Article Archive for July 2009
Twitter: Tweet for better broadband
Twitter proves to be an effective way to get broadband problems solved as pioneering broadband providers venture into the Tweetosphere, according to Top 10 Broadband. Customer service has, on occasion, been neglected by certain internet service providers, amid a backdrop of huge growth in the broadband sector in recent years. Principally the problems have arisen from complications when switching broadband supplier, opaque contract terms and technical faults. Top 10 Broadband’s ... Read More
Kirstie Alley Hosts Aquathon 2009 24hr Twitter & Ustream Telethon Tomorrow to Raise Money for Clean Water in Africa
Kirstie Alley and philanthropic organizer Steve Woods will host Aquathon 2009 tomorrow, the first 24-hour telethon on micro-blogging site Twitter and Live Video Streaming Site Ustream. The event will raise money for clean water in Africa by purchasing water pumps from PlayPumps International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to clean drinking water to millions in Africa. “Can you imagine your child drinking filthy contaminated water? Neither Can I. . ... Read More
Edmonton Fringe Theatre Adventures to Launch Global Social Media Strategy
Fringe Theatre Adventures, producers of North America’s oldest Fringe Festival have brought in one of Canada’s leading social media engagement firms, fusedlogic inc., for the 2009 Fringe Festival. The two organizations are excited about working together to draw more global attention to North America’s largest Fringe Festival. The work performed within social media by fusedlogic inc. will be a part of Industry Canada’s Marquee Tourism Events Program. Its purpose is ... Read More
New Micro Blogging Web Site Rivals Twitter and Facebook
TipDrop.com is a place where people come to give and receive tips on just about anything. In fact, in its first five days the site has had 1,000,000 page views and more than 3,000 tips. Do you want tips on the best new digital camera to buy? Need tips on how to drive traffic to your Web site? Check out TipDrop. “Many other micro blogging sites are flooded with useless information about what people had for breakfast or when they walked their dog,” Jonathan Leger, creator of ... Read More
Seekopia.com: Online social network
Seekopia.com, a new social network for bloggers today celebrated being online for 100 days since launching last April. Still in Beta, Seekopia is currently advertising to a very limited audience but has nonetheless already attracted close to 400 bloggers and over 750 posts have been submitted to date. Asked about the numbers, Seekopia founder Mr. Marc von Brockdorff said: “While the numbers are nowhere close to other online networks like Facebook or Twitter, we are completely on ... Read More
Digital River Launches New B2B E-Commerce Solution Called Business Direct
Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, introduced a new B2B e-commerce solution called Business Direct. Through Business Direct companies can offer their global resellers, and business customers and partners private online portals for making direct purchases and renewing subscriptions. The login-based portals complete with tailored purchasing plans, custom pricing and financing options, are designed exclusively to help companies strengthen ... Read More
Independent Social Networking Platform Released
The Branning Group has just launched a feature-packed, independent social networking platform. This package will allow investors and businesses to launch their own social network (like MySpace, Facebook, etc) targeted towards a local and/or niche market. The first site that launched off of the platform is bluecanvas.com; a social networking site geared towards the artist community. Alex Branning, the founder and Chief Technology Officer of the Branning Group, was ecstatic when asked ... Read More
Motivity Ecommerce and Content Management System Becomes a Google Website Optimizer Technology Partner
Motivity™, a website optimization platform, has been recognized by Google as an official Google Website Optimizer™ Technology Partner (WOTEP). Of the thousands of content management (CMS) companies worldwide, there are only seven Google Website Optimizer Technology Partners. Motivity™ is currently the only partner that integrates with Website Optimizer to make ecommerce testing easy. Motivity’s integration with Google Website Optimizer allows site owners to simultaneously ... Read More
GreatSchools Launches Social Media Initiative Promoting Parents Role in Education
GreatSchools, the national education nonprofit that 35 million people turn to in order to find the right school and support their children’s education, today announced the launch of The Great Parents Pledge, a social media initiative that encourages parents to commit to greater involvement as they prepare for the Back to School season. In the most challenging economic climate in recent history, with family, state and school budgets tighter than ever, GreatSchools is encouraging parents ... Read More
Documation Joins Popular Micro-Blogging Platform Twitter
Documation, an awarding winning provider of document management and workflow solutions has ventured into the growing world of social networking by creating a profile on the popular micro-blogging site, Twitter. “Communication is crucial to maintaining close relationships with customers and partners. With the ability to post up to the minute news, musings, accomplishments and other updates, it has never been easier to maintain this contact” Victoria Walmsley, Marketing Executive at ... Read More
