Google representative Marissa Mayer recently spoke with some bluntness about Google’s failures in the world of social networking. Of course, this wasn’t news to anyone who paid attention to the anticlimactic puff of smoke that was Buzz. “We haven’t gotten social right yet,” says Mayer. She also clarified that a part of the effort that [...]
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Google Fights for Autonomy in Europe and U.S.
As far as modern political struggles go, one of the most fiery has long been the battle on how much autonomy a business should have; with too little, they cannot grow or thrive, and with too much, they can overrun the market (becoming a monopoly, engaging in unfair practices, etc.). There are few places in [...]
Trusted Reviews Do Exist
Just admit it, you’re sick of one-way commercials from brands. You’d rather read a review of books, movies, cars, housings… almost anything, before you finally decide a purchase no matter how small. Why? Because purchases, be it big or small, means parting with your hard-earned cash, and for that you want everything to be a [...]
Google Acquires “eBook Technologies”
Sometimes we hear about a new Google acquisition because they make a big announcement about it; they’re excited about the features, the additions, what it will means for the industry! They want to tell the world. However, there are plenty of occasions where we hear about new moves only because of some insider information or [...]
NASA Ranks High in Social Media
As things go in the public sector with various organizations and interests, companies who are focused on research, education and other interests as opposed to profits and bottom lines are not immediately thought of in terms of being successful when it comes to gauging social media activities. After all, public companies or those organizations with [...]
Google Updates Productivity Features
Google is well more than a search engine these days, with the company taking on a major role in both providing services and pioneering new areas of web-based technology. The core concepts of Gmail and Google Docs make up much of Google’s current fighting force, and increases customer loyalty and potential business solutions. Always on [...]
Starbucks Enjoys Social Media Exposure
Starbucks is certainly no stranger to community involvement and corporate responsibility. Their involvement and awareness with many public issues has gotten them a nod from firms that measure social media exposure and involvement. There are many campaigns that Starbucks has initiated that have contributed to their social media popularity. Some of those campaigns have been [...]
Four Marketing Trends to Look for in 2011
Marketing trends change with the industry on a semi-regular basis. Depending on what’s technologically new or improved, marketing tactics adjust with those changes and affect the way businesses interact. Harris Interactive, an information gathering group for surveys, polls and web marketing analysis applications, recently conducted an in-depth study that gave the following: 87% of online [...]
The Launch of Jumo
Remember the social networking craze that surrounded Barack Obama when he was running for President? There was one person responsible for escalating his campaign to the height of awareness in the social networking world, and that was Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes. Well, Chris has launched another what-looks-to-be-promising online site as he officially launched his social [...]
Google Trends Show Hot Election Issues and Candidates
Since most informed American citizens decide to get educated on political issues on the days preceding (or day of) the election they’re voting in, search engine trends weren’t able to tell us too much about the issue heat map until after the election was finished. Additionally, the search engine searches show what issues people cared [...]
