Wow- Porn videos are no longer number one on the Internet- Social Media rules Online World
Wow- Porn sites or Porn videos are no longer number one on the Internet, Its Social Media ruling now Online World. “Babies born in Egypt are named Facebook. Now that’s revolutionary” – And this is one example of what social media can do to the human race. It shows that people believe in the power of Facebook and other platforms to make real social change.
Anything as powerful as social media will soon be abused. What this means is [...]
What is Twitter Translation Center- crowdsource?
The world’s second largest social media website, Twitter has on Monday released the Twitter Translation Center to crowdsource translations from its users. It taps into the language skills of the more than 190 million users in order to add Russian, Turkish, Portuguese and Indonesian to its expanding repertoire of translation options.
Twitter also needs people who know Indonesian, Russian and Turkish, the next three languages the site [...]
How to earn AAdvantage miles with American Airlines through Twitter and Facebook?
American Airlines Inc has launched Facebook and Twitter account with wide range of opportunities to earn AAdvantage miles. American Airlines is the first U.S. airline to launch dedicated social media channels focused on earning miles.
AAdvantage Facebook and Twitter account Followers can see a variety of posts detailing ways to increase their mileage balance, including special mileage offers and promotions. The channels also encourage followers [...]
A massive network of employment Web sites launched by DirectEmployers Association this week
The Indianapolis-based nonprofit DirectEmployers Association launched massive network of employment Web sites this week, and by the end of the month will have 40,000 worldwide. The 40,000 sites, with Web addresses that all end in “.jobs,” have the potential to upend jobs classifieds online companies such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com. A so-called Sponsored Top Level Domain, .jobs was created in 2005 at the behest of Employ [...]
Top 10 Social Media Tips for Job-Seekers- I wish I had started sooner
Today’s social media websites, simple web content editing tools, and easily created blogs and personal website applications give job seekers the ability to add content and manage their personal brand and search engine results as never before. Remember that every time you use social media to communicate, you’re developing your personal brand. Think about how you want potential employers and clients to perceive you before you post. [...]
Web discovery engine StumbleUpon rolling out new features
Popular social web discovery engine StumbleUpon that returned to startup status in 2009, is making a strong comeback. StumbleUpon, the company that recently surpassed Facebook to become the number one website for generating social media traffic in the U.S, just broke a new record with 27.5 million stumbles yesterday, according to a recent tweet from StumbleUpon CEO and Founder Garrett Camp.
The metric was shared via Twitter on Tuesday. StumbleUpon; [...]
Be careful- Third-party Facebook apps will now be given access to a users phone number and address
On Friday night at exactly 9:00 p.m. Jeff Bowen posted a new entry on the Facebook Developer blog, that it would give developers of applications access to the contact information of users who install their apps. “These permissions must be explicitly granted to your application by the user via our standard permissions dialogs,” Facebook’s Jeff Bowen said. “Please note that these permissions only provide access to a [...]
Sina Corp (SINA) launches $301 million developer fund for its Twitter-like microblog, Weibo
Sina Corp (SINA), a leading Chinese online media services provider, launched $301 million fund for developers to create applications for its highly popular Twitter-like microblog, Weibo (pronounced ‘way-bore’). Sina is one of the few micro-blogging services still around in China after the government banned Twitter and other competitors for refusing to monitor their content.
The developers will use an open platform interface to create [...]
How to make a Facebook application in Ruby with Heroku?
Leading cloud application platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Heroku has launched a Facebook App Package and guide for building Facebook applications on Heroku’s PaaS. If you’re in the market for building Facebook apps, Heroku a new Facebook App Package may be worth checking out.
Facebook is the most popular social platform for these applications. Facebook applications are being used to reach new and prospective customers and [...]
Demand Media reform- Joanne Bradford as chief revenue officer, Peter Guber and Josh James on the board- Goldman Sachs For IPO
Demand Media has hired Goldman Sachs to explore an initial public offering, company could file for an IPO as early as August. Demand Media is a leader in distributed social media powering 3 billion conversations every month. Demand Media is well-capitalized and strategically positioned for both near and long term success. Since 2006, the company has raised more than $355 million dollars from tier-one investors, including Oak Investment Partners, [...]
Zynga worth over $3bn- Farmville now has 80 million Facebook users
Zynga’s Facebook game Farmville application popularity is really booming at the moment, with the stats showing that it has reached the 80 million user milestone (31 million daily active users). Farmville developers Zynga have also just opened their first studio outside of the US. Their new HQ in Bangalore, India will centre on game and development infrastructure.
Fan site FarmVille Freak reports that one player sent an email with the [...]
Foodie Love- Foursquare signs a deal with Zagat to create media and entertainment mix
Foursquare, a location based social network that incorporates gaming elements, signs a deal with restaurant rating guide Zagat. Zagat is calling the partnership, “Foodie Love,”. The Foursquare/Zagat feed serves as a platform for users to share recommendations of menu items with other members. Foursquare’s media and entertainment mix now includes Zagat, Warner Bros., HBO, the History Channel and ExploreChicago.
Allison Mooney on Ad [...]
List aggregator startup Ranker.com raises $750,000
An operating system for Lists or list aggregator startup Ranker has raised $750,000 in a seed round led by Siemer Venture Capital. The company, began in 2008, was founded by Clark Benson, who sold eCrush to Hearst Media in 2006. In another news, Scrapblog Inc., an online service, has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of The Walt Disney Co. Founded in 2006, San Francisco-based [...]
