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Nowadays, the job market is pretty competitive in terms of tackling the issues of where to look for a job, who to talk to, what to say, where to advertise your details and so on. In today's present age, social media and the way in which its used for individuals as well as companies plays a huge … [Read more...]
Welcome to this week's roundup of the top 10 trends on Twitter. This week is all about celebrity, with a healthy dose of sport thrown in there to mix things up abit. The chart of trends is kindly being provided by Mashable. … [Read more...]
During recent weeks, here at OSM we have reported at numerous times, on footie players tweeting away. Twitter if used in the appropriate fashion is fine such as Rio Ferdinand praising Arsenal's Nasri or Fabregas with their game play, but its other comments that have been questioned by others. … [Read more...]
Have you ever decided to take the day off work or perhaps spend some quality time with your loved ones at the weekend, to visit a museum, theatre or gallery in London, get there and wish you hadn't really bothered because the queues of visitors are to much to cope with? … [Read more...]
When it comes to social networking, Facebook is the biggest of them all and Twitter is emerging as being pretty valuable. Facebook are currently in talks as are Google about a possible takeover at Twitter which currently has a valuation of around $10 billion … [Read more...]
A new musically motivated startup company called Spins.FM has made a new web service which makes requesting radio music a whole lot easier. … [Read more...]
Twitter has today launched their revamped app for Android, which sees an upgraded user interface that is similar to that of its iPhone and web apps. Non Twitter users can now also access the microblogging service. … [Read more...]
With all of the serious news going around that Twitter may be about to be aquired by Facebook or Google, we thought we would bring you a little light hearted comedy concerning the massive microblogging service. … [Read more...]
Social media and the way in which we use it daily, can have a massive impact on what we do, whether its just the individual logging onto a networking site or a company trying to sell their brands. Although for a large percentage of users who realise social media and its advantages, for some, they … [Read more...]
One of the biggest sporting events took place last Sunday in North Texas, America, yep you've got it, Super Bowl XLV, between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. Some 111 million viewers tuned into the game, a rise from last year's figure of 106.5 million. Along with plenty of … [Read more...]
Back in 2008 Twitter turned down the offer from Facebook of $500 million to acquire the company, a bold move on the part of Twitter executives however this will soon pay off as the company is reportedly now worth somewhere in the region of $10 billion … [Read more...]
Whilst social media and social networking is a powerful tool for businesses and brands, it also has a dark side to it as X-Factor contestant Cher Lloyd is now finding out after a torrent of abuse she has received in the form of Gypsy jibes … [Read more...]
Online social networking site Twitter has been a hive of activity in the last few weeks, in regards to the world of football. We have brought you reports of Twitter fan reactions to player transfers, fines, Manchester Utd/England player “Ferdinand” showing his praise for Arsenal players … [Read more...]
At OSM we have reported on a couple of the PS3 jailbreaks that have been floating around the Internet, the last one we did was when the 3.50 update was being discussed on Twitter and before that how the v3.42 and 3.5 are now supported … [Read more...]
Lady Gaga and social media go together like bread and butter and among some of our recent posts were a story about the singing superstar being among the first to try out a new social media platform SkyGrid Groups, and then yesterday we told how she used Twitter to reveal her Vogue cover. … [Read more...]
Social media without even realising it, plays a huge part in what we do everyday, from Joe Bloggs logging onto their Facebook, Twitter or Bebo account through to companies embracing sites to emphasis their brands. But for some people is social media being used in the way intended? Not so it seems … [Read more...]
If you are a regular reader here at OSM you’ll have noticed that we’ve been closely following the WikiLeaks saga including its founder Julian Assange’s fight against extradition to Sweden and also about WikiLeaks supporters hacking major company websites. … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we do like to give our readers news about innovations and today we hear of a new sharing tool, designed to increase audience engagement. The tool, currently in beta form, enables simultaneous sharing between Facebook, Twitter and others and could be useful for websites of all kinds. … [Read more...]
The ever-growing use of brands using social media to promote themselves is becoming more evident and here at OSM we often write about social media marketing. Just some of our recent posts include a look at how to improve customer dialog with company social media and a look at the pros and cons of … [Read more...]
The music and Internet phenomenon known as Lady GaGa has let one rip! We all know she has a massive online following and that she is a serial Tweeter, she normally features in the top 10 twitter trends. She also has the most people on Twitter following her.We are now hearing reports from … [Read more...]
Could Twitter have the potential to save lives by being used within the medical industry? Following on from an episode of Grey’s Anatomy many people are asking whether this micro blogging site could be used within hospitals to communicate more effectively. … [Read more...]
Recently we have been looking at how sports and social media/networking are intertwined, we have reported on Rio Ferdinand’s comments about commentators Gray and Keys, how UFC was streaming some of their 126 event on Facebook we even asked you if you thought sports is the best industry for social … [Read more...]
One of the biggest events on the American calendar commenced on the 6 February, yes that's right, the Super Bowl XLV taking place in North Texas. The 2 teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers took on the might of one another with the packers winning, but alongside this, it was a chance … [Read more...]
We have some more interesting news for you regarding the highly anticipated Sony Ericsson Xperia Play or in more simple terms, the Playstation Phone. … [Read more...]
As you are no doubt aware, the world of football comes with its fair share of controversy, if its not players venting their frustration and anger on the pitch, then they are taking to social networking sites along with the fans. Over the last few weeks, we have reported on Arsenal's Fabregas and … [Read more...]
