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7 Free Tools to Track Your Digital Footprints & Shadows

May 11, 2011

Privacy is dead. What we upload about ourselves comprises our digital footprint. What others upload about us is our digital shadow. This became apparent when I was writing my book Socialnomics. Below are a few listening ...

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Microsoft buys Skype: Outmaneuvers Facebook & Google

May 10, 2011

Microsoft is buying Skype for $8.56 billion in cash. The Skype story: Skype has 663 million users (more than Facebook) 2003 Skype founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis in Estonia 2005 Skype purchased by ...

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215,000 “Like” Pippa Middleton’s Tush on Facebook

May 2, 2011

Social media discussions and posts can help predict many things from the spread of the flu to election results. Or who will be a break-out 2014 Keynote Speaker? Now we can also lump in identifying a ...

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13 Marketing Translations gone wrong

March 29, 2011

13 Marketing Translations Gone Wrong With advances in technology and social media, Word of Mouth has truly gone to World of Mouth. Many companies centralize their global Facebook and Twitter efforts. This has huge advantages, but ...

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100 Million on LinkedIn – Infographic by Country

March 28, 2011

Today LinkedIn, the most popular professional social network, has reached the mark of 100 million members worldwide, according to its own advertising tool. Its growth rate is increasing: in October 2009 user base was 50 million, in ...

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Chrysler Fires Agency over F*** Tweet

March 14, 2011

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Chrysler was a shocked as anyone to find this tweet coming from their Twitter account: “I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows ...

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Best 11 Facebook Promotion Apps

March 11, 2011

Facebook Queen Mari Smith recently listed her favorite Facebook promotion apps on Social Media Examiner: What apps are best for running contests? One of the most widely used apps is Wildfire app. Easy to use and competitive ...

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What is Tiger Blood?

March 6, 2011

What is Tiger Blood? Shortly after Charlie Sheen told the Today show’s Jeff Rossen that he’s got “tiger blood” and it makes him impervious to the dangers of addiction “tiger blood” began trending on Twitter. So ...

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iPad 2 Covers Steal the Show

March 2, 2011

iPad 2 covers may have stolen the show at the recent iPad 2 announcement. Apple‘s created the iPad 2 Smart Cover. The cover design is genius in its simplicity. The iPad 2 covers come in ...

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Facebook Kills Share Button – Enhances Like Button

February 28, 2011

Facebook’s new “like” button release adjusts it’s functionality to that of a Share button. Now if you hit the like button, your profile wall will include the full story and image. Prior to this new ...

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