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Privacy. HOVERME - Social Web Profile Hovercard. Yet Another Social Network Launches, But At Least With An Epic Press Release. I’ve ignored more press releases in my time than I care to remember, but I still scan, and sometimes even read, a bunch of them every single day. Comes with the territory, and I’ve long accepted that – I’m sure a lot of PR folks think of those as necessary evil almost as much as we do. Almost. But as boring as it is to read the same frickin words over and over and over and over again, there are certain times – albeit very, very few – where we manage to distill some actual useful information from the writings (but please, again, stop using words like “leading” and “award-winning” in the first paragraph all the time. Pretty please?). And then there the rare ones that put a smile on our face. Press releases we actually enjoy reading. Take for example this one announcing the launch of MeetYourFriends, some social network (posted in full below for your reading pleasure).
Will MeetYourFriends ever stand out of the social networking crop? Either way, enjoy the read. Eventbrite Makes Events More Social By Meshing Deeper With Facebook. Online ticketing startup Eventbrite is amping up the social features of its service by creating deeper hooks with Facebook. When you purchase a ticket through Eventbrite (like you can for Disrupt, for instance), you can already share that purchase with your Facebook friends.
But now Eventbrite will be adding a deeper layer of integration with Facebook to power social event discovery. Later today, when you log into Eventbrite with your Facebook ID, you will start to see all the Eventbrite events your Facebook friends are going to. It will show you a list of social recommendations based on the Eventbrite tickets your friends have bought and chosen to share publicly. It is all opt-in. Activities ned to be shared publicly on an event-by-event basis, and only if the event organizer has made the event itself public. Eventbrite is calling this a new “event graph” (like a social graph for events), but it is only for Eventbrite events.
90-9-1. Close Sean founded Ant’s Eye View's Austin practice, where he launched special practices, developed business and oversaw project delivery. He has worked extensively in marketing operations, brand management, customer service, product development, strategy, process design and measurement projects. Before Ant's Eye View, Sean worked with Dell and pioneered a Social Media Model to improve global brand health, customer service models, and Dell's overall culture.
The Model has been cited by books, periodicals and university research for its innovation. Netlog. Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide. Mashable | Reseaux Sociaux & Communautes Virtuelles. Social Networks Tutorial.
Facebook use. Join diaspora. Diaspora. Twitter. Pearltrees. Business. Bookmarking. Video. Music. Worldwide Advertising On Social Networks Estimated To Hit $3.3 Billion In 2010. Social networks worldwide are estimated to bring in $3.3 billion in advertising dollars this year, according to updated estimates by eMarketer. That number represents a 31 percent increase from 2009′s $2.5 billion. A full 39 percent of that amount, or $1.3 billion, will go to Facebook. In the U.S., social ad spending is estimated to rise 20 percent to $1.7 billion. Facebook is gobbling up even more market share in the U.S. It is expected to make up 50 percent of that amount ($835 million), compared to a 36 percent share last year (when it’s U.S. advertising revenues were estimated to be $500 million out of a total of $1.4 billion).
The big market share loser in social ads this year is MySpace, whose share is estimated to drop from 32 percent in 2009 ($445 million) to 19 percent in 2010 ($323 million). If Facebook, Twitter, And Foursquare Were A Part Of Soap Operas [Videos] It’s hard to imagine anything more vapid than a daytime soap opera. They’re seriously the worst things in the world. But they’re also great for parody as LG is obviously aware. Sure, their The Young and the Connected YouTube series is one big ad, but it’s also pretty damn hilarious. Chaîne de YoungandConnected. Navigaya.com.