Article Archive for July 2009
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 to ... 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
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
