Posts Tagged ‘LinkedIn marketing’

 

Navigating the New Facebook Timeline

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

In an official blog post last Thursday, Facebook announced that its biggest redesign has finally arrived. The new Facebook timeline was designed to “[give] you an easy way to rediscover the things you shared, and collect your most important moments,” in chronological order. Even the mildest change to the social network’s design or functionality leaves [...]

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Twitter Launches Site Revamp

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Although many a Facebook copycat has entered the social networking scene, the only serious competitor is Twitter. The microblogging site has been responsible for breaking major headlines, from the Hudson River plane crash to the death of Osama Bin Laden. Following logically in Facebook’s footsteps, Twitter launched a significant redesign on Thursday, Dec. 8. Twitter [...]

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Facebook Hiring Thousands in New York City Engineering Center

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Say what you will about the social networking giant, but there’s no denying the fact that Facebook has contributed to America’s sluggish economy. The company has now announced plans for a major New York City expansion, nearly doubling in size and bringing thousands of jobs to the market. This past Friday, the social network said [...]

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LinkedIn Introduces “Twitter-Style Posts for Your Business”

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Today, LinkedIn launches its new “Status Updates,” feature, introducing “Twitter-style posts for your business.” While the professional networking service has always allowed users to follow companies, the more than two million businesses with company pages can now post status updates to their followers. The new feature will allow companies to post updates from their company [...]

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Proving the Value of Social Media Marketing

Monday, September 26th, 2011

If you’ve ever handled social media for a company, you’ve likely had to remind the client on more than one occasion that it’s worthwhile, and not just another passing trend. While there are analytics that measure things like lifetime likes, page activity and conversion, it’s still difficult to measure the impact to the bottom line. [...]

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Social Media Background Checks: The End of Casual Social Networking?

Friday, July 29th, 2011

The national unemployment rate has yet to see any steady improvement, and in many states, has seen another recent increase. As if job seekers needed any more hurdles, the New York Times recently reported about a new trend among employers screening prospective employees: social media background checks. We’ve heard the stories about employees who have [...]

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Can Justin Timberlake Bring the Sexy Back to MySpace?

Monday, July 4th, 2011

This week, it was announced that social media bomb MySpace has been sold for $35 million, a mere fraction of the $580 million invested in the online networking site. While it may not have come as a big surprise to many, it’s certainly fascinating to reminisce about the time MySpace was king before competing for [...]

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