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In this day and age it’s a great thing to see a major company going out of its way to improving customer service and satisfaction but Best Buy is doing just that. If you’ve been caught out with those dreaded restocking fees that occur when returning electronic items to a store you’re in for … [Read more...]
If you’re a frequent business traveler then you may well be interested in anything that helps make your traveling time more productive and one easy way is through apps especially designed for business travelers. … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’ve been trying to bring you ideas about gifts for this holiday season and recently brought you a post on holiday gifts to avoid (equally important!) as well as personalized gadget gift ideas. Now we want to bring you some great ideas about business holiday gifts to show clients, … [Read more...]
We’ve seen some great new apps appearing lately for the iPad and recently have reported on the new “Friendly” app, the Djay app and also the Trainz simulator app for iPad. Now, if you’re a constant user of the iPad and also in business this next app could be invaluable for you. … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we like to keep readers up-to-date with all the latest social network developments and 2 recently posted articles about LinkedIn involved one on a new “share” button being introduced and another about how much money it can earn for businesses. … [Read more...]
Users of LinkedIn will be pleased to hear that a new share button has been added to the site so that publishers can spread their content around. The business orientated site now enables users to easily share information around with their professional network. … [Read more...]
There’s some big news out about Motorola as it seems that Motorola Inc. will shortly split into two separate companies in a bold move which firmly spells out Motorola’s intention to concentrate on the Android market. … [Read more...]
During recent times we have spoken to you about various different aspects of social media that can aid you and your small business. One of which was 'Social Media Marketing Offline: 5 ways' and we actually touched on business cards online … [Read more...]
A European distribution company called DCS Europe has recently announced that it has broken the £1 billion marker. The question is, how much did LinkedIn help? Well the social networking site managed to make DCS Europe 1 Million pounds. Nice work … [Read more...]
There can be nobody in any doubt about how successful the Apple corporation is and now it seems the company is about to expand physically as news is out that Apple has purchased land from Hewlett-Packard in Cupertino, 98 acres of it. … [Read more...]
More and more businesses are recognizing the use of social media to boost sales these days and the giant motor manufacturer, Ford Motor Company, is no exception. It uses social media techniques to both sell and launch cars, one example being when the Ford Fiesta was launched in the U.S. … [Read more...]
In a current climate where the job market is so up and down, in order for you to get that all important position, you need to make sure that you sell yourself in the best possible light. As well as the usual ways of applying for a job vacancy, you may want to consider using YouTube in the form of a … [Read more...]
Following on from our article yesterday that Apple would announce healthy profits thanks to high sales of both the iPad and iPhone 4, it came as no surprise that Steve Jobs had a lot to say on the matter. The CEO not only made comments about Google Android, but also hinted that the company is ready … [Read more...]
The giant Apple corporation just keeps growing and growing it seems and this year interest in new products has appeared to hit an all-time high, with the revolutionary tablet the iPad, and also the launch of the iPhone 4, despite its much-publicized reception problems. The concern over the iPhone 4 … [Read more...]
Since LinkedIn was launched in 2003, the business-oriented social networking site has had more than 75 million registered users in over 200 countries. As a extra string to its bow the site has introduced a new feature for the recently graduated. … [Read more...]
For those of you who like to hear about new and inventive ideas we have an interesting one to tell you about today. A startup called Twisplays has come up with a clever idea that will enable companies to easily display Twitter streams in the form of a news ticker with an LED sign. … [Read more...]
You may have heard of online media company Internet Brands who are currently involved with several websites involving media, e- commerce and community such as WikiTravel, Autos.com and DoItYourself to name but a few. … [Read more...]
Now this acquisition has not yet been officially announced but it does appear that a number of reports are coming out that Apple has purchased a face recognition company. The firm in question is called Polar Rose which is a Swedish company which recently closed down a consumer face-tagging service, … [Read more...]
Here at Online Social Media we’re always interested to hear of any advances in technology although there’s not often news in the way of futuristic credit cards. However today meet Credit Card 2.0 which looks to be the way forward in credit cards. It’s a new innovation from startup firm … [Read more...]
It seems that more and more businesses are seeing the benefits of using Foursquare, the location-based network, in their marketing campaigns. Only yesterday we told how Coke Australia were teaming up with Foursquare and if Coke Australia has any doubts about how advantageous it may be to them they … [Read more...]
Here on Online Social Media we often bring you posts about the use of social media marketing for business. Recently we told for example, of how in the U.K. at least, many brands are still reluctant to spend on social media. We’ve also reported though on how social media marketing costs real money … [Read more...]
We’ve reported on various occasions about the growing use of social media in business and how much benefit it can bring to a brand but it appears that in the U.K. at least, investing in social media is a low priority for marketers. … [Read more...]
We have recently been bringing you news about the newspaper industry’s battle to survive, firstly with our story about how advertising revenue is falling for newspapers and then yesterday telling how in the future the traditional physical newspaper may be gone forever, to be replaced with online … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago we published an article about social media marketing and newspaper advertising where we pointed out how increasingly people are getting their news from online resources rather than physical newspapers. Now it seems this idea that traditional newspapers are fading has been backed-up … [Read more...]
It seems that the services of former HP CEO, Mark Hurd, are in demand as its being widely reported that he could be joining Oracle, the computer technology corporation. Hurd recently resigned from HP after allegations about sexual harassment were made against him and an investigation took place. … [Read more...]
