CHICAGO (AP) — Young adults have a reputation for being connected to one another and disconnected from the news. But a survey has found that mobile devices and social networking are keeping them more engaged with the broader world than previously thought. They want news, they say, though they don’t always aggressively seek it out […]
Should You Invest in Alternative Social Media Networks
When it comes to designing social media marketing campaigns, many brands tend to limit their campaigns to the Big Three; Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. While there are certainly advantages associated with limiting your social media marketing to those sites where you know your audience tends to spend time, you should also consider that you could […]
Veterans, active duty military, tap social media network for support
Yinon Weiss (RallyPoint) Konstantin Guericke (Oscar De La Villa Jr. Productions LLC) RallyPoint.com (RallyPoint) Around last April, LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke was approached by Yinon Weiss about supporting an interesting twist on the social media networking model that he helped introduce back in 2003. Weiss, who served for 10 years on active duty as a Marine Corps scout […]
Survey: Young adults do consume news – in their own way
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New Social Network 8 Promises to Share Revenue With All Users
By Mike Shields Patricia Arquette European Pressphoto Agency When most social networks catch fire, it’s because they have a unique function or differentiator. Instagram made photo editing dead simple. Facebook connects you with family and old friends from high school. Snapchat has disappearing video messages. Twitter lets you follow and tweet at celebrities. The new […]
Are Anonymous Social Media Networks Dangerous?
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ISIS-affiliated social media network launched,
As social network sites have begun to crack down on accounts related to the Islamic State groups, Arab media outlets and online sources claimed on Sunday a social media network affiliated with the group had been launched. The site, called 5elafabook.com, is a response to sites that blocked accounts related to Islamic State. Follow […]
Can You Guess the 2nd Most Popular Social Media Site Among US Adults …
If you ask most people to name the two most popular social networking sites in the U.S., they’ll likely mention Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR ) . Yet a recent survey by Pew Research Center found that Facebook ranked first in usage among online American adults with a 71% usage rate, but Twitter ranked fifth […]
Australia’s social media censorship law – for the children – all-but passes
The Enhancing Online Safety for Children Bill 2014 has passed Australia’s Senate, meaning the nation now has a regime for compelling social networks to remove material deemed to represent bullying of children. The Bill defines bullying material as “… intended to have an effect on a particular Australian child … likely to have the effect […]
Nextdoor Social Network Digs Deep Into Neighborhoods
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