Burson-Marsteller (B-M) today announced the results of a research study into the use of social media by twenty leading brand name companies in Australia. The study examined online stakeholder engagement via corporate blogs, official Facebook Fan Pages and Twitter. “The research suggests that a large number of companies have dipped a toe in the social media arena without following through. The study revealed a lot of inactive accounts, which could suggest ad-hoc efforts with no clear ... Read More

Open-Xchange, the leading provider of open source groupware, today announced enhancements that vastly simplify the aggregation of e-mail and contact information — personal and business — giving users access to their data anywhere, anytime and with any device. To improve ease-of use, the latest enhancements introduce a wizard that eases the setup for new and existing Open-Xchange users. The wizard configures the subscriptions of external mail accounts from Google, GMX, Web.de ... Read More

It’s no surprise that the way we communicate with people is changing. Some call it the Communication Revolution and it’s characterised largely by the use of Web 2.0 technology and websites such as LinkedIn and Facebook, otherwise known as Social Networking & Media.?? With this in mind, Michelle Fischer of Creative Leadership, and Linda Parkinson-Hardman of Grow a Better Business, invite you to contribute to their research into the trends that are taking place within the context ... Read More

Verizon Wireless and iSkoot, a leading provider of mobile Web services, today announced the availability of Social Beat, the free social media application that allows Verizon Wireless customers nationwide to simplify their mobile social networking with a single app. Running on the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G network, Social Beat makes it easy for Verizon Wireless customers to stay fully connected to popular social media sites, including Facebook®, ... Read More

Unlock a world of friends, entertainment and games from the comfort of your couch, displayed on the best screen in the house, using Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE. Tomorrow, Xbox LIVE members around the world will have their Xbox 360 console transformed and plugged into the best value in home entertainment, with access to Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune video with instant-on HD, all right in their living rooms. • Facebook.2 Update your status to share what movie, game or entertainment ... Read More

ASOS.com, the UK’s leading online fashion store, has launched ASOSreviews.com, an exciting Twitter-powered feedback and reviews micro-site. The site follows ASOS.com’s hugely successful launch of ASOS Life, an online community that facilitates interaction and conversation between the brand and its consumers. James Hart, eCommerce Director at ASOS.com, said ‘ASOSreviews.com is a great way for us to keep in touch with and be open about the real-time feelings of our customers. Its ... Read More

Audi today released the final social media video installment documenting behind-the-scenes considerations that shaped its entries in this year’s Los Angeles Design Challenge, a competition associated with the upcoming L.A. Auto Show involving Southern California automotive studios. As part of the design process, the Audi design team leveraged social media as an interactive forum through which to solicit consumer insights. Using the Audi Facebook page as a central hub, the team was ... Read More

Twitter has taken the online social networking community by storm. Millions of users post updates throughout the day that are now going well beyond the classic tagline of just “what are you doing?” Rather, what is posted on Twitter contains a wealth of information about ones life experiences. Just like a diary or journal, a stream of Twitter updates come together to tell a story. A new service recently launched by 140bio.com now allows users to publish those experiences as ... Read More

Open-Xchange, the leading provider of business-class open source collaboration software, announced today an agreement with Dotster, Inc., a leading full-service provider of essential resources for businesses and individuals to get online and grow online, to deploy Open-Xchange for its e-mail users. Dotster has established itself among the world’s largest domain name registrars with more than 3 million domain holdings under management and servicing hundreds of thousands of customers ... Read More

7Summits, a new type of Social Business Agency, announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Jive Software designed to deliver more end-to-end social business solutions for enterprises through a combination of Jive’s Social Business Software (SBS) and 7Summits’ Strategic Framework for Applied Social Media. 7Summits provides Social Business Strategy and related services that leverage Jive’s SBS to deliver custom, tailored social communities. Jive SBS is applied to key ... Read More

myRete is announcing WhosHere 2.0. The WhosHere 2.0 marquee new feature is WhosHere Voice. As long as both parties have a Wi-Fi connection, WhosHere Voice allows our 750,000 users to call any other user for free. The recipient does not even have to be in the app to take a WhosHere call. There are two unique components of WhosHere Voice. First, each user controls who has permission to call them. Second, users do not give out any personal information to make or receive a call. Users do not ... Read More

As part of its commitment to providing the best photo sharing experience for customers, KODAK Gallery launched a new application that allows users to share Gallery photos directly to their Facebook streams and profile pages. In a few quick clicks, Gallery members simply select favorite photos or albums and click the link to share on Facebook. “KODAK Gallery’s Facebook application is part of the faster, more user-friendly Gallery, which helps members easily share their ... Read More

JabberMonkey.com, a new Social Expression site that promotes self expression is now accepting sign-ups for its Beta Program, the final phase of testing before national launch. Interested participants can sign up at www.jabbermonkey.com to reserve a spot as a beta user. Anyone who signs up now will have first look and will be notified when the Beta Program begins in December by email. JabberMonkey.com is a Social Expression site that allows its members to post questions about any topic, ... Read More

In a world where people are connected across multiple sites on the Internet, TimesJobs.com, the leading Job Portal from The Times Group, for the first time, allows users to aggregate their profile information from everywhere at one place, to give recruiters a comprehensive view of themselves, with TimesJobs Global Connect. TimesJobs Global Connect will enable users to link all their professional online identities and work to their TimesJobs.com resume. A candidate can link their chat ... Read More

Alterian (LSE: ALN) the leading international integrated marketing platform provider announced that full-service marketing firm Epsilon has expanded a long standing partnership with Alterian by selecting the SM2 software solution to help deliver social media monitoring and analysis to Epsilon clients. Under a new multiyear agreement, SM2 will enable Epsilon to monitor communications and attitudes across the social media spectrum quicker and in a more structured fashion with richer ... Read More