SocialMediaNews

Hitwise: Social Networks Neck And Neck With Search Engines
As a group, search engines appear to be in the process of losing bragging rights in Australia.  Social networking sites and forums (also taken as a group) topped search eng...
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Twitter’s Suggested Users Now More Personalized
We knew it was coming. It was only a matter of when. Back in November, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone...
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Facebook’s 2009 Scorecard Shows Huge Gains
Simply put, Facebook had a terrific 2009.  This afternoon, comScore provided some statistics that cover the entire year, and the easiest way to sum them up is by saying tha...
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Twitter Not Ready For IPO Fortunes
"We’ve raised all this money. We’ve created this global brand…Now we have to go build the business that lives up to that valuation."...
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Facebook Page Owners Getting More Stats
If you run a Facebook Page, you may be very interested in some new features that are rolling out for admins. Eric Eldon at Inside Facebook has...
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Facebook Gets Into Customized Data Centers
It's always a big deal when a company like Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft begins to build another data center; the move proves that they've got a fair amount of cash on hand and ar...
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Inactive Twitter Usernames Scheduled For Recycling
If you're not happy with your Twitter username - or if you are, but don't love Twitter and haven't logged in for a while - listen up.  The usernames attached to inactive ac...
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Privacy Complaint Filed Against Canadian Social Network
It's not just Google and Facebook that are under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), a consumer advocacy group based in O...
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More Reporters Using Facebook And Twitter For Story Research
The majority of reporters and editors now depend on social media sources when researching their stories, according to a new survey by Cision and George Washington University....
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33% Of Online Pop. Pegged As “Conversationalists”
Although you probably guessed as much, people who occasionally update their Facebook status or post something on Twitter represent a significant portion of the online community....
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Digg Launches New Extensions for Firefox and Chrome
Digg has launched new extensions for the Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers. "A month ago, we announced new capabilities that let developers cre...
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Twitter Earns Itself a Candy Heart Phrase
You know those candy hearts everybody has around Valentine's Day with the little sayings on them? Showing just how much of a stronghold Twitter actually has on pop culture, this...
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HubSpot Documents Decline In Twitter Growth Rate
This morning, HubSpot released a fresh "State of the Twittersphere" report, and in just about every respect, the news for the site is good, meaning growth has occurred...
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Employers Using Social Networks To Screen Employees
As social networking becomes increasingly widespread, more employers are using these sites to screen potential employees. More than half (53%) of employers report...
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Content Can Now Go Viral More Easily with Facebook
Over the past year or so, Facebook has made a number of moves, which bring...
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