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Infusionsoft Leverages Social Media to Grow Relationships

August 10, 2009 – 11:09 pm |

Infusionsoft, the leader in automatic follow-up software for small businesses with the famous ‘Double Your Sales’ guarantee, today announced some of the recent social media activities the company has undertaken to support users and nurture relationships with prospects, driving down support costs and increasing customer satisfaction in the process. Social media has proven to be an important way for Infusionsoft to build and maintain relationships with prospective and current ... Read More

TrafficTweet iPhone App Leverages Twitter Stream For Real-Time Driving Conditions

August 10, 2009 – 11:04 pm |

Mobomo, a developer of smart applications for smart phones, today announced the launch of TrafficTweet, a new Apple iPhone 3.0 OS app offering smartphone users a powerful yet easy way to view, search and “tweet” real-time traffic conditions in any U.S. city. Unique to TrafficTweet is that it relies on a public Twitter feed populated with real-time traffic data from the Twitter community. Key Features: Leverages iPhone 3.0 OS Maps API to directly embed Google Maps into the ... Read More

Twitter Tool, CheapTweet, Helps Students and Parents Save Money When Going Back-to-School

August 10, 2009 – 11:00 pm |

CheapTweet, a Twitter-based deals search engine, is busy gearing up for the upcoming back-to-school season. Today marks one month out from the beginning of the school year and now is the time when parents are planning back-to-school budgets and searching for ways to get the best bang for their buck. Compared to years past, consumers are faced with countless e-commerce channels when shopping for everything from backpacks and school supplies to classroom textbooks. At the same time, ... Read More

Facebook Agrees to Acquire Sharing Service FriendFeed

August 10, 2009 – 9:22 pm |

Facebook today announced that it has agreed to acquire FriendFeed, the innovative service for sharing online. As part of the agreement, all FriendFeed employees will join Facebook and FriendFeed’s four founders will hold senior roles on Facebook’s engineering and product teams. “Facebook and FriendFeed share a common vision of giving people tools to share and connect with their friends,” said Bret Taylor, a FriendFeed co-founder and, previously, the group product ... Read More

ChicagoNow – Local Blog Network

August 10, 2009 – 6:50 pm |

ChicagoNow is a network of more than 70 blogs on a wide range of topics reflecting the city’s passions-from politics and sports to fashion and sex. Bloggers include engaging Chicagoans such as former Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell, Miss Illinois 2009 Ashley Bond, auctioneer Leslie Hindman, socialite Candace Jordan, commentator Dennis Byrne, and the up-and-coming band I Fight Dragons. Established blogs such as the CTA Tattler, District 299 and Gapers Block are part of the ... Read More

eCoast Publishes Social Media Marketing Survey Results

August 10, 2009 – 6:40 pm |

eCoast, a leading provider of outsourced marketing and sales solutions to the technology industry, recently published the results of a nation-wide social media marketing survey. Beginning in May, 2009, eCoast surveyed over one hundred SMB companies in the high technology industry to gain a better understanding of where they stand with current marketing strategies and social media marketing initiatives. More than half of the survey respondents were actively using social media from a ... Read More

New Social Networking Site Encourages Writers to Communicate, Write and Earn

August 10, 2009 – 4:42 pm |

Xomba, Inc. announced today the release of their newly designed website which allows its members to earn money by publishing a variety of articles and content. Members publish articles on topics of interest to them, share their work within a community of writers and readers, and earn sums that far outweigh that of the average internet blogger. “We wanted to reach out to a community of writers who enjoy blogging and other forms of online writing,” explained Xomba.com creator, ... Read More

Facebook Social Gamers Overtake MySpace for Dominance of Wargods Online

August 10, 2009 – 11:17 am |

In the six months since Wargods Online (www.wargods-online.com) was launched by Enigma Games (www.enigma-games.com), social gamers on MySpace and Facebook have fought it out for immortal fame. MySpace had dominated the action due to their huge population advantage, allowing even casual gamers to enjoy the fun. Recently, however, control has shifted. Facebook is gaining more than 300 new players each day, and has 23,244 gamers, compared to the 23,115 on MySpace. The even numbers have not ... Read More

Is Social Networking Changing Childhood

August 10, 2009 – 9:47 am |

Common Sense Media today released the results of a national poll of teens and parents on social networking behaviors. The poll, conducted by The Benenson Strategy Group, illustrated that kids increasingly connect with friends, classmates, and people with similar interests through social networks – and that parents are out of the loop. According to the poll’s key findings, teens admit to many behaviors while using social networks: 22% of teens check social networking sites more than ... Read More

Human Resources Social Network HRM Today is Auctioned on eBay

August 9, 2009 – 10:12 pm |

Innovative human resources social networking site HRM Today is being auctioned off through eBay, keeping with the online community’s vision of elevating the human resources profession through the use of Web 2.0 technology. The wide-ranging network of collaborative, multi-author blogs, events, forums, and groups has nearly 1,200 members, along with a healthy presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, which boasts over 1,700 followers. “We’re amazed at the organic growth of HRM ... Read More