Article Archive for October 2009
AVG LinkScanner Solves Critical Social Network Issue
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web pages, because it tests the destination of each URL link in real time and does not rely upon blacklists that become outdated as soon as they’re created due to ...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
Gospel Music Goes Social at Gospelville.com
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 Launches New Blog JSYK.com
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
Orbit – A New Social Phonebook Application
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 to Launch New Micro Blog and Mobile Initiatives With Dr. Rey
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
AntiVirus Market offers Protection for Social Networking Sites and Web 2.0 Applications
AntiVirus Market, a leading reseller of antivirus and IT security software products, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to offer Armorlogic’s Profense web application firewall, the first web application firewall to support JSON based web services. The use of JSON has exploded as developers of social networking sites and web 2.0 applications select JSON for its low overhead. Social networking sites were the most attacked web sites in the first half of 2009 with ... Read More
Ford’s Social Media Expert to Speak at Oct. 22 IABC Detroit Breakfast
Put Social Media To Work For Your Organization” is the topic of IABC Detroit’s breakfast meeting from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, on the University of Michigan’s Dearborn campus. Scott Monty, global digital and multimedia communications manager at Ford Motor Company, will talk about social media as part of communications campaigns. His personal blog, scottmonty.com, shares Monty’s “perspectives on social media — the convergence of marketing, ... Read More
Ariba Responds to Social Media Challenge
Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, is gearing up to make a difference. The company today announced its participation in theDonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge, a unique charity event in which the Blogosphere’s elite will compete to solicit donations from their online communities to support critical educational projects across the nation’s schools. “The DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge is a fun way to involve online ... Read More
The Washington Post and Bloomberg to Launch Global News Service
The Washington Post and Bloomberg will launch a global news service, The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News, which will offer a selection of content from The Post and BLOOMBERG NEWS® stories to newspapers, Web sites and other subscribers daily. The Post, the leading source of news about Washington, and Bloomberg, the world’s most influential financial news organization, will also produce a co-branded Web-based business news page on washingtonpost.com, incorporating ... Read More
2009 BlogWorld New Media Expo to Explore Social Media
Organizers of the 2009 BlogWorld & New Media Expo, which will gather the leading voices of social media in Las Vegas from October 15 to 17, announced today a panel to explore the need for standards and ethics in social media, particularly in the area of public journalism and political opinion. The panel, devoted to The Future of Journalism, will feature CNN anchor Don Lemon; award-winning critic, NYU journalism professor and PressThink blog author Jay Rosen; conservative radio host ... Read More
