Article Archive for August 2009
Brighterplanet.com Relaunches; Site Helps Consumers Take Charge Of Carbon Footprint
Brighter Planet, a clean-energy startup that helps people adopt planet-friendly practices and reap rewards while doing so, turned on their new website today. A free, fun, and easy-to-use web utility, the new brighterplanet.com brings some order and control to what can be a difficult process — tweaking one’s lifestyle to minimize the amount of carbon pollution produced. Brighterplanet.com — a year’s work in the making and built from ground up with the assistance of web design ... Read More
Mobile Community QEEP grows even faster than online communities Facebook and Myspace
With a growth rate of more than 100% in the last 6 months, today the mobile community qeep reaches the 2,000,000 user mark. Having only been released internationally in March 2008, qeep reached its first 1 million users in less than a year and by April 2009 had already 1,500,000 users. Qeep’s user figures are convincing, especially when looking at the growth rates experienced by the well-known internet communities like Facebook and MySpace. Nielsen recently published a study entitled ... Read More
Social Networking Meets the International Marketplace with VandM 2.0
Vintage and Modern, Inc. , a dynamic online marketplace for antiques, modern furnishings, art and jewelry is revolutionizing the way people shop for vintage pieces with the launch of VandM 2.0. In addition to social networking elements that will encourage dialogue between dealers, buyers and collectors, the newly redesigned site offers the company’s services in over 40 different languages. It will now be possible for an interior designer in New Mexico to easily source ornate wooden statues ... Read More
Mayor Sbranti Launches Social Media Outreach via nuAlerts
Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti announced today the launch of his website (www.timsbranti.net) and his network on NuAlerts (www.nualerts.com), a social media marketing tool for getting the word out to his residents via Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and email. Mayor Sbranti will use these new online tools to accomplish his mission of transforming City of Dublin into a Smarter City with better informed and connected residents. Residents can “Be the First to Know” about breaking news, important ... Read More
Bazaarvoice Unveils New Social Network Accelerators
Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today unveiled new Social Network Accelerators to help its clients effectively leverage social networks in their social commerce strategies. Bazaarvoice, which pioneered the social commerce market, launched ShoutIt! in 2007 to help marketers amplify the voices of their most influential customers on social networks. The company continues to lead the industry in defining new ways to maximize ... Read More
Twitter, Facebook and co. find themselves targeted by the Cyber-Mafia
Social networking sites such as Facebook, StudiVZ or Twitter are enjoying increasing popularity. The growing visitor numbers and constant new offers ensure that cyber criminals are also taking note of these portals, causing them to be increasingly targeted by the black economy. Alongside social networks, Windows users will continue to remain amongst the favourite victims of attacks using worms, Trojans and viruses. Moreover, the attackers are increasingly targeting the users of smartphones. ... Read More
