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What is Sina Weibo?

Sina Weibo. Have you heard of it? No? I would probably be right in assuming that most people haven’t. Perhaps it’s a new band or Man City have just signed him. I mean there’s no chance it’s a social networking site with half a billion

What is Socl?

Socl pronounced ‘Social’ is a social networking service and search engine operated by Microsoft. Currently in public beta, it appears similar at first glance to other social networks such as Facebook, Pininterest and Twitter.  It was initially only available to students at a handful of

Politics and Social Media: Does it Work?

  I often feel sorry for our elected representatives, especially those in the House of Commons. They regularly work over seventy hours a week, even more if they hold a ministerial portfolio, often have to deal with highly charged constituents and get accused on a

5 Breakthrough Tips on How to Quantify your Social Media ROI

A somewhat legendary topic already in the ‘early’ stages of Social Media, but one that needs conquering. As a new media marketer myself, trying to explain the true ROI of Social Media is not as conventional and/or trackable as other outlets. Where you can typically

Social Media: The New Recruitment Agency.

Personal and professional used to be miles apart, remember those days? But like that annoying friend who thinks they can play the part of matchmaker, social media has thrust them together whether they like it or not. On a daily basis we are forced to

How can Flickr Take your Business to the Next Level?

  Flickr has recently undergone a design overhaul to make it more user – and business friendly. The home page is particularly impressive Flickr, the photo uploading and sharing network, has been a staple social network for 9 years. Founded in 2004 and taken over

What is Stumble Upon?

Social media has changed the way we interact with the world around us. Its constant growth is obvious, with new social networks coming to our desktops every second. Described as a “discovery engine”, Stumble Upon is really just a fancy form of Wikipedia, but that

What is Luvocracy?

  At first glance Luvocracy has received some fabulous reviews and looks perfectly poised to finally offer some form of direct ROI for businesses. This is a social platform that will support sales and is of benefit to those brands that are socially active and

What is Social Search and How Will it Impact you?

This month, Google released their quarterly financial results, claiming over $14 billion of revenue in the past 3 months. These earnings reports show that the vast majority of Google’s dollars are still coming in thick and fast from one website- google.com, and all the advertising