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
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
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
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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How Analytics Are Shaping Social Games
Data mining and customer tracking are familiar concepts from online advertising, but an article at the Guardian examines how metrics and analytics are becoming a big part of the social games people play as well. This merging of games and advertising sounds just as distasteful as you might expect: “Whereas traditional games are about creating big macro-environments for player exploration …
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Local Online Business Listing Hijacking: Protecting Your Identity
Many businesses, local search platforms, and social networks suffer from listings hijackers. Usually, listings hijackers are individuals that attempt to tamper with local business listings, repurposing those online identities for their own benefit…
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Why TV Companies Couldn’t Care Less About Original Online Video
Editor’s note: The following guest post was written by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, founder and CEO of WatchMojo . The rise and proliferation of cable grew the total pie for television, leaving networks with bigger businesses even if their share of the pie shrunk. While the network-to-cable shift was evolutionary, the television-to-web transition is revolutionary. Nonetheless, TV’s Traditional Media …
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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
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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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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New Social Search Engine Lets People Search the Web Together With Friends
SearchTeam.com, the world’s first real-time collaborative search and curation engine, brings collaboration and Web searching together into a single tool to help with information research and knowledge sharing for students, educators, researchers, knowledge workers and savvy consumers.Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) July 12, 2011 Zakta launches its latest social application, SearchTeam.com, the world’s …
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Search Engine Land’s SMX East Agenda Now Posted; Super Early Bird Rates Expire This Week!
The agenda for Search Engine Land’s SMX East search marketing conference is now posted! Check out the full program and register before Super Early Bird rates expire this Saturday.
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Search Technologies Teams with Attivio to Deliver Combined Search & Business Intelligence Solutions
Search Engine Implementation Experts Engage with Premier Unified Information Access ProviderHerndon, VA (PRWEB) July 12, 2011 Search Technologies, the leading independent provider of search engine expertise announced today that it has teamed with Attivio to deliver consultancy and implementation services for Attivio’s Active Intelligence Engine™ (AIE™). …
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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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