SocialMediaNews

Twitter usage has increased a lot in South Korea over the last year, and it may soon skyrocket. Late yesterday, Twitter announced that it has launched in Korean, giving So...

Facebook And Twitter Users Are More Active In Groups

The majority (80%) of American Internet users participate in groups, compared with 56 percent of non-Internet users, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & Americ...

Social Media – A Unicorn or Just a Horse?

People say social media is unicorn, but it’s really just a horse. Sure, social media empowers customers like nothing before it. And of course, social media creates...

118% Increase In Facebook Ad Revenue Expected This Year

If and when Goldman Sachs begins selling shares of Facebook, the banking and securities firm is almost guaranteed to have no trouble finding buyers. Adding to the existing...

Facebook Decides to Rethink Phone Number/Address Sharing

A few days ago, Facebook updated its developer blog with a post called, "Platform Updates: New User Object fields, Ed...

The Social Network Wins 4 Golden Globes

The Golden Globes were last night, and The Social Network (the movie about the founding of Facebook), did pretty well, as ex...

Facebook Developers Get Access to User Phone Numbers and Addresses

Update: Facebook has decided to rethink its strategy on this, and has temporarily stopped granting access to phone number/address info....

Rumor: Chrome Chief To Stick With Google Despite Twitter Bid

As news stories go, there have been more interesting ones than an employee not switching companies. However, rumors indicated that Twitter was courting Google's Sundar Pic...

Building a Better Twitter Following

The concept of quality over size when it comes to an audience is nothing new, and frankly when it comes to social media, the sermon is getting a little tired. We've heard it ple...

Facebook Desktop Sends You Notifications Without Browser

A computer scientist named Charles Bihis, who works for Adobe, has created a desktop client for Facebook, fittingly named Facebook Desk...

Foursquare Launches Quest to Get More Local Businesses

Foursquare announced the expansion of its "Ambassador Program", a pilot program the company launched last year that lets users get their favorite venues signed up for...

CityVille Hits 100 Million User Mark

Less than two months ago, something called "CityVille" launched on Facebook. Now, statistics indicate it's hit a tremendous milestone - the 100 million user mark...

Facebook Groups As A Small Business Intranet Option

When Facebook Groups was unveiled last year, I was skeptical. Facebook t...

MySpace CEO Admits Sale, Merger, Spinoff Possibilities

In an attempt to increase its appeal, homeowners often clean, repaint, and recarpet a house before trying to sell it. And similarly, following a talk by CEO Mike Jones, it...

Which Parts of Your Company Should Be Listening to Social Media

Co-authored by Jay Baer and Amber Naslund “Once upon a time, customer contact was centralized around the switchboard, and the phone was the...