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The Fed Plans to Monitor Google, Twitter, Facebook

The U.S. Federal Reserve is asking bidders to send a proposal for a sentiment analysis solution that gathers location information and data…

By Rob D Young · 14 Oct 2011

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Google Engineer Publishes, Then Deletes Opinionated Google+ Rant

Google engineer Steve Yegge posted an epic rant about the shortcomings of the Google+ social media platform on Google+. Though he deleted…

By Miranda Miller · 13 Oct 2011

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The End of Business as Usual: #AdaptorDie to Connected Marketing

“Running a rigid business, business as usual, will open the doors to digital Darwinism where companies that fail to adapt will become…

By Jason Cormier · 13 Oct 2011

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Google+ Posts Now Tracked and Searchable on Topsy

Topsy, the "real-time search for the social web," has launched a Google+ post search. Users will now be able to search through…

By Rob D Young · 13 Oct 2011

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Walmart Focuses on Local with Facebook

Much of Walmart's success lies in their use of Chinese manufacturing and the expectation of their vendors to follow suit. Recent acquisitions…

By Frank Watson · 12 Oct 2011

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Holy Google+ Hangout Features Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu

The role of social media in providing platforms for public figures to communicate with their followers just took on a holy spin.…

By Frank Watson · 12 Oct 2011

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18 Minutes a Day to Social Media Time Management

Social media can easily monopolize hours of our day. But what if you could improve your social media time management and your…

By Lisa Buyer · 12 Oct 2011

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Twitter Settles Lawsuit, Gets “Tweet” Trademark

Twitter and Twittad have settled out of court; the trademark for the word “Tweet” will transfer to Twitter, while TwittAd retains the…

By Miranda Miller · 11 Oct 2011

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Google+ Adds Advanced Notification Controls

Google+ now gives you more control over your notifications when someone shares content with you, you're notified about a post, you're mentioned,…

By Rob D Young · 11 Oct 2011

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The Community Manager’s Conflict Playbook

This playbook addresses various less-than-ideal scenarios and proposed solutions in a step-by-step outline. Arm yourself with these tactics to resolve issues ranging…

By Lauren Litwinka · 11 Oct 2011