According to reports, international news giant CNN, a unit of Time Warner, is in talks to acquire the social news website Mashable for $200 million. Mashable, an American news website and news blog founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005, specialises in technology and social media. However the blog now also covers business and entertainment. Mashable [...]
It looks like retail giant Walmart has made another acquisition. The e-commerce giant has bought Social Calendar, an app on Facebook that allows you to get birthday and holiday reminders by email and SMS, and to post personalized photo cards and other virtual greetings on friends’ Facebook Walls on their birthdays. Here’s the message posted on [...]
Some time between April and May of this year, Microsoft will roll out Dynamics CRM mobile clients and service simultaneously for the iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry devices. The coming mobile components — something some Windows Phone users have been asking about for years — will be part of the Dynamics CRM Q2 [...]
Recent studies from Forrester and Good Technology show that Apple’s iPad is doing very well in the enterprise, with new activations soaring. One company just deployed 1,300 of the Apple tablets across its sales force, because combined with the right software, it believes there is no better tool a salesperson can carry. A recent report at InformationWeekdetails the story of Level [...]
You can run, but you can’t hide. Facebook’s biggest user interface overhaul since the Wall, theFacebook Timeline, is now becoming mandatory for all users. According to the company, over the next few weeks, everyone will get the new Timeline. And here’s the important part: when you do, you’ll have just seven days to preview what’s [...]
“The future of business is cloudy!” “The cloud boom is well underway in the business world!” “Enterprises are keeping their heads in the clouds!” Any one of these lines could have easily opened this piece…and they would all be lies. Certainly, the business world at large is interested in the benefits of the cloud, but [...]
For the first time in U.S. history, marketers are projected to spend more on online advertising than on advertising in print magazines and newspapers. According to a study released Thursday by eMarketer, online advertising is expected to generate $39.5 billion in sales this year — a 23.3% increase from 2011 — compared to a spend of $33.8 [...]
Are you curious what small businesses are doing to achieve success with social media marketing? Look no further. This article highlights nine small businesses of various sizes and industries that have transformed their online presence with innovative social media marketing practices. You’re guaranteed to find inspiration for your social media marketing efforts here. These tactics will work for just [...]
“A good video can make all the difference.” ~Brian May IF A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, you could say that a video is priceless. We live in a time when a single video can tell your story, tip your brand — or change our world. Cases in point: JK’s Wedding Entrance Dance, Will it Blend?— [...]
Facebook‘s long-awaited IPO is likely to come in late May, according to a report. Citing “multiple sources,” All Things D reports that the social networking giant will offer shares to the general public during the third week of May. That means Facebook has to file its documents with the SEC within a month since a review by [...]
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