Article Archive for July 2009
Advertisers Much More Likely Than Consumers to Believe in Power of Twitter
What are you doing? It seems like everyone, especially in the media, is answering that question in 140 characters or less with a “tweet” and letting their “followers” know what they are up to each hour of the day. But is Twitter something that is in its infancy, something that is just a media darling or has it already experienced its fifteen minutes of fame? These are some of the results of a new LinkedIn Research Network/Harris Poll® of 1,015 advertisers from agencies or ... Read More
XING Partner Ecosystem starts with 16 applications from 13 partners
The new XING Partner Ecosystem is paving the way for even more diverse ways for the over 7.5 million XING members to benefit from the platform in their daily working lives. At the same time, the launch marks the opening up of the leading European business network for new applications from third-party developers. A total of 16 applications from XING and 13 new partners from seven countries will be launched step by step on the XING platform from this afternoon onwards. Utilizing the new ... Read More
Huddle.net launches on XING business social network
Huddle.net has today unveiled its team collaboration and project management application for the XING business social network. Huddle Workspaces is one of the first applications to be available as a part of XING’s new Partner Ecosystem launch. XING is the leading European business social network with more than 7.5 million users worldwide. It is available in 16 languages including English, German, Spanish, Turkish, Italian and French. For the XING OpenSocial platform launch, Huddle.net ... Read More
Raptr Launches Multi-Network IM Made for Gaming, Enabling Chat and Game-Tracking Across All Major Instant Messaging Platforms
Raptr (http://raptr.com), the social utility that allows you to connect with your gaming friends and see what the world is playing, today announced the launch of its new multi-network instant messaging service. The next step in delivering a comprehensive communications platform for gamers across the social web, Raptr now allows users to chat with their friends on any IM network, all in one friends list, from their PC, Mac or even from their Xbox 360. Raptr’s new IM service supports all ... Read More
Offerpal Media Surpasses 100 Million User Accounts
Offerpal Media, the leading virtual currency monetization platform for social applications, online games, virtual worlds, social networks, mobile applications and other social gaming publishers, today announced at the Casual Connect conference in Seattle, WA, that it has surpassed 100 million unique user accounts in its database, representing more than 250 million total transactions. The milestone speaks to the tremendous growth of the social gaming industry and demonstrates the high ... Read More
VOIS and Twitter Hooking Up Employers and Freelancers
VOIS, Inc., http://www.vois.com (pronounced “Voice”) (OTCBB: VOIS) (OTCBB: VOISW) today introduced Micro.VOIS (http://Micro.VOIS.com) for Twitter. Micro.VOIS, built on top of Twitter, is the easiest way for Twitter users to tell others that they want work or have work to offer. Using Micro.VOIS is as easy as adding #wantwork or #havework in a Twitter update (also known as a “Tweet”). As members Tweet jobs and opportunities, Micro.VOIS monitors the relevant data ... Read More
Bloggled.com LaunchesTwitter Backup Tool
Bloggled.com, a blog backup & service company that is quickly becoming one of the most recognizable names in in blog backup security, has launched a new tool that expands its services to Twitter accounts. The Twitter backup service saves and organizes tweets, follow lists, and other important aspects of the user’s Twitter account. In the event that the data is lost, users will be able to retrieve all of their backed up updates, lists of the users who they are following, and ... Read More
A New Oracle For Online Socialites – Socialepic.com
With new innovations regularly occurring in online domains however, there is always room for a finished product. Socialepic.com should take you to a zone of complex perfection that none has dared till now. At the base, it would just be a social networking site. It is only in execution that it stands out. Stylized flash applications like multi-user video chatting and music player would be more user-friendly. Your desktop would seem refurbished with new icons and unique items like ... Read More
SupplyFrame Media Reaches Across the Twitterverse
SupplyFrame, Inc. today announced the launch of a new service for technical professionals to quickly retrieve information on electronic components using Twitter. Datasheeter, the name of the new service, allows Twitter users to view component specifications through any Twitter application or web site. The Datasheeter search tool, also known as a bot, is the evolution of several ideas for assisting engineers around the world to get quick access to accurate technical information. ... Read More
Vocus Virtual Social Media Conference: – How to Effectively Leverage Social Media
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, is presenting the Vocus Virtual Social Media Conference: How to Effectively Leverage Social Media. The all-day virtual event will be held on July 23, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (EST). The keynote session titled “Putting the Public Back in Public Relations,” is presented by the authors of the book with the same title — Brian Solis and Deirdre K. Breakenridge. In ... Read More
