Social Media: Page 282


  • Facebook holds media event to explain its newsfeed

    The social network company breaks down why some feeds looks different, despite common friends and brand likes.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 19, 2012
  • Photos, video are to be prominent in Twitter search

    Top pictures and video will now be positioned above tweets in a search. 

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 16, 2012
  • Trendline

    Influencer Marketing

    Amid a surge in confidence and new platform approaches, brands continue to turn to influencers for fresh content that can reach online consumers.

    By Marketing Dive staff
  • Facebook responds to critics with 'Pages Only' News Feed

    Concerns about the reduced presence of pages in the regular news feed prompted Facebook to add a news feed that is “Pages Only.”

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 15, 2012
  • Facebook is adding a jobs board

    Wednesday’s announcement by Facebook reveals plans to launch a jobs board to rival Monster.com and LinkedIn.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 15, 2012
  • Mark Cuban lashes into Facebook, says it's driving away brands

    Paying per post prompts the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner to look elsewhere to promote his companies.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 14, 2012
  • Tumblr begins program that gives advertisers access to its application programming interface

    More than a dozen ad agencies and technology vendors have signed on for Tumblr’s A-List Partnership Program, gaining better API access and support.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 14, 2012
  • Agency exec. says 'innovation' officers don't work out

    Digiday brings back its "Digiday Confessions" series with anonymous digital agency exec who sounds off about the facts and fiction surrounding big changes at established offices.

    By Nov. 13, 2012
  • Two Iraq veterans launch “Linkedin for veterans”

    Rallypoint social network is aimed to help reduce veterans’ unemployment through online professional networking.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 13, 2012
  • CNN leads record-setting night for online traffic

    CNN, Fox, ABC and Politico all saw large gains in online traffic on election night compared to 2008.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 12, 2012
  • Proving that Facebook post promotion is not tied to page feed reach

    Data debunks the myth that Facebook had an alternative motive to algorithm change.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 8, 2012
  • Tumblr alters iOS app to make it native

    Tumblr app improved to integrate more with iOS instead of being a web view.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 8, 2012
  • Kibbles ‘n Bits tries new Facebook marketing campaign

    Dog food company see success from 8-bit game launched Nov. 1 on Facebook.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 8, 2012
  • Viewers could soon instantly purchase an item they see on a TV show

    NBC, American Express working to make it easier for viewers to buy what they see.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 8, 2012
  • Obama uses Twitter direct messaging to get out the vote

    Michelle Obama, Joe Biden sent direct messages on Election Day.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 7, 2012
  • Instagram now offering web profiles

    Web profiles for Instagram users are being rolled out gradually this week.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 6, 2012
  • GasBuddy, Twitter helping to monitor gas availability

    Gasbuddy.com/Sandy lets users know and report if a gas station is open, closed or out of fuel.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 6, 2012
  • Search and social marketing company Kenshoot gets $12 million

    Kenshoo claims to be managing $3 billion annually through its search engine marketing business alone.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 5, 2012
  • Facebook improves its application search

    Facebook continues its quest to become the leading application destination sponsored by advertising. 

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 2, 2012
  • Linkedin sees strong third-quarter growth

    The third quarter saw Linkedin’s revenue rise slightly from the second quarter and substantially year-over-year.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 2, 2012
  • American Apparel, Gap get bad public feedback after Hurricane Sandy marketing

    The two clothing retailers rubbed their audiences the wrong way with email and Twitter messages coinciding with the storm this week.

    By Nov. 1, 2012
  • Android is catching Apple for number of apps

    Android is coming close to 700,000 mobile apps.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 1, 2012
  • MSN editor takes on Twitter fact checking

    A Tumblr account used by an MSN international editor starts calling out Twitter’s fabrications.

    By Erik Hall • Nov. 1, 2012
  • Campbell's Soup plans to beef up marketing approach

    The expected hiring of a new chief marketing officer may take Campbell's Soup’s marketing in new direction.

    By Erik Hall • Oct. 31, 2012
  • Taylor Swift 'Red' campaign makes use of Target, Keds and Twitter

    Swift leveraged her 20 million Twitter followers to count down the days until her latest album's launch.

    By Erik Hall • Oct. 31, 2012
  • Social media communications expected play big role during Hurricane Sandy outages

    New Jersey residents may lose power shortly, but social media will potentially keep them in the loop.

    By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 29, 2012