evocos, a leading provider of event and delegate management applications, today launched their new Facebook Fan Page. Aimed as an additional medium in which the company can keep in touch with its customers and partners, the Facebook page will act as a platform to communicate with fans and operate as a resource point for those in the event management industry. The evocos Facebook page is open for everyone, and can be viewed here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/evocos-Event-Managem…. ... Read More

Residents of NYC, Atlanta, Miami and San Francisco already have lifestyle website Social Diva™ (www.socialdiva.com) to keep them in the know and enhance their social lives. Now women in Los Angeles (http://los-angeles.socialdiva.com/) and Everywhere (http://everywhere.socialdiva.com/) can join the ranks of Divadom with Social Diva’s new website. Redesigned by award winning agency Digital Surgeons, Social Diva has been enhanced both on front end usability for its customers and in the ... Read More

SocialVibe (www.socialvibe.com), the leading social media utility that empowers people to benefit their causes by engaging with brands, announced the program “Click 4 Good” today. Expanding real world trick-or-treating online, Click 4 Good is a virtual neighborhood on SocialVibe (www.socialvibe.com/click4good) comprised of houses representing charities, each of which aim to bring relief to those in need. (Photo: ... Read More

StrongMail Systems, Inc., a leading provider of online marketing solutions for email and social media, and Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX), a global information solutions leader, today announced Equifax Social Influencer, a social media-powered customer acquisition solution, the first initiative of a newly formed strategic partnership between the two companies. Unique to the industry, Equifax Social Influencer combines StrongMail’s Influencer viral marketing solution and strategic ... Read More

People were talking about your company last month on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Digg, Technorati, and the list goes on. Social media is here to stay. Make a plan, or better yet âEUR” work with someone who can help you with this plan, and put it into action. DonâEUR t be a laggard -your customers are expecting a social media presence from you. 1) Use It! Top companies such as Starbucks, Dell and Ford use social media to connect, communicate and market to their customers. ... Read More

Facebook and The Nielsen Company have formed a strategic alliance designed to leverage Facebook’s global consumer base and Nielsen’s marketing research capabilities. Their first venture is called Nielsen BrandLift and it provides Facebook users with the option to join in on polls which measure their attitudes and purchasing intentions from the display advertising that appears within Facebook. Nielsen Brandlift will be firstly launched in the US and then roll out around the world. ... Read More

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Kaixin001, the largest and fastest-growing social networking site in China, are joining forces with a three-year partnership to develop innovative mobile applications that will help millions of users access the site wherever and whenever they want. Launched in March 2008, Kaixin001 already has more than 50 million subscribers in China and among Chinese speakers across the world, and is attracting about 200,000 new registrations a day. With subscribers now ... Read More

SimplyTweet 2.4, the iPhone Twitter Application adds new features and bug fixes. This is an update to their full featured Twitter application for iPhone and iPod touch. SimplyTweet combines a fast, simple user interface and a rich set of features. It supports advanced functionality such as mentions and direct messages push notifications, themes, photo search, and photo and video posting to sites including TwitPic and Posterous. SimplyTweet is a full featured Twitter iPhone Application ... Read More

ahoy-ahoy.net , the first seafarer’s social network optimized for the maritime broadband connection, has been named the winner of the 2009 Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Award in the Technical Innovation category. The awards presentation was held in Dubai. The award was presented by Captain Jitendra Misra, Chairman at the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers to Mr. Asad Salameh, President of World-Link Communications. Originality, imagination and practicality are the ... Read More

For the first time, NASA Twitter followers are invited to view a space shuttle launch in person at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is hosting this unique Tweetup on Nov. 11 and 12. Space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to launch at 4:04 p.m. EST, Nov. 12 on its STS-129 mission to the International Space Station. “This will be NASA’s fifth Tweetup for our Twitter community,” said Michael Cabbage, director of the News Services division at NASA ... Read More

The popular practice of embedding shortened URL into Twitter tweets, Digg posts and other social networking communications is being threatened by hackers who use the anonymity of these URLs to hide poisoned web pages. AVG LinkScanner® is the only security tool available today that can detect the presence of these poisoned web pages, because it tests the destination of each URL link in real time and does not rely upon blacklists that become outdated as soon as they’re created due to ... Read More

The Gospelville.com site now provides it’s members with gadgets that will allow members to share their Gospel music through other social networks on the internet, bringing other like-minded, believing individuals to share in our community. Gospelville.com is getting ready to launch their first annual Gospel Music Talent Search using Social Media. A representative of Gospelville says, “Come join our family at today www.Gospelville.com. Here you can share your beautiful musical ... Read More

AOL announced the launch of JSYK.com (Just So You Know), http://www.jsyk.com, a new tween and teen pop culture blog featuring celebrity news, photos, videos, polls, quizzes and more. The target audience of JSYK.com is 9-15 year-olds. JSYK.com is launching in conjunction with its sponsorship of The First National Tween Girl Summit 2009 being held in Washington, D.C. on October 10. “JSYK.com allows us to serve a need within the online tween and teen market that is currently not being ... Read More

Trilibis Mobile, an innovative developer of mobile search and social networking applications, today announced Orbit™, the first cross-platform, cross-network, cross-device mobile social phonebook that cleverly organizes all of your communication channels: voice, text, e-mail and social networking. The application has two unique differentiators that provide users with an enhanced experience. The Inner Orbit feature lets users choose which contacts to follow closely and helps users ... Read More

Quepasa Corporation (Pink Sheets: QPSA), one of the world’s fastest-growing Latino social networks, today announced two new initiatives with famed Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Rey. Dr. Rey, who was born in Brazil, is an accomplished surgeon, medical consultant and author, best known as the star of the hit reality series “Dr. 90210″ on the E! Network. Under an existing partnership, whereby Dr. Rey maintains his online health and beauty community comprising ... Read More