Buzzword Chasers

Social Media: changing the way you travel

Before this whole social media revolution came about, if you have ever been stuck waiting at an airport because your flight is delayed or you’re sitting on the runway waiting for your plane to take off, you probably had no choice but to wait it out or vent to the person sitting next to you [...]

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Google Makes Video Indexing Easier

To improve video indexing, Google Webmaster has now added support for Facebook Share and Yahoo! SearchMonkey RDFa markup format to let you specify information like a video’s title and description, within the HTML of a video page. As Video search is becoming more and more popular, Google wants webmasters who offer video content to be able to get their videos [...]

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Twittering goes sky high!

If your looking for a cheap get away, it may just be a quick tweet away! Two of the top US airlines, JetBlue and United Airlines, have now joined the twitter train and are using this as a tool to fill unbooked seats on many of their daily flights. The Airlines Twitter followers can get [...]

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At&t combines your favorite social networking sites in one Mobile App

AT&T has now combined all your favorite social networking applications, Facebook, MySpace and  Twitter, into one all inclusive mobile app. They call it the AT&T Social Net App, and its available to download for free. This nifty little app allows users to view and manage their social networking profiles through and easy to use single menu [...]

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Facebook has a hard time letting you go!

Facebook is now up to 250 million users, with 50 million of them just signing up for a profile in the past 90 days! So how is it they have a such a high user retention rate? The answer just may be GUILT. Let’s pretend you are applying for a new job, and you don’t want [...]

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FaceBook Family Link Reaches a Milestone

If you’re a Facebook member, you’ve probably seen the logo and came across the application “We’re Related” at some point, got an invitation, or are even a current user. “We’re Related” allows FaceBook users to keep up with family, build a family tree, share news and photos with family, and even share links. The Family Link [...]

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Yes, socially engaged companies ARE more financially successful!

Social media has quantifiable results for deeply engaged companies. Wetpaint's extensive study shows the top 10 most engaged brands and how social media contributed to their bottom line.

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Job Qualifications: Graduate Degree and 250+ Followers on Twitter?

Best Buy is requiring that job applicants have 250+ followers on Twitter. It is likely that other companies will start to catch on soon.

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