BREAKING: Twitter Acquires Tweetie
Twitter has just announced that it has acquired Atebits, the company behind the popular Tweetie iPhone app and Mac desktop application. Tweetie’s creator, Loren Brichter, will be joining the Twitter team as well. The app will be renamed “Twitter for iPhone” and be made free in the next few weeks. Twitter CEO Evan Williams explained […]
LinkedIn Adds Former Ask.com CEO to Its Board of Directors
LinkedIn has added Skip Battle, the former CEO of Ask.com and a current board member of Netflix and Expedia.com, to its board of directors. Battle is the first independent director to join LinkedIn. According to Reuters, the 66 year old former executive joined the LinkedIn board several weeks ago, but the addition is only being […]
Kevin Rose’s First Move as Digg CEO: Kill the DiggBar
Social news website Digg is getting rid of the controversial DiggBar as soon as the upcoming version of Digg exits beta, acting CEO Kevin Rose announced in a blog post today. All previously banned domains will also be unbanned when the new Digg launches, Rose said. DiggBar is an iFrame toolbar that sits on top […]
Yelp Makes Big Changes in Effort to End Extortion Claims
Local review powerhouse Yelp is rolling out a number of product changes on Tuesday in an effort to put to rest allegations that it hides negative reviews in exchange for money. Such allegations aren’t a new problem for Yelp, but came to a head in February when a class action lawsuit was filed against the […]
New Version of Digg Revealed
At the “Bigg Digg Shindigg” event at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference (SXSWi), Digg CEO Jay Adelson revealed that the popular social bookmarking site is getting a major overhaul, teasing the audience about new features such as personalized feeds and the return of the Digg leaderboard. The new version of the website is not […]
Brizzly Launches a Guide to Twitter Trends and iPhone App
Web-based Twitter client Brizzly has three major developments to report: a new free iPhone app, a new Brizzly Guide (which gives trending topics on Twitter their own hub pages as permanent resources for information on the top Twitter discussion items over time), and the acquisition of WikiRank. The Brizzly Guide is a user-editable area that […]
HootSuite to Integrate with Foursquare and MySpace This Week
Today at the #140tc Twitter Conference in Seattle, Washington (which I keynoted this morning), HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes announced that its popular Twitter application will be integrating with both MySpace and Foursquare, starting this week at the South by Southwest Interactive conference. HootSuite is one of the more popular Twitter applications, one specifically geared towards […]
Coffee with the CEO 2009 April 06: Social Media is NOT the Marketing Silver Bullet
Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Group, talks about how social media fits into an overall, well-planned marketing plan. Social media is not the silver bullet to immediately begin bringing in quality leads or generate cash flow. Time to generate trust and relationships on social media networks is crucial. Define your marketing goals and allow social […]
Coffee with the CEO 2009 April 06: Social Media is NOT the Marketing Silver Bullet
Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Group, talks about how social media fits into an overall, well-planned marketing plan. Social media is not the silver bullet to immediately begin bringing in quality leads or generate cash flow. Time to generate trust and relationships on social media networks is crucial. Define your marketing goals and allow social […]
Coffee with the CEO 2009 March 10: Why should your business use Social Media Marketing
Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Group, discusses the top 5 reasons why your business should be using Social Media Marketing. http://www.coffeewiththeceo.com http://www.keithparnell.com http://www.jasegroup.com http://www.jasemarketing.com Duration : 0:8:49