Tech and social media news
YouTube, the networking site responsible for distributing videos online, is now seeing a rivalry contest between pop stars Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. In a race between the celebrities, one of them is hoping to be crowned the first to get to 1 billion YouTube views. … [Read more...]
Twitter is an excellent way to market to consumers. We’ve seen recently that it is even getting close to overtaking Facebook as the dominant leader in social media. Twitter is being used more and more for social media marketing, and there are free tools out there which can help you to increase the … [Read more...]
Social media is becoming more widely used for politics every day and was used extensively at the Labour Party Conference recently when the announcement of Ed Miliband as Labour Leader set Twitter alight. The Conservative Party Conference 2010 has now begun in Birmingham and already news is coming … [Read more...]
Microblogging service Twitter is now officially getting more traffic and monthly visitors than MySpace it has been revealed. According to Mashable and numbers from marketing research firm comScore. Twitter has just leaped over the head of MySpace with 96 million users versus 95 million.However … [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...]
Would you like to learn how to take advantage of the best social media marketing techniques, in order to boost your performance in online marketing? Well you may get the opportunity to at this week’s Social Ad Summit 2010, which is being held in New York City. … [Read more...]
For many celebrities, Twitter, one of the biggest online social networking sites, is a tool for tweeting fans, giving announcements, posting pictures and generally letting the rest of us get an insight into what they are getting up to! The latest celebrity to use their Twitter account is 23-year … [Read more...]
Earlier today we gave you news on how to follow the Labour Party Leadership results as it was announced at the Labour Conference in Manchester. The announcement was to be made late this afternoon and many people wanted to follow what was happening on live blogs, or on Twitter or Facebook. … [Read more...]
Facebook Places has launched in Canada today, after making its debut in the U.S a month ago. Following on from its success, the geoloction feature then rolled out to the UK and then Japan, making Canada the fourth country to have access to the check in feature.Facebook Places was specifically … [Read more...]
Are you a regular Bing user? If so you may be interested in Bing Rewards, the latest initiative from Microsoft, which was launched today. Users will be able to gain credits for such things as searching on Bing, checking out new features, or for making Bing their homepage. … [Read more...]
We brought you reports earlier today that Facebook were planning to release a phone to help compete against their big rivals, Apple and Google. However the giant social networking site has swiftly replied to these claims by saying they are not true. … [Read more...]
Cheryl Cole fans finally got to watch the long-awaited music video for her latest single “Promise This” last night (Saturday, September 18th), when it premiered on ITV2. The clip was aired right after “The Xtra Factor” finished, and it appears to be getting quite a reaction on Twitter. … [Read more...]
You may remember a few weeks ago that we told you about upcoming social network site, Diaspora, an open source alternative to Facebook, created by four students in New York. The students managed to raise over $100,000 with fundraising to go forward with their scheme and one contributor was … [Read more...]
Social network giants Facebook have accused search engine Google of planning to start up a social network similar to their own. According to reports from Business Week, Google are planning to launch a fairly significant social media platform due to an increase in demand from internet users.If … [Read more...]
Social media seems to have more and more of a part to play at times of crisis as it’s an easy way to spread the word about what’s happening with a situation and giving out information when the usual options have been made difficult. We’ve heard before of its use after an earthquake and also … [Read more...]
Pop legend Michael Jackson is still very much in people's hearts and minds as he gets closer and closer to reaching 20 million subscribers on his Facebook fan page. The page was set up as a tribute to the performer, after his shock death last year. Since then many fans and organizations have used … [Read more...]
The wildfire in Boulder, Colorado that began on Monday morning still continues to rage on and now dozens of homes have been destroyed and more than 3,000 people evacuated from the area. Shelters for those evacuated have been set up as firefighters continue to battle the blaze. … [Read more...]
The new iPod Touch 4 is expected to be launched at the September 1 Apple Media Event during a keynote by Steve Jobs. None of us know what the design looks like yet – one has not been left in a bar – but there is the assumption that it will come with not only a 5-megapixel camera, but also a … [Read more...]
A house cat decided to go for a ride on a train in the busy city of Dublin without her owner, and ended up lost and alone. Train staff at Pearse Street train station found her and took her in and decided to start searching for the cat’s owner. … [Read more...]
If you are a regular reader of Online Social Media, you will know that we report on many articles which are about marketing through social networks. These articles include a success story of a small business which has been using Facebook, tips and tricks for using Twitter for marketing your … [Read more...]
Apple have announced yesterday that “iTunes U” has just reached 300 million downloads in the last 3 years. In turn this makes it one of the world’s most popular online educational catalogs. … [Read more...]
Social Media Marketing is a new and interesting way to market your products to consumers. There have been some success stories, and many tips and tools to help you succeed at social media marketing here on OSM, and next we have a story on how to measure the success of your social media marketing. … [Read more...]
Here on Online Social Media we often cover articles with tips and tricks on how to enhance your social media marketing. These include tips on how to stay within the law when marketing and tactics for promoting your blog. Now we can provide you with information about a service which allows you to … [Read more...]
It is no secret that social media marketing can take up a huge percentage of a company’s budget, and this will only increase as more take on this new form of brand awareness. There are some companies who are not familiar with social media, so have a number of questions when it comes to measuring … [Read more...]
Social media presence is being felt and used more and more in public life and politicians in particular seem to be really catching on to just how useful it can be. However, just because certain politicians, such as John McCain, have a huge following on social media sites, that doesn’t necessarily … [Read more...]
