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Facebook IDs Porn Spam Attackers

Facebook has identified the group or individual responsible for the attack on its systems that spammed users with porn and violent images earlier this week. Facebook said that…

By Rosalie Marshall · 19 Nov 2011

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Using Social Media to Build Site Authority

One important part of building authority is paying attention to and doing your part to influence social metrics. You can do a…

By Kaila Strong · 17 Nov 2011

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Google Tests Third Party Management Tools for Google+ Pages

To compete with social networks, Google is partnering with Buddy Media, Context Optional, Hearsay Social, Hootsuite, Involver, and Vitrue to connect their…

By Kate Kaye · 17 Nov 2011

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Facebook Nears Google Buzz-Like Privacy Settlement with FTC

Facebook has reached a settlement with the FTC that may be ratified in the next few weeks. The settlement comes in response…

By Rob D Young · 14 Nov 2011

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How Casual Connections Can Boost Your SEO, Social Strategies

Allowing people to develop a casual connection with your organization (or you) will make it much easier to build your own audience…

By Eric Enge · 13 Nov 2011

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Mixed Signals in Second Life & Virtual Worlds: Buzz is All Over the Map

Good news: Will Wright joins the Linden Lab board of directors and Linden Realms (LR) debuts. Bad news: Slate disses SL and…

By Avril Korman · 12 Nov 2011

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Google Snaps Up Katango, Social Contact Sorter Meant for Facebook

Google’s Katango acquisition should make sorting Google+ connections into Circles much easier. The technology was originally designed for Facebook Lists, but became…

By Miranda Miller · 11 Nov 2011

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The +1 Button Comes to Google Image Search

The Google +1 button is continuing its march across Google properties. The latest recipient is Google Image Search, which now allows users…

By Rob D Young · 11 Nov 2011

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The Digital Path to Social Media Success

Business intelligence -> content creation and curation -> activation and acquisition -> engagement. Presenting a model that will hopefully help your own…

By Jason Cormier · 10 Nov 2011

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Google+ Brand Pages Lacking, But You’ll Make One Anyway

The Google Plus version of Pages for brands has rolled out to all users, yet a number of critical features seem to…

By Miranda Miller · 09 Nov 2011

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Google+ Pages for Business, Brands Now Rolling Out

The wait is (almost) finally over for Google+ Pages. Google today officially announced the impending arrival of new Google+ Pages for brands…

By Danny Goodwin · 07 Nov 2011

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Twitter Testing Top News & People in Search

Twitter is testing new ways to highlight credible or popular people and news in search results. “Top News” and “Top People” are…

By Miranda Miller · 04 Nov 2011

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5 Cool Twitter Marketing Stories

Check out these five original and inspirational social media marketing stories, as featured on the new Twitter Stories site. Learn how users…

By Miranda Miller · 03 Nov 2011

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Google+ Opens to Apps Users, Adds 3 New Features

Google+ has finally opened its doors to Google Apps users. Alongside this much-demanded change, Plus added a photo editing toolkit, a post-sharing…

By Rob D Young · 02 Nov 2011

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6 Tips for Using Promoted Tweets to Boost Your Brand’s Visibility

Twitter is a unique universe where instant conversation fuels millions of large and small chatterstorms among millions of users every day. By…

By Ron Schott · 31 Oct 2011

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Is Land Sinking? Linden Lab Holds An Unusual Sale

Last Friday, Linden Lab announced a most unusual event - a weekend land sale during which the setup fees for private regions…

By Avril Korman · 29 Oct 2011

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Google+ Blogger Integration, Circles in SERPs & Larry Page Steals Zuckerberg’s Thunder

Google+ integration is coming to Blogger and a one-touch Circles button is being tested in search results as Google tries to lure…

By Miranda Miller · 26 Oct 2011

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Google Music Store With Google+ Sharing 1 to 2 Weeks Away

The Google MP3 store is set to launch in one to two weeks. The music store will include a song-sharing service that's…

By Rob D Young · 25 Oct 2011

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Google+: Apps Support, Sergey Brin’s Addiction, Real Names and Identity Provider Accreditation

Google will relax their real names policy and has earned accreditation from the U.S. government as an identity provider. Sergey Brin may…

By Miranda Miller · 24 Oct 2011

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Most U.S. Moms on Facebook, But May Be a Tough Crowd for Marketers [Study]

Moms are on Facebook, liking brand pages, and receptive to your offers under certain circumstances. You had best watch your behavior with…

By Miranda Miller · 21 Oct 2011

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11 Social Media Tips for the Holidays

For many brands the holiday spending season represents the largest chunk of revenue for the entire year. A bad season certainly won't…

By Kaila Strong · 20 Oct 2011

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As Twitter Hits New Milestone, CEO Talks Google, Search, Apple, IPO, Privacy

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo shared insight into the Apple partnership and its effect on Twitter signups at the recent Web 2.0 Summit.…

By Miranda Miller · 19 Oct 2011

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Getting Social Traffic on the SERPs Without SEO

Google and Bing are trying to figure out the best ways to show social results in search results. Personalization and real-time results…

By Simon Heseltine · 19 Oct 2011

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Facebook Timeline Profiles May Arrive Soon; But You Could Just Get it Now

Facebook's Timeline Profile design are rumored to be made public on the 19th of October. But if you cannot wait until then,…

By Jonathan Allen · 15 Oct 2011

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Linden Lab Must Stop Tinkering With Our Income

People make real money in Second Life by selling virtual goods. Whilst the days of being a millionaire on virtual cash are…

By Avril Korman · 15 Oct 2011

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