Category Archives: News

Pin me up: according to Experian, Pinterest is the third most popular social network

Here we are: Pinterest, the new kid on the block has become the third competitor in the social network arena. Experian’s “2012 Digital Marketer: Benchmark and Trend Report” says social networking has reached new highs, with 91 percent of adults … Continue reading

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Social media influencers? According to Klout there are five trend-setters types

I like Klout even though I’m still trying to fully understand its boundaries and features. Anyway, it’s a good tool to measure social media influence these days. But, Is there any emerging model for social media influencers too? This is … Continue reading

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Academy Awards 2012: who won? Actors? Actresses? Movies? No, social media!

Ok, I do think Meryl Streep deserved her 2012 Oscar as well all the other folks on the red carpet… as I wrote yesterday there’s another big winner even though it’s not holding an Oscar. Actually, the real winner this … Continue reading

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Texting while walking: a viral video and some good lessons from NYT

“Texting While Walking” by Casey Neistat is a humorous cautionary video about the dangers of composing text messages while walking.  Casey Neistat is a New York-based filmmaker and the video is a New York Times opinion-documentary. While there’s little current … Continue reading

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Friend or not on Facebook: a parents’ dilemma explained

A research by Lab42 just published, delves deep into one of the worst problem parents are facing these days within their family. Does a social network – and siblings relationship – mean that all parents are friend with their children? … Continue reading

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2011: a video summary of the whole year as seen through Twitter – and the growth of Twitter itself too!

Jeremiah Warren. has come up with a brilliant round up of the biggest stories in 2011 via Twitter. If 2011 is to be considered the year of Social Media, Twitter is, for sure, the star of all Social Networks. Most … Continue reading

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Community vs. content? Or just as important?

This post on Mashable well deserves your attention. What are you doing to facilitate quality discussion on your blog or website? The main assumption is: News sites should think less about their comments and more about the discussion they’re facilitating. … Continue reading

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Are Bloggers Journalists? Are blogs to be considered as news services?

I blog, therefore I’m a journalist  You should not take for granted this statement: the debate whether blogging should be seen as a different kind of journalism is quite hot (and has been for a long time). Fact is, there’s … Continue reading

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2011 aftermath: Top Social Media Events of the year

SocialMediaWeek has compiled a list of the top 10 social media events that made this year a social year. Arab Spring and the Middle Eastern uprisings Japanese earthquake and tsunami Occupy Wall Street Death of Steve Jobs Rebecca Black’s Friday … Continue reading

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Facebook Timeline and Twitter Brand Pages: the hottest social updates

The new hot topics in the last two days: Facebook Timeline: love it or hate it, that’s how your Facebook profile (and mine as well) is gonna be like. A streamlined and time-oriented timeline (that is!) User experience has changed … Continue reading

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