social media

Foursquare launches specialist business app

Fours, social media

By Charlotte Henry

Foursquare, the geo-location social network, has launched an app that will allow businesses to update customers about themselves directly from their phone. The company published a blog post ...

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Tesco's horse burger social media fail:

Social Media, Twitter, Tesco

By Charlotte Henry

It's sleepy time so we're off to hit the hay! See you at 8am for more #TescoTweets — Tesco Customer Care (@UKTesco) January 17, 2013 Whoops.

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Twitter and blogs tool ThingLink boosts advertiser engagement by more than 100

social media, ThingLink

By Charlotte Henry

With so much digital noise out their advertisers and content producers are desperately seeking ways to cut through and get noticed. ThingLink have created a new tool that helps build dynamic image ...

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Facebook urgest it staff to move to Android to improve the mobile app

social media, facebook

By Charlotte Henry

I have really enjoyed editing The Wall this week. Today is my last day doing that as the boss returns tomorrow! Here is an intersting one from Facebook, who are trying to up their Android game. Over the last few months we have been closely monitoring...

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Nicki Minaj uses Twitter and YouTube fans to promote perfume and awards success

Social media, music, Nicki Minaj

By Charlotte Henry

Rapper Nicki Minaj has always been fantastic at engaging her fans on various forms of social media, notably Twitter, where she is followed by legions of devoted Barbz. Minaj has nearly 15 million ...

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Facebook looks to boost revenue with alliances with Yahoo and European carriers

facebook, social media

By Charlotte Henry

After a tough introduction to life as a public company, Facebook is determinedly looking at ways to boost revenue, particularly in the critical mobile space. Having turned on carrier billing in the

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How US election night played out online

social media

By Charlotte Henry

In the early hours of this morning President Barack Obama declared he had won a second term. On Twitter. "Four more years", he Tweeted. As Editor Gordon Macmillan pointed out, this has become the ...

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Is there room on the social web for more opinions? Opinsy is hoping so

social media, Opinsy

By Charlotte Henry

Twitter and Facebook are rife with people offering up their 'expert' opinions on all sorts of topics, and others Liking, sharing, retweeting, and commenting on those opinions. London's Wushi Labs ...

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Hacking Hurrricane Sandy - online community comes together against storm.

social media, Huriccane Sandy

By Charlotte Henry

We all know the increasingly outdated and cliched image of hackers - a young, socially awkward man, in a basement causing chaos (this despite the best efforts of Angelina Jolie). There is now a more

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Consumers find online ads creepy and want a social media dislike button

social media, Advertising

By Charlotte Henry

Adobe has some new US research out looking at consumer reaction to online advertising and it is't good news. Consumers don't like it. While almost 70% of those polled were using social media, and ...

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