Analysts have predicted that in the next 12 months Twitter's revenue is to set to explode. The huge microblogging service generates a large portion of its income from advertising and in 2011 this has been tipped to triple. … [Read more...]
Retailing & Social Media: Facebook still most popular
January 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
Here at OSM we’ve reported many times on the growing use of social media marketing and businesses using social media to promote their brands. Recently we’ve reported that some U.K. businesses though, have been slow to use social media, and also about some Facebook Apps to improve business … [Read more...]
Social Media Marketing: Sites that benefit most
January 18, 2011 3 Comments
Here at OSM we often take a look at social media marketing and recent posts have included asking where to apply your effort along with a report on how a major brand is reversing its spending. Earlier today we also reported on the $1.8 billion advertising revenue that Facebook made in 2010. … [Read more...]
Steve Jobs Illness: How it affects Apple shares
January 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
Yesterday we brought you the news that Steve Jobs, Apple CEO and powerhouse, was to take a medical leave of absence and it appears now that the questions over his health led to a fall in the value of Apple stock although the situation has now somewhat recovered. … [Read more...]
Facebook Ad Revenue: Meteoric at $1.86 billion
January 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
Back in December we told how Facebook was set to make huge revenue for 2010 and then of course came the news of massive investment in the popular social networking site, and also news of the planned IPO. … [Read more...]
Apple’s Steve Jobs Takes Time Off Due To Health
January 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
Apple's CEO Steve Jobs will be taking medical leave to focus on his health, this break from work comes two years after his 6 month sabbatical following his liver transplant operation. … [Read more...]
Facebook Apps for Business: Improve productivity
January 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
Here at OSM we’ve often posted articles about the use of social networking and social media for business purposes and it’s certainly being used more and more widely. Some people may not realize though, just how many Facebook Apps there are that could be really useful for business. … [Read more...]
B2C and B2B: Different Approaches Socially
January 12, 2011 1 Comment
As many businesses already know, social media and social networking are now major forces in marketing and many large and small companies are now using it effectively. Some of our recent posts on this subject include where to apply your efforts and we’ve also taken a look at why small businesses … [Read more...]
Why Small Businesses Should Take Advantage Of Social Networking
January 10, 2011 1 Comment
As many will know, starting your own small business isn’t easy, there’s so many considerations that need to be taken account of and then there’s the advertising side of things. We are hearing that many small businesses just aren’t taking advantage of Social Media and Social Networking … [Read more...]
Social Media Brands List: Which ranked highest?
January 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
It’s no secret that here at OSM that we do like a good infographic and recent ones we’ve told you about include what Twitter in print would look like and Facebook and Twitter numbers compared. Also we recently informed you that many major brands have now reversed their marketing spending towards … [Read more...]
LinkedIn to go public: May beat Facebook
January 6, 2011 1 Comment
After the recent news about the huge amount of investment Facebook is achieving we also wrote about how Facebook may go public with an IPO, possibly in 2012. Now it appears that LinkedIn, the popular business-orientated social networking site, may just beat Facebook to it with plans to go public. … [Read more...]
Facebook Funding Rounds: Growth Down To Investment In Jobs & More
January 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
As you have no doubt heard, Facebook has recently received a whopping $500 million in funding, $450 million from Goldman Sachs, and a further $50 million from previous funder Digital Sky Technologies … [Read more...]
2012 for Facebook IPO: What do you think?
January 4, 2011 Leave a Comment
Previously we have reported to you that Facebook has had a large sum of money invested in it from two companies, Goldman Sachs ($450 million) and Digital Sky Technology ($50 million). This has brought the overall value of the company up to $50 billion … [Read more...]
Apple Value: $300 Billion – 6 Times More Than Facebook
January 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
Recent reports say that Apple has now become worth more than $300 billion. The mass earnings this year have been from the success of their two big devices of 2010, the iPhone 4 and the iPad. The figures they produce are nothing short of amazing, in the fourth quarter alone, they sold 4.19 million … [Read more...]
Apple Vs Android Vs BlackBerry: Apple iOS Leads On Market Share
January 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
Apple have had a lot of success in recent years because of their iPhone. Back in June 2010 the iPhone 4 was released which has quickly become a favorite of many consumers. BlackBerry on the other hand, they seem to have slipped away a bit, then again they have only released a single handset that … [Read more...]
Twitter turned down Facebook in 2008: Offer was $500 million
January 3, 2011 1 Comment
We wonder how many people would be brave enough to turn down an offer for their company of $500 million but according to new reports that’s exactly what Twitter’s three co-founders did when they turned down the offer from Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg back in 2008. … [Read more...]
Facebook: Goldman Invests $450 Million Into Social Networking
January 3, 2011 1 Comment
We previously reported that the value of Facebook had increased dramatically, the estimations showed around 56% growth. Now we are reporting that Facebook’s value seems to have increased even more. Facebook has also had a large investment of $450 million from Goldman Sachs and a $50 million … [Read more...]
2011 Business Plan: Social Trends You Should Know
December 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
Well, it's the end of the year and everyone is gearing up to start the New Year with a bang. This year is no different, especially for businesses. With all the preparation and plans for the forthcoming year, there are a few things that we wanted to inform you of which might help … [Read more...]
Social Media Marketing: Major brand reverses spending
December 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Here at OSM we like to keep readers informed about the latest social media marketing stories and campaigns and just recently have posted about how sales can be hurt by social media marketing mistakes and another article about the recent Coca-Cola campaign using SCVNGR. … [Read more...]
Facebook revenue for 2010 could be $2 billion
December 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
Popular social networking site Facebook is having an astounding year. First we had news that it now has over 500 million users and then yesterday its co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was named as TIME Person of the Year 2010. Now further news today is that Facebook revenue for 2010 may be as … [Read more...]
Android Apps to enhance business productivity on the go
December 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
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...]
Business Holiday Gifts: Show them they’re valued
December 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
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...]
Amazon European Sites Down: Is there a link with WikiLeaks?
December 12, 2010 4 Comments
If you are trying to buy some of those all important gifts for Christmas right now via Amazon, and you live in Europe you will encounter a problem. … [Read more...]
CNBC Real-Time for iPad: Business app for market updates
December 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
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...]
Apple City Cupertino: Architect Norman Foster hard at work
December 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
Last month we posted an article about Apple’s plans to expand its base in Cupertino with the news that the giant tech company had purchased 98 acres of land near its current site. Along with another 50 acres of land that Apple previously purchased the plan was to centralize its operations with a … [Read more...]
