Welcome to about.me (about dot me) Gigya Launches Platform To Give Businesses Access To Users’ Complete Social Identities. Many companies have begun to realize that social is not just a new channel or a new fad, it’s a new way of doing business. But learning the ropes, how to use social networks and social channels, and optimize and tailor social features for one’s business is easier said than done. This is where Gigya enters the equation. The startup offers a SaaS technology (or a social CRM platform, if you will) to help businesses make their websites social, integrating their online appendages with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. and consolidating the best social features into one solution. To date, the startup supports more than 280 million users each month across more than 500,000 sites, with customers that include names like CBS, Fox Sports, Intuit, The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, and Turner Networks, to name a few.
What sets the Identity Management Platform apart from other user management systems is that it combines both social data and on-site activity data (like commenting and sharing). HootSuite Hits Three Million Signups. Social media management dashboard HootSuite has announced its three millionth sign-up, with a man called Alan from Sao Paulo laying claim to the magic milestone. Launched in 2008, HootSuite is a platform that lets users manage multiple social networks through a single dashboard, and the Vancouver-based company has grown into a global social media brand used by consumers and companies alike. The latest announcement comes only six months after we reported on its previous big milestone, when it hit two million users back in July 2011. We’re told that over 700 million messages have been sent through over 6 million social profiles, with users able to manage multiple accounts from the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Foursquare, MySpace, WordPress and Mixi.
Indeed, the latter of these is a significant inclusion, given that it’s one of Japan’s biggest social networks – a country that’s now HootSuite’s second biggest market. HootSuite - Social Media Dashboard for Teams using Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin. HootSuite Integrates Google+ Pages Into Social Media Dashboard.