Looking to change jobs but want to outwit your rival competition, then the answer first off is a resume or curriculum vitae if you prefer, that looks good and contains all the information that a potential employer is looking for. … [Read more...]
iPhone iMessage Update Answer For BlackBerry Business
October 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The new iOS 5 OS from Apple finally became available yesterday, much to the delight of Apple fans that had been eagerly waiting for it to land. Although some had problems trying to download it when the time came, such as error messages showing up, long delays in finally getting it and so on, the … [Read more...]
Facebook Revenues 2011: First Half of Year Sees Double
September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Facebook remains a hot topic here at OSM and just recently we’ve told how the company has now had one trillion pageviews and no, that’s not a misprint. Although the company recently announced an end for the Facebook Deals marketing tool it doesn’t appear to be a reflection of the popular … [Read more...]
AT&T Surprised at Decision to Block T-Mobile Merger: Your Thoughts?
September 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Regular OSM readers may remember that back in March we brought you news of AT&T’s intention to buy T-Mobile in a deal worth around $39 billion, which would make AT&T the largest wireless provider in the U.S. We have further news on that intended merger today as the U.S. Justice Department … [Read more...]
Zynga IPO Deferred Due to Stock Market Unease
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
For some time now we’ve been bringing you news on Zynga, the social gaming experts, and its impending IPO. We told how a low-float IPO was the intention and then brought further news that Zynga was ready to file and also an infographic showing the company’s path to IPO. However, it seems that … [Read more...]
Steve Jobs Resignation & Apple Impact: What About Stock?
August 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Many of you will still be reeling from the news that Steve Jobs has resigned his post as CEO of Apple, handing over the reins to Tim Cook. Health concerns have been ongoing for Mr. Jobs for some time and sadly he considers that it’s now time to pass on the mantle to somebody more fit for the job, … [Read more...]
Social Media Marketing Bounce Campaign: Embedded Polls
August 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One of our favorite topics here at OSM is social media marketing and the campaigns emanating from it and just one of our recent posts was an interesting infographic showing social media marketing in figures. Today we have news for you of a new Bounce campaign using social media, which will use … [Read more...]
Skype Acquisition of GroupMe: Expected to Close on Monday
August 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There’s big news today in the group messaging service sector as we have heard of the Skype acquisition of GroupMe, a service that is only one-year-old. So far terms haven’t been revealed but apparently talks have been ongoing for several months while Microsoft was also in negotiations to get … [Read more...]
Social Media Marketing Laid Bare in Figures
August 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Here at OSM we’ve made no secret of our enthusiasm for a good infographic and a couple of recent examples include the 5-year YouTube impact on US politics and another detailing the iPhone 5 and its main rivals. Today’s infographic is on one of our favorite subjects, social media marketing, and … [Read more...]
Social Media Marketing Not Seen as Vital by Small Businesses
August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here at OSM we often write about small businesses and their use of social media and technology. For instance recently we’ve posted about small business websites and also told why businesses should make time for social media marketing and how to track social media marketing. Disappointingly … [Read more...]
Social Media Marketing and Specifics: Why You Should Make Time
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here at OSM one of the subjects that we find increasingly popular is social media marketing. The way that this marketing platform has taken off over the last few years is nothing short of phenomenal and we’ve written about its benefits many times. However it seems that many people still don’t … [Read more...]
How To Boost Your Business Using Group Deals
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Running a business in today’s modern economy often means that you need to take advantage of the free social media services that are available online, such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+. We’ve seen how you can get your followers to spread your message for you, and how rewarding people can … [Read more...]
Finding True Love with Match.Com: The Math Behind the Matches
July 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We all love a bit of love and romance and at one time many people met at the local disco (showing my age), at work, or were introduced by friends. Nowadays though many people are using technology and social media to find their soul mate. Match.com is an online dating site for people to find love … [Read more...]
Motivate Social Content Sharing in Brand Marketing Campaigns
July 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here at OSM we often write about the growing use of social media marketing campaigns and how brands utilize and make use of these campaigns. One of the difficulties many companies face is how to encourage social sharing of content by its customers and it’s not just all about the sharing either, … [Read more...]
Zynga IPO Preparation: Ready to File
June 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Back in May we reported on social gaming specialist Zynga and its imminent plan for an IPO and then more recently told how it was aiming for a low-float IPO, whereby public shares would be limited. Today we have some more news on Zynga’s IPO as it seems the company could be ready to file. … [Read more...]
Apple iPad & iPad 2 Claim Huge Share of World Tablet Market
June 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s no secret that Apple has seen huge success with its iPad tablet device despite the increasing amount of competition in this market, such as the Android Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab or the BlackBerry PlayBook on the QNX operating system. There are countless other tablets also trying to … [Read more...]
Apple Vs Microsoft Rival Fight: Developments Displayed
June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you’re a regular reader of OSM you’ll notice we have a penchant for a good infographic. Earlier today we brought you an infographic, a pictorial way of displaying information in an easily-digestible form, about Facebook from dorm to IPO. However, the infographic we have details of for you … [Read more...]
Facebook IPO Path: From Dorm to Silicon Valley
June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here at OSM we do love a good infographic and just recently showed you a head-to-head with Walmart vs. Amazon. One of our other favorite subjects is giant social network Facebook, so it’s fitting that today’s infographic follows the path of Facebook from dorm to Silicon Valley, or founding to … [Read more...]
Social Media Relevance: Entrepreneurs Express Opinion
June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The use of social media is gaining credibility and in turn individuals, big and small organisations and so on are taking on the challenge of using it. When we look at past articles we've written about in relation to social media, using sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube have all … [Read more...]
Apple’s Success So Huge It Could Purchase Mobile Phone Industry
June 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Apple is almost an iconic name in the tech industry, with its CEO Steve Jobs being almost as famous, and virtually everybody seems to have heard of its leading devices such as the iPhone, Mac computers and iPad. We have news today that Apple is now such a huge success that it could virtually buy … [Read more...]
Zynga IPO Low-Float: Public Shares Limited
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’ve been giving you a lot of news from social gaming experts Zynga lately, with details of the new Empire & Allies game and also telling how Zynga’s IPO (initial public offering) filing was imminent. Now we hear that Zynga is heading towards what is termed a “low-float” IPO where … [Read more...]
Social Media Over-The-Top Valuations: Tech Bubble Infographic
May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here at OSM one of the subjects we write most about is social media and we also enjoy a good infographic. Recent examples where these combined have included Facebook profile photo statistics and another infographic about social asks. Today’s news though looks at whether there is a tech bubble … [Read more...]
Social Media in the Workplace: Digital Distractions Cost Money
May 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The impact of social media on business, retail and with marketing has been huge over the last few years and it seems that we’re often writing about how social media can help brands and services. However there are also some drawbacks of social media in the workplace as you may be surprised how … [Read more...]
Facebook Stream Marketing and Brands: How to Capitalize
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here at OSM we often write about the importance of social media for brands. Recent posts have included a look at how social media has helped some online brands, how Apple has been named the most valuable brand in the world and also how Twitter is considering the use of Facebook-style pages for … [Read more...]
Zynga IPO Filing Imminent: Will Trump LinkedIn
May 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We recently told how LinkedIn, the social network aimed at professionals, had undertaken its IPO (initial public offering) and was worth $8.9 billion after the first day of trading as a public company. Now it appears that social gaming specialist Zynga is also heading for an IPO and will certainly … [Read more...]
