Formspring Wants a Place Next to Twitter and Facebook Buttons
Formspring has announced $11.5 million in new funding, confirming earlier reports that the popular questions and answers service had taken on significant new capital from lead investor Redpoint Ventures. The company has also revealed a big…
Samsung shares its Social Media Success
Ever wonder how social media buttons and plugins can increase your website engagement rate and traffic? Samsung, the world’s largest technology company by sales, has some insights to share. Earlier this Fall, Samsung re-launched its U.S. website with a focus on consumer engagement, driving social media experiences and online community participation. By adding a number […]
HOW TO: Add Facebook “Like” Buttons to Your WordPress Blog
This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here. Facebook officially unveiled its new Open Graph API and tools a few weeks ago, making it possible for developers and end users to easily hook their own sites into Facebook’s broader ecosystem. In just the first […]
The Answer to Facebook’s Universal “Like” Button: OpenDislike
Last week, Facebook unveiled its universal “like” button, furthering its goal of world domination in the process. Thus, it was inevitable that someone, somewhere would develop the universal “dislike” button. OpenDislike.org, which is powered by German identity manager yiid.com, is really more proof of concept than something that is ever likely to be largely used […]