions LLC (http://www …
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Social Media Week Chicago Gaining Momentum with High Profile Advisory Board
This fall, as experts from a variety of industries come together at Chicago’s very first Social Media Week , area businesses and organizations will have a unique opportunity to impact the next evolution of social communications.
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Pentagon Wants a Social Media Propaganda Machine

Pentagon Wants a Social Media Propaganda Machine
You don’t need to have 5,000 friends of Facebook to know that social media can have a notorious mix of rumor, gossip and just plain disinformation. The Pentagon is looking to build a tool to sniff out social media propaganda campaigns and spit some counter-spin right back at it.
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Integrated Healthcare Strategies Launches Social Media Presence
Integrated Healthcare Strategies, a leader in performance-enhancing healthcare consulting, announces it will now share topical news, resources and advice through social media channels.Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) July 18, 2011 Integrated Healthcare Strategies, a healthcare consulting and survey firm providing performance-enhancing engagement and alignment solutions, is pleased to announce that it has …
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Social Media Week Efforts Kick Off
The organizers of Social Media Week Los Angeles said today that they have kicked off plans to feature more than 50, free, public events across LA during Social Media Week, September 19-23rd. The local events–part of a broader, global Social Media Week effort–will include keynotes and meetings, breakfasts, and parties. Social Media Week is focused on tracking trends in social media, and bills …
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QualityStocks Redesigns Website to Implement Significant Upgrades and Optimize for Social Media

QualityStocks Redesigns Website to Implement Significant Upgrades and Optimize for Social Media
SCOTTSDALE, AZ–(Marketwire – Jul 18, 2011) – QualityStocks is very pleased to announce the launch of its revamped website, www.QualityStocks.net . With an entirely new look and feel, the overhauled website maintains a much stronger focus on social networks, such as Twitter and Facebook, and features site-wide instant access to multiple language translations, blogs …
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Share Instant Highlights on Social Networks from Social TV Summit with SnappyTV
Capture and share instant personal highlights of the Social TV Summit as industry executives explore impact of social media on tv and video, to post on social networks, blogs or news outlets in real time with SnappyTV , the first rights-friendly resource for sharing live television clips via your social networks. SnappyTV…
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Live blog: Abby Wambach, World Cup Soccer
Soccer writer Jeff DiVeronica blogs from the Back Nine Grill in Pittsford during today’s match between Japan and the United States.
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Credit checks couple with social media investigations

Credit checks couple with social media investigations
It’s increasingly important to be mindful of social media activity, even when it comes to credit checks. News 14 Carolina’s Consumer Watch reporter Asa Aarons filed the following report.
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Five social media marketing ideas for businesses
There are plenty of resources for small businesses to leverage social media, but what about after your business has grown? We’ve constructed this article to help medium and large companies navigate the social-media marketing space. Social media services like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have become the go-to tools for companies who want to boost their visibility with the 12-to-40 age …
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Five Best Social Media Practices for Small Businesses

Five Best Social Media Practices for Small Businesses
When it comes to social media, the market is quickly becoming saturated. There’s Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, foursquare, LinkedIn, QR codes, mobile apps, blogs – and now even, Google+. So, it’s no wonder some entrepreneurs feel inundated with all of the social media platforms .
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Social Media Week Los Angeles to Feature More Than 50 Free, Public Events Across LA From September 19-23

Social Media Week Los Angeles to Feature More Than 50 Free, Public Events Across LA From September 19-23
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – 07/15/11) – The second annual Social Media Week Los Angeles will take place the entire week of September 19-23 at multiple locations across Greater Los Angeles, according to executive producer and city partner SocialRadius . Globally, Social Media Week is a 12-city experience that has become the world’s largest simultaneous distributed conference of any kind. Los …
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Social Media Club of Baltimore Partners with Gramophone to Present Blogging Pannel and Happy Hour
BALTIMORE – The Social Media Club of Baltimore presents a Blogging Panel on Thursday, August 13 from 3:30-5pm followed by light refreshments and cocktails. The event is hosted by Gramophone, home entertainment specialist, at their Timonium Showroom 4 W Aylesbury Road. The panel features expert bloggers who will explore the uses of social media to promote, engage, and expand your brand. Guest…
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Latest Social Media News

Social Media Ventures Announces New Online Applications and Platform for PetsPlaces.com
Social Media Ventures, Inc.. Â today announced that it will launch an application platform that will move its pet-themed social networking site, PetsPlaces , into a full-fledged enterprise social networking portal for pet enthusiasts. Â The first application developed on the platform will provide potential members with the ability to register and login as a member using their existing Facebook …
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Social Media is Changing Your Search Results
Kenneth C. Wisnefski, founder and CEO of WebiMax, the #1 rated SEO firm in the United States and Australia, discusses how Social Media may be changing your search results.Mount Laurel, NJ (PRWEB) July 14, 2011 The rules of search results are constantly changing and is a testament to a highly dynamic industry, where there seems to be never-ending volatility in how search results are determined …
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Ambiga: Social media pictures and video can’t lie
INTERVIEW Social media made a difference in the Bersih 2.0 rally last weekend and will continue to be a force to reckon with.
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Social Media: a double-edged sword in Syria

Social Media: a double-edged sword in Syria
Social media played a pivotal role in the ousting of Arab leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, but activists in an uprising in Syria fear Syria the government is keeping tabs on them by scanning websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
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Social Media Ventures Launches MakeYourSiteNow.com
Social Media Ventures, Inc.. announced today that the Company has launched MakeYourSiteNow.com  a full-service Web-Design Portal, providing individuals and businesses with cost-effective website development services and SEO services.
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Social Media Group to Acquire Livingston Communications

Social Media Group to Acquire Livingston Communications











Dundas, Ontario and Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 21, 2008

Social Media Group and Livingston Communications today announced they have signed a letter of intent to create the world’s largest independent social media marketing and communications firm. The acquisition of Livingston Communications will be completed in August, 2008.

Acquiring Livingston Communications will grow Social Media Group’s staff to 20, and round out an already significant client portfolio with more technology and nonprofit social media clientele. Including Livingston Communications, Social Media Group will now have operations in Toronto, Calgary and Washington, DC creating a significant North American footprint.

“I am absolutely thrilled that Geoff Livingston and his team will be joining SMG. Geoff is one of the industry’s most highly respected thought leaders. Adding his social PR practice to our already comprehensive services creates a social media offering capable of serving any Global 2000 company, rivaling every traditional communications agency or consulting firm’s ‘social media practice’,” said Maggie Fox, CEO of Social Media Group. “Together our combined assets position our company as the largest independent and most experienced social media firm globally.”

In the combined entity, Geoff Livingston, CEO of Livingston Communications and author of Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs (http://nowisgone.com/), will become Executive Vice President, Americas for Social Media Group and continue to head the Washington office. Social Media Group will also acquire the internationally recognized Buzz Bin blog (http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog) and the BlogPotomac conference (http://www.blogpotomac.com/) as part of the deal.

“It’s clear that companies are desperate for qualified social media marketing and communications services creating an immediate opportunity to serve large enterprises,” said Geoff Livingston. “Joining forces with Social Media Group accelerates our ability to offer the necessary resources to serve these enterprises. I look forward to working with Maggie to create the world’s best social media agency.”

The letter of intent between the firms was agreed upon last week. The deal is for an undisclosed amount of cash and stock.

About Livingston Communications

Livingston Communications is one of the leading “social public relations” agencies in the greater Washington area, serving a wide variety of companies with diverse communication programs. The company’s Buzz Bin blog is regularly ranked as one of the top PR blogs in the world. Our services include marketing strategy, traditional media and analyst relations, and social media programs. For more information, visit http://www.livingstonbuzz.com.

About Social Media Group

Headquartered near Toronto with offices in Calgary and Washington, DC, Social Media Group (http://www.socialmediagroup.ca) is the world’s largest independent agency helping business navigate the new socially engaged Web. We take the best of both worlds – thorough business process oriented consulting to uncover the true strategic objectives, combined with tactical execution featuring the creative energy and precision-oriented results of a top-flight integrated communications firm. Services include corporate social media strategy, content creation and management, influencer relations, reputation measurement and monitoring, and educational seminars and workshops.

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Social2B Announces a New Approach to Social Media Metrics, Measurement, and Scalability

Social2B Announces a New Approach to Social Media Metrics, Measurement, and Scalability











Social2B – Leader in Social Media Scalability


New York, NY (PRWEB) March 16, 2011

Social2B announces a new methodology to help companies establish a Social Media Metrics and Measurement strategy, assess their social media maturity and help build the proper infrastructure to address the growing need for scalable Social Media Marketing efforts across the Enterprise.

As social media continues to become part of an Enterprise marketing strategy, it becomes imperative to measure its success. Social2B is addressing this ever-growing need for measuring the Social Media Marketing ROI (Return on Investment) by helping companies align their traditional business metrics with newly emerging Social Media Metrics, such as – Twitter followers, Facebook ‘Likes’ and a variety of other social community building metrics and indicators. This allows marketers to better quantify and justify the investment involved in Social Media campaigns to the C-Level Suite.

The Methodology, service and associated social media product and platform offerings will be launched on March 14, 2011 and will be available to all businesses immediately. They will combine a carefully selected, ‘client optimized’ set of services to assess, align and enhance companies’ social media efforts using traditional business metrics and social media metrics.

“Social media is serious business and everyone is realizing the need to treat it as such,” said Ytzik Aranov, Social2B co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer. “Yet, marketers are still struggling with justifying the scaling of social media efforts to their C-Level Suite and their Board. These services will help them do just that.”

According to The CMO Club’s recent survey, today’s most sought-after skills within marketing organizations were in social media, analytics, search optimization and integrated marketing technologies. Based on recent eMarketer research, 4 out of 5 US businesses over 100 people will use Social Media Marketing in 2011. Social2B’s new service will help identify a social media strategy for Key Performance Indicators (KPI), which are still being refined by standards bodies and organizations alike. As KPI’s vary in each business and each industry, Social2B will assist its clients in establishing the metrics that are important to their business.

“Scaling social media efforts will become a top agenda item for 2011 and 2012, as businesses begin to realize a full potential of social media marketing, tools and technologies,” said Alex Romanovich, Founder and Board Member of Social2B. “It’s only a matter of time when social media will become a mainstream metric of every client-centric business and will be integrated into every part of the value chain – HR, Legal, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, and other strategic parts of an organization.”

About Social2B

Social2B is a social media marketing company focused on helping businesses build an integrated social media marketing strategy. Social2B’s Social Media Scalability Methodologies combine strategy with implementation, integration, technology and analytics to provide unique, goal-oriented services across the entire Value Chain of the Enterprise. Social2B’s unique Social Media Scalability Roadmap is a perfect fit for medium and large size corporations looking for growing client engagement and measurable results.

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