Google and Facebook Join ‘It Gets Better’ Campaign
Update: LinkedIn did a similar video too. Kudos. Catch it below. It Gets Better is a project aimed to help LGBT youths to overcome bullying and find happiness. Often, closed-minded guardians wouldn’t allow LGBT adults to talk to their children. So, to communicate with LGBT youths that life does get better, this project uses videos […]
Friendster, Still the Largest in Asia
Cameron Ng is a citizen of the World Wide Web. He once gave up actual food just so that he could do Stratholme one more time. The first thing he does every morning when he wakes up is to check his Twitter account and his Facebook profile. The Internet is his life. Contrary to popular […]
Can One Man Communicate Solely Through Social Media for a Month?
As @SilentClark, Clark Harris is communicating solely through social media channels during the month of May to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Harris started the experiment as a tribute to his mother, Ruth Harris, whose 10-year battle with cancer ended last February. Thinking back to a more traditional fundraising campaign […]
LinkedIn Launched Seven Years Ago Today
It took a tweet from LinkedIn Senior Director of Corporate Communications Kay Luo for us to find out, but it’s true: LinkedIn turns seven years old today. While LinkedIn was founded in December of 2002, the actual website didn’t launch until May 5, 2003. That makes it older than Facebook (2004), Twitter (2006), YouTube (2005), […]
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 […]
3 Ways Live Events Improve Online Communities
Katie Morse is a Community Manager at Radian6, the social media monitoring and engagement platform. She blogs at Candid Katie and is @misskatiemo on Twitter. In my role as a Community Manager, I talk to a lot of people online as I work through my day. Whether it’s responding to a tweet, commenting on a […]
LinkedIn for BlackBerry Released [SCREENSHOTS]
BlackBerry users, LinkedIn has finally arrived; The business social network has just launched LinkedIn for BlackBerry, version 1.0. The new LinkedIn BlackBerry app, which you can download now online or very soon from the BlackBerry App World app, not only provides users with access to their connections, invitations, and messages, but provides deep integration with […]
Lunchwalla Makes Restaurant Planning Easy
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Lunchwalla Quick Pitch: Social planning website that offers restaurant suggestions, organizes plans and […]
Doral Chamber of Commerce's Social Media Seminar April 11, 2009, HYatt Place Doral
Video of attendees at Doral Chamber of Commerce’s Social Media Seminar April 11, 2009, HYatt Place Doral. We learned abour Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Technorati, Digg, Delicious, Meetup, Pingoat, LinkedIn, Splash Pages, Rodmat Solutions and much more! What a seminar! Duration : 0:4:19
Social Media Marketing Cashmap Preview
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Top 8 Ways To Use Social Media
In this video I talk about the important things that matter in Social Media to be respected within the community. Connecting face to face and being grateful for the inspiration, guidance, and support from others will help you during your journey. Duration : 0:5:49
Small Business Viral Marketing Tips, SES San Jose 2008
Jennifer Laycock and Andrew Goodman of Page Zero Media follow up their SES San Jose 2008 “”Igniting Viral Campaigns”” session with a discussion of the best tips on viral campaigns and social media marketing, especially for small business who want to make the most of their business online without spending too much money. The two […]
Social Computing: From Message Boards to Blogs and Beyond
[Recorded Feb 14, 2006] Usenet guru Erik Fair, virtual worlds pioneer and Yahoo! Community Strategist Randy Farmer, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, and Six Apart co-founder Mena Trott, together with top Wall Street Journal columnist Kara Swisher, discuss fascinating personal stories and perspectives about social computing: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Duration : 1:34:44