Reddit Takes on Video

Reddit has launched Reddit.tv, a video site for popular clips on the main site. Reddit.tv operates on its own unified player.  According to CNet news, “[i]t consists of a simple video player that streams in clips, along with a playlist that lets you jump around.” The majority of videos are coming from YouTube, and some [...]

Social Media and the Workplace: Finding a Happy Medium

It seems that everyone today is active in one aspect of social media or another. But what happens when the lines of work and personal life are blurred within social media? After all, users are flocking to the web to find employment, creating a growth in recruitment 2.0. Employers and Employees alike should strive [...]

Clearspring Looks to Help Social Media Analytics

While social media and Social Media Marketing (SMM) have been taking the marketing world by storm, there tends to be a hesitation by some based on two things—monetization and analytics.  There are many ways to track SMM campaigns, but getting down to the analytics side has been a bit of a challenge.  One company offering [...]

Google Labs Launches New Functions

One of the elements that microblogging sites like Twitter have had over search engines like Google is the ability to perform real time searches. Perhaps Google had this in mind when it launched its new Google News Timeline for Google Labs. How does the Google News Timeline work? Google News Timeline lays out the [...]

Niche Social Networks Gaining Traction

Although larger social media players like Facebook and Twitter bring in the masses, niche social networks are gaining traction through sites such as Ning.com. Ning lets users create their very own social networks based on any kind of special interest.  The New York Times reports that there are currently 200,000 active networks in use. Furthermore, [...]

Getfugu Brings Different Search Functions to Mobile

Getfugu is a new service which will use various elements to optimize mobile search. Getfugu incorporates voice search, local content, a touch-screen advertising service and others. Although Getfugu has not launched yet, the goal of the site will be to keep users from typing in a search, relying on other cellular phone capabilities. [...]

User-Generated Content for Business Owners

User-generated content can have a great impact on a business’ word of mouth, but what happens when the content is negative? How do businesses respond? These questions have long been asked of sites like Yelp.com, which lets users rate their experiences in restaurants, spas and other businesses. Businesses got their response, as starting next [...]

Facebook Membership Growth Doubles in Less Than a Year

Facebook has been the phenomenon in the social networking sphere for the past year.  According to Switched, Facebook officially surpassed MySpace as the most popular social networking site in August of 2008, boasting a growth rate of 127-percent over the course of 2008. Less than a year later, Facebook is shattering these numbers. Switched writes [...]

CVS and Google Partner to Enhance Google Health

Google has made its mark in the healthcare industry by launching Google Health last year. Google Health allows users to organize their health information in one place, gather medical records from hospitals, pharmacies and doctors and allows users to share the information within Google Health with family, doctors and/or caregivers.
CVS customers will be able to [...]

Google and Twitter Talk Acquisition

There has been many a buzz over Twitter in the last months, and one of the most talked about topic is that of search. Twitter’s real time search capabilities have been of intrigue to those within the SEO sphere. Will Twitter’s real time search capabilities pose a threat to search engine giant, Google? After [...]

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