Posts Tagged ‘twitter marketing’

 

Schools to Limit Social Media Interactions Between Teachers & Students

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Last week, we told you about YouTube for Schools and how social media is making its way into the classroom. This weekend, the New York Times reported that school districts across the country are imposing new, strict guidelines that ban private conversations between teachers and students on cell phones, and on social sites like Facebook [...]

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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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Facebook Teams Up with Labor Dept. for “The Social Jobs Partnership”

Friday, October 21st, 2011

As of August, the seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate reached 9.1 percent, while job growth is at 1.1 percent. Although unemployment applications have dropped, the outlook for sustainable job growth remains dismal. As all levels of government implement different programs and initiatives designed to help job seekers find employment, the Los Angeles Times reports that Labor [...]

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Google Ventures Invests in Personalized Medicine

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Google seems to be launching a new startup in a different industry by the day. Just two days ago, we told you about the company’s plans for a new cloud music store, and today, we learn that Google’s omnipresence extends into the field of personalized medicine. Google Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Google [...]

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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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