Twitter power: how social networking is revolutionising the music business
A&R men and other traditional insiders bypassed as new sites connect artists directly to fans By Alexandra Topping In decades gone by, misunderstood teens with questionable personal hygiene would gather in cramped independent record stores to share excitement about new music, enthuse about rare singles and discover other lost souls with a passion for southern [...]
New Online Business Directory Launches, Linking Businesses to Customers through Social Media
DirectoryCentral.com Offers Businesses a Way to Get Listed, Be Seen and Be Heard ATLANTA, GA, September 02, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — SocialTerrain, Inc. today announced the launch of its new online business directory, DirectoryCentral.com, connecting businesses to customers via social media. The system allows businesses to use the larger social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn [...]
Can Google Get Social Networking Right?
By Erica Naone Rumors that Google is building a new social network have persisted since late June, when Kevin Rose, CEO of Digg.com, posted on Twitter that the Web giant was working on a challenger to Facebook. The company’s recent actions–its reported investment in Zynga, a social gaming company, and its acquisition of Slide, a [...]
SEOCompany.net Launches Social Networking Packages for Businesses
Author: seocompa Agoura Hills, CA ( Worldprline ) August 16, 2010 – SEOCompany.net has brought internet marketing to surpassing levels when it comes to web promotions. Search engine optimization refers to converting your website visitors to potential buyers by displaying you as an expert in your field and giving a substantial amount of external links [...]
Social Media Ventures Signs Agreement for Online Directory to Expand PetsPlaces.com
JERICHO, NY, Aug 16, 2010 — Social Media Ventures, Inc. announced that the company has signed an agreement with Innovative Holdings, Inc. to develop and launch a new web directory. The web directory will be featured at SMVI’s social networking site, PetsPlaces.com (www.PetsPlaces.com). Innovative Holdings will create a directory of pet shops, veterinarians, pet groomers [...]
Social network ad spending to hit $1.7 billion in 2010
by Sid Yadav According to new research released Monday by eMarketer, U.S. advertisers will spend an estimated $1.7 billion in ads on social networks in 2010, accounting for 6.7 percent of all online ad spending. The dramatic rise — with growth of 20 percent this year, accelerating to 24 percent next year — shows why [...]
Social-Website Advertising Sales to Increase 29% Next Year, EMarketer Says
By Douglas MacMillan Facebook Inc. and rival operators of social-networking websites will see advertising sales rise 29 percent next year as marketers become increasingly drawn to their audiences, according to an estimate from EMarketer Inc. Ad spending on social sites will grow to $4.26 billion from an estimated $3.3 billion this year, Debra Aho Williamson, [...]
Social Media Misstep Gets Novartis an FDA Action Letter
by Denise Reynolds RD The Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (DDMAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cited Novartis AG because of the use of a social media widget on its website for the leukemia drug Tasigna. The widget, called “Facebook Share”, allows users to make representations about the drug [...]
Demand Media, Maker of Social-Media Applications, Plans $125 Million IPO
By Lee Spears Demand Media Inc., the developer of applications for social-media websites, plans to raise as much as $125 million in an initial public offering, it said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.