Posts Tagged ‘social networking’

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Twitter May Have Made Dell a Million, it Doesn’t Mean it Can Be (Easily) Monetized

MG Siegler over at VentureBeat has an interesting proposition about Twitter’s monetization capacity. Quoting InternetNews, he digs up the claim that Twitter made 1 million dollars in revenue for Dell. Here’s the quote:
“Less altruistically, some …

Twittertise: Playboy Does it. Why Not You?

Thats right, Playboy really does use Twittertise. This post is part of Mashables Startup Review series, which highlights great unsung startups. The series is made possible by Sun Startup Essentials.
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Twittertise
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Zenbe: Email Aggregation Socialized

Zenbe, an email aggregator that dips its toes in social networking, adding a hefty number of features to your regular webmail experience to make it worthwhile, is now out of beta and available to everyone. The question is: is it enough to switch from G…

What the F**K is Social Media?

I came across the What the F**K is Social Media presentation by Marta Kagan on Slideshare today and was really impressed with how well it tells the story of social media. It's simple, yet compelling. Some of the content in the slideshow that stood …

MySpace Primetime: Massive Distribution for Hulu

MySpace has launched an internally developed application called Primetime that is essentially a custom media player providing access to all of Hulus video content. The app allows you to embed the player on your personal homepage and profile, and le…

Snapshot of Presidential Candidate Social Networking Stats: Nov 3, 2008

Tomorrow is the big day, so lets take a snapshot of the social media campaign results, it took me a few minutes to dive into their profiles and grab numbers. Heres what I found:

Internet Usage in United States
United States Population: 303,824,…

Study: Surfing Social Networks at Work Could Be Good for You

It wasnt long ago that people took a hard look at the social networking world and saw that such activities didnt quite jive with the typical workplace environment. Some employers solidified that notion by barring visits to such sites via their ne…