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Google+ new-look set to wow a growing audience

April 17, 2012 Facebook , Google+ , Social media , Social networking

Are an improved look and feel and a few functionality tweaks enough to get you interested in Google+? 170 million are already there! Its nine months since Google+ launched as a private beta and – until now – Google have remained tight-lipped about how many active users can be found on the service. CEO Larry [...]

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Facebook Timeline hits brand pages this March

March 6, 2012 Facebook , Social networking

Facebook’s controversial Timeline view continues its march to world domination – brand pages must take on the new look by 30 March! Timeline will be familiar to those with a personal Facebook profile – your page is divided into two columns with posts attached, justified left or right, to a central timeline. Logging into your [...]

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What cost Twitter Brand Pages?

January 30, 2012 Facebook , Social media , Social networking , Twitter

Businesses can no longer arrogantly assume that users will come to their website as users opt for social networking’s walled garden – but at what price? $25,000 perhaps? Twitter’s about to roll out ‘Brand Pages’ for commercial partners who’ve committed to spending $25,000 on its ad products, including promoted tweets and trends. The pages give [...]

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5 tips for social media success – 12 (work) days before Christmas

December 19, 2011 Social media , Social networking

With now just 5 (work) days left before Christmas we continue stringing together 12 posts culminating in a pear (tree) on December 23rd. Today – top tips for social media. While it may be hard to believe, given the money you’ve sunk into the company website over the years, for many people “the internet” IS [...]

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Facebook rolls out Timeline update

December 18, 2011 Facebook , Social media , Social networking

Ch-ch-changes are a coming to your social network profile as Facebook starts rolling out its Timeline profile. Billed as “the new way for people to share their life story in one place”, Timeline was actually announced at the F8 Conference by Mark Zuckerberg as far back as September, but is only just being released into [...]

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8 top news stories – 12 (work) days before Christmas

8 top news stories – 12 (work) days before Christmas

December 14, 2011 Social media , Social networking

With now just 8 (work) days left before Christmas we continue stringing together 12 posts culminating in a pear (tree) on December 23rd. Today – the year’s top news stories. It’s not the weather, nor X-Factor scandals that have topped the most popular news list in 2011. Rather Brits have been sharing stories ranging from [...]

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Location, location, location – Facebook acquires Gowalla

December 6, 2011 Social media , Social networking

After a weekend of speculation, Facebook has confirmed its been shopping – and come back with location-based site Gowalla (or at least the developer genius behind it). It’s expected the current Gowalla site will wind down at the end of January with users offered the ability to export their data before the shutters come down [...]

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