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07 Aug
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07 Aug
IE6 No More?
The campaign asks sites to include code that detects IE6 visitors and encourages them to upgrade to Firefox, IE8, or Google Chrome. On Tuesday the movement composed of around a dozen sites, today that number exceeds 70 participants. The sites jumping on board are by no means insignificant: they include established internet startups, consulting firms […] -
03 Aug
Who’s handling your social media?
In the past few months I have heard many business owners and C-level execs tell me that their social media is being handled in-house. “That’s great!” I tell them and then I ask who is responsible for it. Here we go… An intern. An assistant. The marketing department. The receptionist. Human resources. A manager. Customer […] -
23 Jul
From Facebook: Enough Moaning…Change Your Username!
Scoops Here. Apparently you don’t have to “choose so wisely” when it comes to your new vanity url on Facebook. Last month, Facebook allowed users to start making their own username urls like www.facebook.com/kbraga. I was a little intimidated though because I was warned that I could never change it. Seeing that at one point […] -
21 Jul
Watching Your Every Tweet!
Many people wonder who is interested in reading tweets about what people had for breakfast. Well, here’s one answer: cereal makers like Kellogg’s and Quaker Oats. Advertisers are starting to target ads to you based on what you say on Twitter. And if you tweet something nice about a product, you might even see your […] -
16 Jul
TripAdvisor banishes fake reviews
The influential travel Web site TripAdvisor has been quietly posting disclaimers to warn customers of hotels writing fake reviews to improve their popularity rankings or hurt competitors. The red disclaimers near the names of hotels show that TripAdvisor has a problem with fake reviews, travel bloggers and industry experts say. One blogger, Jeff Tucker, warned […] -
15 Jul
Social Networking = Cohesion or Division?
Is the social media revolution bringing us together? Or is it perpetuating divisions by race and class? An important question asked by New York Times’ Riva Richmond. I know, your all probably thinking, “what do you mean division, social media is all about bringing people together.” Your right, most social media is, well, just that. […] -
14 Jul
Trusting the brand to the lowly ‘twintern’
Many corporate higher-ups are demonstrating a genuine concern for the level of discretionary decision making invested in todays corporate “twinterns” (Twitter/social media interns). The thing is, many companies such as Pizza Hut are now choosing to hire paid interns to focus on their social media endeavors. Great idea, in theory. One of the most common […] -
10 Jul
Scoops Top Five Reasons She
Scoops Here. This Friday, instead of delivering the latest popular social/ media news topic, I wanted to take a little time and reflect on why I love social media so much. So here it goes… 1. TRENDING TOPICS. I am able to make up ridiculous trending topics with the hopes of it will catch on. […]