Facebook Begins Reporting on 'Social Context' In Ads
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Facebook Begins Reporting on 'Social Context' In Ads

16y Zachary Rodgers

Facebook Begins Reporting on 'Social Context' In A...

Advertisers can measure social endorsements in their Facebook ads, and the impact all those "likes" have on click-through rate. Read More...

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Pepsi Re-Ups 'Refresh,' Extends Project Overseas
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Pepsi Re-Ups 'Refresh,' Extends Project Overseas

16y Jack Marshall

Pepsi Re-Ups 'Refresh,' Extends Project Overseas

Says the campaign benefits both its brand and local communities, and plans global roll-out in 2011. Read More...

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Quantity vs. Quality: What Gets You Ahead in Social Media?
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Quantity vs. Quality: What Gets You Ahead in Social Media?

16y Liana Evans

Quantity vs. Quality: What Gets You Ahead in Socia...

Understanding the quality of your followers is just as important as knowing how many you have. Read More...

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Users Over 50 Double Social Networking Use in a Year
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Users Over 50 Double Social Networking Use in a Year

16y Jack Marshall

Users Over 50 Double Social Networking Use in a Ye...

Sites such as Facebook and Twitter are attracting larger, more frequent audiences among U.S. users aged 50 and over. Read More...

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Why Merchandising Must Get Social
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Why Merchandising Must Get Social

16y Sam Decker

Why Merchandising Must Get Social

User-generated content can influence shoppers during these three phases of online decision-making. Read More...

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Facebook Continues Strong International Growth
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Facebook Continues Strong International Growth

16y Jack Marshall

Facebook Continues Strong International Growth

The social network experienced huge growth in India and Mexico in the 12 months ending July. Read More...

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Virgin America's Geo-Social Loss Leader Gets Huge Response
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Virgin America's Geo-Social Loss Leader Gets Huge Response

16y Christopher Heine

Virgin America's Geo-Social Loss Leader Gets Huge ...

Four-hour event marked the airline's fifth-best revenue day ever. Loopt says the response was the best yet on its geo-social platform. Read More...

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Alterian Fills Social Media Gap With Intrepid Acquisition
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Alterian Fills Social Media Gap With Intrepid Acquisition

16y Douglas Quenqua

Alterian Fills Social Media Gap With Intrepid Acqu...

Intrepid is a 40-person firm with offices in Seattle and London. Read More...

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Apple Launches Ping, Social Network for Music
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Apple Launches Ping, Social Network for Music

16y Zachary Rodgers

Apple Launches Ping, Social Network for Music

Ping will live within iTunes and allow users to "follow" artists and each other. Read More...

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Charitable Social Platform Enlists Red Cross, Old Navy, Starbucks
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Charitable Social Platform Enlists Red Cross, Old Navy, Starbucks

16y Christopher Heine

Charitable Social Platform Enlists Red Cross, Old ...

Endorse for a Cause has signed up notable charities and retailers to encourage users to turn online shopping experiences into fundraising via Facebook...

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K-Swiss 'Kenny Powers' Work Shows Marketing Is F*cking Changing, Man
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K-Swiss 'Kenny Powers' Work Shows Marketing Is F*cking Changing, Man

16y Christopher Heine

K-Swiss 'Kenny Powers' Work Shows Marketing Is F*c...

An in-depth look at the sneaker brand's campaign, including a FunnyOrDie.com video that features vulgarity rarely seen or heard in marketing. K-Swiss'...

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Facebook Goes Back to School With Eddie Bauer, Tiger Direct, and Newegg.com
Ecommerce

Facebook Goes Back to School With Eddie Bauer, Tiger Direct, and Newegg.com

16y Christopher Heine

Facebook Goes Back to School With Eddie Bauer, Tig...

The social networking giant has launched "Universities on Facebook," while partnering with 10 retailers to kick off the initiative. Read More...

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Parents Sue Facebook Over Ads And 'Like' Data
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Parents Sue Facebook Over Ads And 'Like' Data

16y Christopher Heine

Parents Sue Facebook Over Ads And 'Like' Data

Two parents claim their respective adolescent children are being exploited for commercial purposes whenever they see a friend has "Liked" a Facebook.c...

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Was Fandango's Deal Actually A List-Build Purchase by Groupon?
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Was Fandango's Deal Actually A List-Build Purchase by Groupon?

16y Christopher Heine

Was Fandango's Deal Actually A List-Build Purchase...

The movie tickets site was featured in a modestly distributed online campaign that saw excellent sales results. But who paid for the effort? Read More...

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Promoted Tweets Increase Engagement by 50 Percent for Zecco
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Promoted Tweets Increase Engagement by 50 Percent for Zecco

16y Douglas Quenqua

Promoted Tweets Increase Engagement by 50 Percent ...

Discount brokerage's paid tweets rack up considerable retweets, replies and clicked links. Read More...

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Buick, Buitoni, and Others Embrace Social Media Branding on Food Sites
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Buick, Buitoni, and Others Embrace Social Media Branding on Food Sites

16y Kate Kaye

Buick, Buitoni, and Others Embrace Social Media Br...

Media companies like Foodbuzz help brands connect with consumers through the engaging world of social food and cooking sites. Read More...

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Social Media Is Not Free: Here's Why
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Social Media Is Not Free: Here's Why

16y Dave Evans

Social Media Is Not Free: Here's Why

Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare are free. TweetDeck is (still) free. So, social media is free, right? Wrong. Read More...

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How Gap's 'Groupon' Went Crazy Viral
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How Gap's 'Groupon' Went Crazy Viral

16y Christopher Heine

How Gap's 'Groupon' Went Crazy Viral

An in-depth look at the group-buying platform's biggest and most successful campaign to date. Read More...

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News Corp to Integrate Fox Audience Network With MySpace
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News Corp to Integrate Fox Audience Network With MySpace

16y Jack Marshall

News Corp to Integrate Fox Audience Network With M...

Integration follows the departure of the unit's President, Adam Bain, to Twitter. Read More...

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User-Generated Content Becomes Front and Center With Google
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User-Generated Content Becomes Front and Center With Google

16y Sam Decker

User-Generated Content Becomes Front and Center Wi...

Google Caffeine and Rich Snippets gives user-generated content a lot more weight. Read More...

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Whrrl Says It's Up Next for Facebook 'Places' Partnerships
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Whrrl Says It's Up Next for Facebook 'Places' Partnerships

16y Christopher Heine

Whrrl Says It's Up Next for Facebook 'Places' Part...

The geo-social brand also echoes Foursquare's claim that user growth has spiked since Facebook 'Places' launched last week. Read More...

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Report: Twitter Hires First Vice President of Revenue
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Report: Twitter Hires First Vice President of Revenue

16y Jack Marshall

Report: Twitter Hires First Vice President of Reve...

Twitter continues to build out its ad sales teams as it attempts to monetize its service. Read More...

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Social Media Drives Hyundai 'Uncensored' Campaign
Automotive

Social Media Drives Hyundai 'Uncensored' Campaign

16y Ken Liebeskind

Social Media Drives Hyundai 'Uncensored' Campaign

YouTube and Facebook provide opportunities for consumers to comment on the Sonata. Read More...

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Cotton Makes Social Interaction the Fabric of Its Brand
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Cotton Makes Social Interaction the Fabric of Its Brand

16y Lisa Lacy

Cotton Makes Social Interaction the Fabric of Its ...

A new site and Facebook page aim to boost communication with consumers. Read More...

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Real-Time Storytelling: A Real Story
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Real-Time Storytelling: A Real Story

16y Anna Maria Virzi

Real-Time Storytelling: A Real Story

When ContextWeb SVP Jay Sears boarded AA Flight 24, he didn't know he'd become a part of a national news story – thanks to Twitter. Read More...

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Foursquare Sees 'Biggest Day Ever' After Facebook Places Launches
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Foursquare Sees 'Biggest Day Ever' After Facebook Places Launches

16y Christopher Heine

Foursquare Sees 'Biggest Day Ever' After Facebook ...

Dennis Crowley, CEO of the geo-social platform, tweeted that his company saw a single-day record for user gains yesterday. Though, Facebook's much lar...

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Facebook Places Surprise: Foursquare and Other Geo- Brands Get Thumbs Up
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Facebook Places Surprise: Foursquare and Other Geo- Brands Get Thumbs Up

16y Christopher Heine

Facebook Places Surprise: Foursquare and Other Geo...

An in-depth report from Palo Alto on Facebook Places and partnerships with Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, and Booyah. Read More...

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