As you may or may not know, I have always been an early adopter of new technology, especially just about anything online. And social media is no exception. In fact, in the past, I have been a power user over at tons of social media sites in the past, including many that have been taken down, bought out, and even some that still exist–along with some that are just getting started. [Read more…]
Study: Hispanic Consumers 21% More Likely to Use Social Media for Customer Service
In a recent study by NM Incite, it was revealed that Hispanic social media users are 21% more likely than the average U.S. social media user to use social media for customer care and customer service. Also as a result of this same study, they found that over 57% of active Hispanic social media users have asked a question or voiced a complaint/issue to a brand or company using social media (e.g. Twitter or Facebook), compared to 47% of the general population. [Read more…]
Facebook Announces Facebook Graph Search
In a private, non-publicized press conference held at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, Mark Zuckerberg announced the new Facebook Graph Search, a way to search for things you might like based off what your friends think. [Read more…]
Microsoft Launches So.Cl Social Media Network
If you are familiar with Pinterest, and Tumblr, then you know how much fun it can be to create a topical board filled with pictures, articles, and videos to share with family and friends. Each new picture that you find can be a source of amusement, and introspection. [Read more…]
Does Twitter and Facebook Endorse and Encourage Reverse Social Media Hijacking?
Photo courtesy Todd Anythony Direct.
Twitter and Facebook, as well as many other social media networks such as Pinterest, both encourage and endorse reverse social media hijacking. The current trademark policies of these social media networks allow (and encourage) trademark holders to take over social media IDs, whether that ID was originally register in bad faith or not. What is disturbing to me is that the current policies of Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networks are the complete reverse of the established domain name policies of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) that address Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. [Read more…]
.ME Domain Name Registry Holds Social Media Contest
The .ME domain name registry, .ME Registry, is holding a social media contest. There are prizes for everyone who participates during this social media contest, and three grand prize winners will receive a Canon EOS Rebel T3 Camera. [Read more…]