Social Media - News

Sunday Times Launches 'Social' Rich List

The Sunday Times has launched a "social" version of its flagship Rich List as it ramps up its activities in social media. The listing, which sits outside the News International paywall, will ...
Posted: 24 May 2011 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Creating the UK's own Silicon Valley could be Cameron's Big Bang

UK Government to apply a strategic approach to philanthropy to boost the UK's position in the global giving league table, and Chancellor George Osbourne to visit Silicon Valley, backed Prime ...
Posted: 23 May 2011 Tags : Social Media

LinkedIn Shares Double on Debut

Shares in business networking website LinkedIn have more than doubled on their trading debut in New York, having been priced at $45 each. Its share price hit $122 at one point in the sort of debut rally ...
Posted: 23 May 2011 Tags : Social Media

Google Launches +1 to Rival Facebook's Like button

Google is today introducing the most significant social feature to its search service yet, adding a one-click button to allow users to recommend sites and share those recommendations with their friends. Plus ...
Posted: 12 Apr 2011 Tags : Social Media

Foursquare Users Double Since Launch of Facebook Places

Foursquare has doubled its users since Facebook Places launched says chief Dennis Crowley. Foursquare’s chief has denied that the launch of Facebook’s rival location service, ‘Places’, ...
Posted: 12 Apr 2011 Tags : Social Media

Social Media Drives 12% of all UK Traffic

Faceook and Twitter offer the most popular online content! The most recent internet traffic data released by Experian Hitwise reveals that social media websites account for over 12% of all UK traffic, ...
Posted: 24 Mar 2011 Tags : SEO | Social Media

Facebook is the Most Searched For Brand in the UK

Facebook is the most searched for brand in the UK last year, according to new research. Analytics firm Experian Hitwise has released its list of the top ten most searched for brand names in the UK for ...
Posted: 24 Mar 2011 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Facebook Places Deals: social commerce goes mainstream

Facebook is expanding the frontiers of social commerce into restaurants and shops with a new app for mobile phones.
Posted: 10 Feb 2011 Tags : SEO | Ecommerce | Media | Social Media

Twitter 'in early talks with potential buyers Facebook and Google'

Loss-making micro-blogging site now valued at $10bn
Posted: 10 Feb 2011 Tags : SEO | Industry News | Media | Social Media

Facebook Mobile Reach 150 Million Users

Facebook Mobile breaks 150 million user mark - hot after breaking 500 million user high
Posted: 16 Aug 2010 Tags : SEO | Ecommerce | Social Media

Where Google Wave Has Failed Others Excel

The plug has been pulled on Google Wave but the company continues to invest in social media acquisitions
Posted: 16 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Domino’s Pizza – a Glowing Showcase for Social Media

Domino's Pizza makes full use of social media as marketing tool
Posted: 12 Jul 2010 Tags : Ecommerce | Social Media

Social networks continue to grow in popularity

Traffic to social networks in the UK beat traffic to search engines in May
Posted: 08 Jun 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News | Social Media

Twitter Launches “Promoted Tweets”

Twitter opens up to advertising and allows brands to use "Promoted Tweets". UK Brands react with interest.
Posted: 14 Apr 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

General Election makes most of social media as UK parties harness Web 2.0

PPC battles, Twitter feuds - political banter takes to the social media channels but traditional marketing such as email still important
Posted: 12 Apr 2010 Tags : SEO | Media | Social Media | Email Marketing

Social Media not a Threat to Email

Email is still a preferred means of communication despite growth of social media
Posted: 12 Apr 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media | Email Marketing

Facebook overtakes Google as most popular site in the US

Google loses top position in traffic volumes as Facebook becomes the most popular site in the United States
Posted: 22 Mar 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Social media optimisation – not whether but how and where

Social media is the new marketing tool and marketers no longer consider whether but, how and where to launch into social media
Posted: 16 Mar 2010 Tags : Social Media

Yahoo! integrates real time search

Yahoo! adds real time search functionality to search results
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Facebook threatens Google’s ad spend dominance

Facebook opens up direct response advertising opportunities challenging Google's ad dominance
Posted: 17 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google admits Google Buzz has issues and should have been better tested

Google failed to test Google Buzz thoroughly and upsets users over privacy issues
Posted: 16 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google Buzz – less buzz more drone

Google launches into social media but has Google Buzz got what it takes to beat Facebook an Twitter
Posted: 12 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google TV Advertising Succeeds in Social Media

Google's TV advertising succeeds in social media receiving the most mentions and positive sentiment. Traditional media and social media working hand in hand
Posted: 09 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google to break into social media through Gmail

Speculation rises as to Google's break into social media through Gmail in an attempt to take on Twitter and Facebook
Posted: 09 Feb 2010 Tags : Social Media

UK mobile users favour Facebook

Mobile internet use is rising daily and Facebook and Google remain the favourite destinations
Posted: 09 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Vodafone UK Joins List of Brands to Mess up Social Media?

A disgruntled employee rants on Twitter but the number of followers increase
Posted: 08 Feb 2010 Tags : Social Media

Social media adoption rises but who takes responsibility?

Social media thrives but online marketing succeeds where an agency can combine all online marketing initiatives including search and social media optimisation
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 Tags : Social Media

Google launches Google Xistence to manage social media life

Google has launched Xistence to take the strain out of your social media demands. Sit back and let Google take control
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Directing marketing losing out to social media marketing

More and more direct marketers are turning online and diverting marketing spend to social media
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Tags : Social Media

Pepsi drops traditional advertising in favour of social media

Pepsi is the lates brand to fully embrace social media marketing and looks to engagement as a means to promote brands
Posted: 21 Jan 2010 Tags : Social Media

Football Clubs Stop Players Engaging in Social Media

Man Utd & Man City want players to stop using social media networking. Would best practice guide and usage policy be better than exclusion?
Posted: 21 Jan 2010 Tags : Social Media

Brands joining social media rather than promote corporate sites

Leading brands are going where the consumers are - social media - rather than traditional marketing
Posted: 21 Jan 2010 Tags : Social Media

Twitter Taken Over by Iranian Cyber Army

Twitter was hacked and taken down by a group calling themselved the Iranian Cyber Guard
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Superbrands not making the most of Twitter

Many brands in the UK are not engaging in Twitter due to various reasons
Posted: 09 Dec 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

UK LinkedIn Population Reaches 3 million

LinkedIn continues to be an invaluable online marketing and business networking site in the UK and worldwide
Posted: 09 Dec 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

LinkedIn opens up to developer input

LinkedIn plans to integrate more with other social networks by opening API to developers
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Burberry adds 200,000 to its social network

"The Art of The Trench" - Burberry develops online presence through social networks
Posted: 18 Nov 2009 Tags : Ecommerce | Social Media

Google signs deal with Twitter

Google joins Bing in signing deal with Twitter. Google to show real time tweet feeds shortly
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Bing and Twitter Close to Deal?

Rumour abounds that Bing and Twitter are close to making a major search deal - truth or speculation
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Conservative Party launch new website

It seems everyone is going digital. Tories launch new campaigning website, meanwhile the Labour Party have also been getting geared up on the internet
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 Tags : Industry News | Media | Social Media

Domino’s sales up after marketing activity

Domino's pizza performing well and online orders providing large slice of revenue
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 Tags : Industry News | Ecommerce | Social Media

Twitter Shares Cause Investor Feeding Frenzy

Twitter has doubled the number of shares available in the latest round of fundraising
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Get New Facebook Friends – Drop the Humans and Get a Gorilla

Social media campaigning at its best. Effective use of Facebook for social media optimisation
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 Tags : Social Media

Moon is Leaking Water and its all down to Twitter

Leaked moon water news is blamed on Twitter, no way of controlling Twitter so start joining the conversation
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 Tags : Social Media

Social media spend to rise to $3.1bn in 2014

Social media spend to rise most aggresively by 2014. Advertising spend to drop as social media is cheaper
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 Tags : Industry News | Media | Social Media

Asda hits back at chicken licking employee

Asda show good reputation management skills and use social media effectively
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Habitat starts tweeting again - valuable lessons learnt

Having committed a serious social media mistake by jumping on the Iranian elections, Habitat makes a return to Twitter
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 Tags : Industry News | Ecommerce | Social Media

Twitter changes terms to allow advertising

Twitter looks to add targeted advertising to its microblogging service
Posted: 11 Sep 2009 Tags : Industry News | Media | Social Media

MySpace Confirms Acquisition of iLike and Looks to Compete More in Social Media

MySpace's acquisition may help regain market share
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Advertisers Struggle To Engage Social Media Users

Low click through rate on social media. Engage users and convert is best approach
Posted: 19 Aug 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media