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Although many of us know how popular sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become, they are still overlooked with what they can achieve for individuals, businesses, charities and so on. The use of social media as its known, is a subject we touch on from time to time, and as well as giving you … [Read more...]
People around the country are waking to news of a terrible incident that happened on the M5 last night. At 8.30pm 27 vehicles were involved in a collision on the busy motorway near Taunton Somerset, which left cars and lorries ablaze. … [Read more...]
Social media and its use is now becoming a popular tool for the individual and for organisations big or small. When we talk about social media, we are often referring to the use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter or even professional site LinkedIn and how their use can in the long … [Read more...]
The social media frenzy is being taken up by a whole host of people even within the world of politics. Today it’s the turn of a campaign that is hoped to bring success to President Obama’s 2012 presidential popularity. Back in 2008, a large percentage of Obama’s fan base was of the younger … [Read more...]
In light of the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake that ripped through the country of Turkey, bringing with it complete carnage, a rising death toll of which could be 1,000 with many left homeless, its been asked whether enough had and is being done for victims. Here at OSM, we have spoken about how … [Read more...]
In the past, here at OSM we've been keen to share articles with you in relation to the world of social media. When we talk about this very subject, we are of course highlighting the use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, professional site LinkedIn, YouTube and so on. Individuals and … [Read more...]
Here at OSM, we often write articles on the subject of social media and the way in which sites such as Facebook and Twitter have been taken on by millions of people globally. For some users, one site over the other may be more favourable or there may be a percentage of you who use both. In the … [Read more...]
Social media as its known has gained in popularity and many people, whether its individuals or organisations are starting to take it on and hopefully see its benefits. Here at OSM our news varies on a day to day basis, whether its giving you the readers, updates to the latest devices in the tech … [Read more...]
Social media star Ashton Kutcher has been staying connected with his 7.6 million odd Twitter followers again, this time discussing his new role in hit comedy Two And A Half Men. The actor and savvy networker has spoken to his fans about why he took the part and the media frenzy that could follow. … [Read more...]
One of the topics we often bring you news on, is that of “social media” and the way in which it is being used in today's society. By way of networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and others such as LinkedIn and Foursquare, individuals as well as organisations are reaping from its benefits. … [Read more...]
For as long as we can remember, we have been bringing you news on the world of what is classed as “social media” and the way in which it can help individuals or organisations. Of course with the positives come the negatives but from past articles, it seems that social media when used in the … [Read more...]
Online social networking site Facebook has its many uses, but do we ever consider using it to follow a favorite brand or specific product. In the past here at OSM, we've been keen to bring you updates via the world of what's known as social media and its presence across the internet. Individuals … [Read more...]
Although we recently reported about Facebook finishing its Deals product in the coming weeks it doesn’t seem as though it was any reflection on the Deals market as a whole, as the marketplace is still attracting millions of people daily. Today we have news for you of an infographic that shows the … [Read more...]
Online social networking site Twitter may not have quite beaten its rival Facebook in terms of user numbers, but its having a pretty good go. Figures are now equating to over 200 million and as well as the likes of you and me accessing the site, celebrity figures are as well. Articles we've … [Read more...]
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...]
Many of you will have heard of and also used Klout, which has seen rapid growth and success in its three years of existence. The platform uses social media analytics to measure a user’s social networking influence and news today is that it has now reached a milestone of 100 million scores. … [Read more...]
We’ve been writing about Google+, the latest social network, since its launch and have told about additions to the site such as verification badges. Last week Google+ started another initiative, a suggested users list consisting of so-called ‘power users.’ Intended as an easy way for users to … [Read more...]
One of the subjects that we often bring you news on is of course the world of social media and how it can benefit a great number of people. Whether its the individual or a business be it small or large, social media, what and how its used is being tried and tested. When we talk about this topic, … [Read more...]
If you’re a sports fan then you’ll already know that the Rugby World Cup 2011 begins in a few days time, running from September 9 to October 23. The action this time around will be taking place in New Zealand and organizers have arranged a variety of way in which fans across the world can … [Read more...]
Here at OSM one of our favorite ways of digesting information is with an infographic and two of our recent examples have been about the impact of the MTV Video Music Awards on social media and another on job searching and recruiting with social media. This new infographic is also about jobs and … [Read more...]
We’ve been bringing you news on Google+, the latest social networking site, since its recent launch and have recently told about verification badges being added, Google+ Games and how Klout intends to add Google+ to its scoring system. It’s fair to say that the initial success of Google+ was … [Read more...]
The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards took place on Sunday night and the growing impact of social media on big TV events once again made its mark. Previous Twitter landmarks were surpassed by the announcement of Beyonce Knowles’ pregnancy, which saw a new Twitter record being set. Below this story you … [Read more...]
It hardly seems any time ago that we were first bringing you news about Facebook Deals, a marketing tool developed by Facebook to attract customers and also repay them. However today’s news is that Facebook Deals is no more, as Facebook has decided to shut it down after only four months of … [Read more...]
Last month we brought you some details about spoof Twitter accounts from fiction and to brighten your day today we have some details for you about more hoax Twitter accounts worth following, this time from the worlds of tech and social media. … [Read more...]
It’s no secret that in today’s social media savvy world, tasks such as job searching and recruiting employees have embraced social media tools. Although LinkedIn is probably the social networking site that most people think of as being associated with business, other sites such as Facebook, … [Read more...]
