Facebook: The Online Shopping Network?

Aug42010
Kimberly Burke

Anyone who has been a Facebook user since the beginning knows Facebook from its simplest form- as a way to connect with new college friends and old high school buddies. Since then, Facebook has made significant changes and added various new features and uses, paving their way to social media success.

With the rise of Facebook Connect, the ability to share information with third party websites and applications, the social media site continues to grow. According to a recent post in Mashable, the next step in development for Facebook is integrating virtual currency with Facebook Connect. Continue Reading >

Facebook Questions

Aug22010
Brianne Dabiero

Looking for a better way to get answers?  Facebook has a solution. This week Facebook has announced the launch of one of their newest applications, Facebook Questions.  The purpose of this application is to give users access to the knowledge of the now 500 million people on Facebook.  Facebook Questions is similar to Yahoo! Answers and Maholo.

Users have the option of posing questions to just their friends (similar to if they were posting on their wall), or to the entire Facebook community.  From here, users can turn their question into a poll to get more feedback.

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More Growth in Social Media

Jul222010
Brianne Dabiero

Over the past several years, the use of social media has grown exponentially and new statistics reveal that growth continues. According to a new research study, “Internet and Social Media Insights”, conducted by The Nielson Company, 75 percent of households engage in social networking. During the month of May, these users spent 6 hours and 13 minutes on social media sites throughout the month, almost double the average amount of time recorded last year (3 hours and 31 minutes). Continue Reading >

MySpace: Back With a Vengeance

Jul162010
Kimberly Burke

Remember MySpace? I definitely do. MySpace was the first social network I joined back in middle school, and it was a great way to connect with friends and meet new ones. Unfortunately, when Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, MySpace swiftly took a back seat. Continue Reading >

YouTube Now on TV?

Jul82010
Brianne Dabiero

If you’re a YouTube junkie like I am, you’ll be pleased to know that YouTube is now expanding its reach and allowing users to watch their favorite videos on their televisions.   Yesterday, YouTube announced the launch of YouTube Leanback, a program that plays high-definition videos formatted specifically for your television set.

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Convert Your Facebook Friends to Your Twitter Followers

Jun252010
Brianne Dabiero

How many times have you thought about how nice it would be to follow all your Facebook friends on Twitter without having to take all the steps to search, find and request to follow?  I personally find all the steps to be a pain!  Well, now you finally can follow your friends in one easy step, if you can avoid the notorious fail whale that is. Continue Reading >

Social Media Day: Why Not Celebrate?

Jun252010
Kimberly Burke

Start the countdown to June 30: Mashable has decided to celebrate the revolution of social media by organizing Social Media Day.

In cities all over the U.S., Mashable staff will be organizing meetups to celebrate the day. For more information, visit the Meetup Everywhere site. If there is not a scheduled meetup in your area, organize one through Meetup Everywhere. These meetups connect social media enthusiasts in the area and encourage people to get together and talk about their love of and experience with social media. Since social media has had such an impact on our lives and the ways we communicate, share news and conduct work, Mashable asks: why not celebrate? Continue Reading >

The 2010 FIFA World Cup: A Social Media Event

Jun182010
Kimberly Burke

The month of June is a time of anticipation and celebration as fans watch their favorite soccer teams (Go USA!) represent their home turf in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Even though these events are being hosted in South Africa, social media has enabled viewers around the world to be updated and involved in every aspect of the game.

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Job Search: Benefits of an online presence

May142010
Kimberly Burke

In three months I will start my second year of graduate school. This is scary for one reason: At the end of this next academic year, I will be graduating and will need to find a job.

In the mean time, I am doing everything I can to secure a position come next May. For instance, I have a summer internship here at HM&P, work hard in school and constantly edit and improve my resume. It was not until recently, however, that I realized my presence on various social media sites can also help me build my resume and credibility in the workplace. Continue Reading >

Scrabble changing? Fans lay down a collective one consonant, one vowel ‘NO’

Apr72010
Karlie Justus

Scrabble purists worldwide considered burning their beloved Scrabble dictionaries as news surfaced the classic board game was changing its rules to allow proper nouns such as Howard (13 points), Merrell (9 points) or Karlie (10 points).

Despite their usage of new media, it seems consumers still value tradition: Twitter was abuzz with backlash, reaching a fever pitch after Steven Colbert announced he was changing his name to “Qxyzzy.”

Image from TrickGo

(Image from TrickGo)

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