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Understanding Social Media in CHINA.

Facebook? Twitter? YouTube? Censorship in China has led to a near complete block on Western social media sites to limit access to undesirable content on Facebook, Twitter and Google. However, the Chinese have developed their own sites, which are just as effective at providing nationals

How has Facebook changed over the past 5 years?

  Back in 2008, Facebook had 100 million active users. Just 5 years later and over a billion people have become regular users. On average they’re a little older than the before and there’s a few more males amongst them, so what else has changed

How Video Could Help Your Business Explode Online

Multi media platforms have come on leaps and bounds in the past decade. With YouTube taking off in 2005 and visual social media adopting many different forms, it is clear that companies need to search for ways to take advantage of these opportunities being presented

OMG! Who’s going to see that on their Facebook news feed?

  There are approximately 293,000 status updates on Facebook every 60 seconds, so it is important that we understand how Facebook filters information to send updates to the most relevant News Feeds. Let’s take a look. Facebook developed an algorithm formaly known as EdgeRank (click

Did you know about Foursquares new search filters?

  Eating out should be a comforting experience – a time to relax and make the most of an evening out of the kitchen, but sometimes deciding what restaurant takes your fancy can be a real struggle. Foursquare, the location based social network, has recently

What do I need to do to clean up my Social Media?

  In today’s day and age your online persona is very important. So whether its for work, online dating or just getting rid of those embarrassing photos here’s a few tips on how to clean up your online persona. Many employers now look at your

Lessons from a Social Media disaster.

  Ever tweeted something you shouldn’t have on Twitter and had a bad reaction from other tweeters? Ever misjudged your followers so much that an advert meant to trigger interest has had the opposite effect? These are just two of many different types of social

How do public services use social media?

  By definition, a ‘Public Service’ is a service that is provided by the government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. Public services span through a plethora of services in the public domain; from the

The Five Types of Facebook Fans.

Got a new product you want to market on social media? Want to expand your online reach further? Facebook can provide the tools in which to successfully promote and market your item. According to Ragan there are five common types of Facebook Fan.  If you