Archive for the 'social networks' Category
You Have to See the Future of Social Media Marketing at Gravity Summit
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford April 27th, 2009 in business, Facebook Marketing, social media, social networks.SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR BUSINESS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Stanford Faculty Club 8:30 – Registration 9:00 AM — Welcome and Introduction Co—Hosts: Beverly Macy, Rodney Rumford Setting the stage for a full day, Beverly and Rodney will introduce the core concepts of social media, review the speaker agenda and anticipated takeaways for [...]
EVENT: Social Media Marketing For Business: Gravity Summit
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford January 30th, 2009 in Branding, business, Marketing, social media, social networks.I wanted to share this information with all of my readers of this great event that is coming Feb. 25, 2009 to Los Angeles. Full Disclosure: This is an event that I am producing with Beverly Macy who is an instructor (of the social media class) at UCLA. You can follow the event on Twitter [...]
Social Median Acquired by XING of Germany
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 19th, 2008 in social networks.I have been a user of Social Median for a while and I have found it quite useful for the past few months and have seen it gain traction in the past 2 months. Well, it just got an email from thier CEO a few minutes ago. It reads as follows. “I am thrilled to [...]
12Seconds.TV Brings Video Slideshows to the iPhone, Web and Twitter
6 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 18th, 2008 in iphone, social media, social networks, twitter.Rating: I have been an early beta tester of 12seconds.TV for a long time and simply think that this micro-form of communication has some real advantages. Ever since they have hooked it into the Twitter API I think it is even more relevant as a communication form. Well, sometimes a few pics with a short [...]
Twitter Does Not Have a Revenue Plan? Think Again
4 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 17th, 2008 in social networks, twitter.Twitter Does Not Have a Revenue Plan? Think Again. I normally don’t go down the rabbit hole on these topics; but I will touch on this issue as I think it has some merit and will hopefully stop some of the rumor mongering. First: Twitter is run by some smart guys Second: Their seasoned investors [...]
Google Friend Connnect And Twitter Hook Up
3 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 16th, 2008 in Google, social networks, twitter.Google Friend Connect And Twitter Hook Up. According to the Twitter Blog: “Google included Twitter in their Friend Connect program which means folks can stay connected with their Twitter network on web sites that have activated the service. This particular integration did not require effort on our part so it was a quick win for [...]
Top iPhone Social Applications
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 3rd, 2008 in Facebook, iphone, social networks.Top iPhone Social Applications: We test a lot of iPhone applications in the social space and try to determine which are the most useful for people that want to stay connected to social networks while living a mobile lifestyle. What is important is application reliability, ease of navigation, functionality and user experience. Trying to replicate [...]
Twitter Grows 343% According to Nielsen
1 Comment Published by Rodney Rumford November 24th, 2008 in social networks, twitter.We all have heard the buzz about twitter growing rapidly. Nielsen is reporting today the the year over year growth is at 343%. This makes twitter the fastest growing social network online by percentage of growth. What is really interesting about this statistic is that I am quite candidly surprised that they have pegged the [...]
Consumer Twitter Survey
3 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford November 18th, 2008 in Research, social networks, twitter.We are all consumers online, so we need your help and input. We are in the process of gathering some accurate data about twitter usage & trends for some upcoming reports that we will be publishing. Please take 1 minute and click thru the 10 question survey. Your vote matters. Please feel free to retweet [...]
Michelle Obama Twitter Account Suspended
14 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford October 3rd, 2008 in social media, social networks, twitter.Michelle Obama Hijacked Twitter Account Suspended The brand hijackers on twitter have taken aim at both potential first ladies and hijacked their names on twitter. The interesting thing here is that while the hijacked Michelle Obama twitter account is suspended; the hijacked Cindy McCain account is not. What is important to notice here is that [...]
