Social Media in the News June 30th 2011

Joseph Vangieri 2 social-media platform, with the right strategy, could be massive," says the CEO of Specific Media, the ad-targeting firm that snapped up the beleaguered http://lnkd.in/imTV7z

Can Justin Timberlake help bring Myspace back? content.usatoday.com

Can Justin Timberlake help bring Myspace back? -... 

Joseph Vangieri Happy Social Media Day From Mashable http://lnkd.in/ZxZb2d

Happy Social Media Day From Mashable mashable.com

Today we acknowledge and celebrate the technological advancements that enable everyone to connect with real-time information, communicate from miles apart and have their voices be heard. 

Joseph Vangieri Social media day: From Iran to Tunisia and Egypt and beyond, Twitter and Facebook are the power tools of civic upheaval – but social media is only one http://lnkd.in/dBMdm3

Social media day: Did Twitter and Facebook really build a global... csmonitor.com

Social media day: From Iran to Tunisia and Egypt and beyond, Twitter and Facebook are the power tools of civic upheaval – but social media is only one factor in the spread of democratic revolution. 

Joseph Vangieri Following in the footsteps of Lady Gaga, teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is the latest celeb to be Google-fied http://lnkd.in/XggwRi

Justin Bieber's Google Ad Shows Power of Social Media (Video) popeater.com

Following in the footsteps of Lady Gaga, teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is the latest celeb to be Google-fied for the tech company's latest... 

Joseph Vangieri The service is Google's latest introduction into the social media soirée as it tries to pull in some of Facebook's 600 million users with new features http://lnkd.in/SrdfMw

Google+ Changes the Social Media Game for Business pcworld.com

The search giant's new social network has big implications for the future of social media marketing. 

Joseph Vangieri While Heineken has used social media to advertise its products before--at the start of this year it launched a multimedia ad campaign with a new strapline http://lnkd.in/ma9w7y

Heineken looks to social media for brand push marketwatch.com

(Adds Heineken share price in final paragraph, partly rewrites 10th paragraph.) AMSTERDAM -(MarketWatch)- Heineken NV (HEIA.AE), which on Thursday confirmed it had signed a multi-million euros online advertising contract with... 

Joseph Vangieri Several of Osi's teammates also responded, including Justin Tuck, who recently said, “I honestly think social media has made people cowards, where I'm from http://lnkd.in/Py6iRc

Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants in a social media war of words washingtonpost.com

Members of the Eagles and Giants have engaged in an offseason war of words. Is this another symptom of the NFL lockout? 

Joseph Vangieri In his leather boots and cowboy hat, standing 6'6" with a deep southern drawl, country music superstar Trace Adkins joined the fight to protect Civil War http://lnkd.in/-b7_yK

Country music star fights to protect Civil War history abc27.com

One of Nashville's brightest stars made a pit stop in Gettysburg to help protect nearly 150 years of Civil War history.

Social Media in the News June 29th 2011

Joseph Vangieri You can easily find these apps by searching in the App Store. You'll need to have an account there, and the apps may cost a dollar or two. http://lnkd.in/gDm3cG

Essential Apps for iOS pcworld.com

Looking for the best iPhone apps? Here are our top picks, from social networking tools to entertainment programs. 

Joseph Vangieri Apple's new Final Cut Pro X editing software barely hit the Mac App Store before outraged users began their protests. Final Cut Pro professionals have a http://lnkd.in/mKMH5g

Apple swallows pride, issues refunds to irate Final Cut Pro X buyers digitaltrends.com

Apple may not be used to poor customer feedback, but it is responding to the heavy Final Cut Pro X... 

Joseph Vangieri Mobile Web apps escape Apple's iron grip http://lnkd.in/cB4D9S

Mobile Web apps escape Apple's iron grip money.cnn.com

Apple's new App Store rules are going into effect this week, but some companies are already ditching the app store for the Web to free themselves of the burden of doing business with each different smartphone operating system. 

Joseph Vangieri Your company's own app store http://lnkd.in/Hb3Gib

Your company's own app store tech.fortune.cnn.com

Joseph Vangieri Yesterday, we announced the arrival of Pokki, an app store for the PC. Today, yet another one has arrived and this one's called "Avenue" http://lnkd.in/HKqYn4

Social Media in the News June 28th 2011

Joseph Vangieri Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is a global digital media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry http://lnkd.in/mYv2aG

Relativity Media Signs Digital Download Essentials Contract With... prnewswire.com

Relativity Media Signs Digital Download Essentials Contract With Rentrak. --Contract Expands Rentrak's Relationship with Relativity Media to Now Track Viewing Trends and Behaviors for the Studio's iVOD and EST Business--. 

Joseph Vangieri It also lobbied on an online privacy bill and regarding the taxation of digital media, among other issues. Gregory Barnes, who worked as counsel for the US http://lnkd.in/ZnnZEJ

Digital Media Assn. spent $70,542 lobbying in 1Q businessweek.com

The Digital Media Association, a group representing Internet media companies, spent $70,542 in the first quarter to lobby Congress on copyright law reform, the taxation of digital media and other issues, according to a recent... 

Joseph Vangieri WPP, the world's largest marketing group by sales, has created a unit for buying digital media, a one-stop shop http://lnkd.in/v5BUJK

WPP sets up digital media advertising unit ft.com

WPP, the world’s largest marketing group by sales, has created a unit for buying digital media, a one-stop shop for targeted, mobile and social network advertising that will directly compete with products from Google and... 

Joseph Vangieri The digital media educational service (www.pbslearningmedia.org) will be free to teachers, their students and families. It will include both library http://lnkd.in/vMJGrY (www.pbslearningmedia.org)

Social Media in the News June 27th 2011

Joseph Vangieri iSIGN is a business partner of AOpen America Inc., having an OEM agreement for the embedding of its IMS software in AOpen's digital media players and IBM http://lnkd.in/emSVX2

iSIGN Media Expands Upon Its Planned Acquisition of Pinpoint Media... marketwatch.com

Joseph Vangieri Hostworks provides digital media services and solutions to clients, including 10 of the 12 major Australian broadcasters and corporate media organizations http://lnkd.in/vCtJ74

Hostworks Scales Digital and Internet TV Services With Blue Coat... marketwatch.com

Joseph Vangieri After lapping up seven deals in the past five years, the company has decided to acquire a minority stake in Israel-based digital media company Web 3.0 fo http://lnkd.in/STMXfY

Ybrant Digital to acquire minority stake in Israel-based Web 3.0 economictimes.indiatimes.com

Estimates suggest that worldwide spend on mobile marketing, advertising and messaging to exceed US $3.3 billion in 2011, and reach $20.6 billion by 2015. 

Joseph Vangieri What's more, the report says, spending will continue its accelerating shift from traditional to new and emerging digital media platforms http://lnkd.in/XufZXG 

 

Joseph Vangieri The French media executive Frédéric Filloux labelled me a "digital media zealot" who "smokes his own exhaust" and engaged in "the collective glorification http://lnkd.in/2hBVPX

Digital first: what it means for journalism guardian.co.uk

Journalists have new roles to play in collaborating with the public and organising communities – and the article is reduced to part of the mix. By Jeff... 

Joseph Vangieri The companies coming together as Xaxis managed about $200 million in digital-media spending last year, a number expected to grow quickly this year http://lnkd.in/GkMhsc

WPP Links Ad Tech To Consumer Database online.wsj.com

WPP is launching a new company that will link ad-buying technologies with a large database of consumer profiles collected from their Web activities, allowing for personalized ads on the Web, social-networking sites, mobile...

 

 

Social Media in the News June 26th 2011

Joseph Vangieri Here are just a few search and social media highlights from the sessions, networking lunches, and after-hours events. Canadian technology personality Amber http://lnkd.in/rp33QZ

15 Search & Social Takeaways from SES Toronto 2011 #sesto searchenginewatch.com

I had the pleasure of attending Search Engine Strategies (SES) Toronto 2011, June 13 to 15, at the Hyatt Regency downtown. Here are just a few searc... 

Joseph Vangieri Scott Ringline, Shannon Beeman and Meghan McCann talk social media at the Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce breakfast Wednesday at Schoolcraft http://lnkd.in/92q2je

Social media gaining in business popularity hometownlife.com

If there's anyone out there hoping the age of Facebook and Twitter and e-mail and the Internet is going away anytime soon, Meghan McCann has a message for them. 

Joseph Vangieri Facebook.com Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents bu http://lnkd.in/W5PSXS

Welcome to Facebook | Facebook m.facebook.com

Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. 

Joseph Vangieri For many small investors, some of the companies they are most familiar with are the e-commerce and social media sites http://lnkd.in/qv6Kbc

Investors may soon be able to buy into their favorite Internet... baltimoresun.com

Investment guru Peter Lynch once advised ordinary folks to "invest in what you... 

Joseph Vangieri The Federal Trade Commission has approved a controversial firm which scours social media sites to check on job applicants http://lnkd.in/4iUAuW

How anything you've EVER said on the internet could be seen by... dailymail.co.uk

The ruling, by the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, means anything you've ever said on sites including Facebook, Twitter and even Craigslist could be seen by your would-be employer. 

Joseph Vangieri We'd have laughed off that idea a few years ago -- but the "Arab Spring" protests prove that social media ignites (and spreads) passion and outrage better http://lnkd.in/7iHhUw

Why Social Media Will Make or Break 2012 Election Campaigns |... adage.com

Since the 2008 election season, social media has evolved so dramatically, and become so pervasive in daily lives of most likely voters, that the fledgling tactics deployed then look positively ancient. 

Joseph Vangieri Social media companies have attracted a flood of capital, with investors clamoring for shares in hot IPO transactions. • Investors are paying a premium http://lnkd.in/wndBqD

SIR #22: Social Media Fantasy Trades businessinsider.com

• Social media companies have attracted a flood of capital, with investors clamoring for shares in hot IPO transactions. • Investors are paying a premium price for growth, but business metrics may not be able to scale growth as effe

Social Media in the News June 25th 2011

Joseph Vangieri Social media has affected how people think of themselves, manage their social lives and run their businesses. Not since the Industrial Revolution has http://lnkd.in/UJeAaw

Why Facebook Isn't a Place for Kids - ABC News abcnews.go.com

YourSphere.com's Mary Kay Hoal says kids deserve a healthier social networking experience than Facebook. 

Joseph Vangieri Clicks, Likes, Tweets and Tumbles: Who Rules on Maryland Social Media? http://lnkd.in/2JxHBe

Clicks, Likes, Tweets and Tumbles: Who Rules on Maryland Social Media? reisterstown.patch.com

Super fans and followers in the Free State. 

Joseph Vangieri Social media companies have attracted a flood of capital, with investors clamoring for shares in hot IPO transactions. • Investors are paying a premium http://lnkd.in/wndBqD

SIR #22: Social Media Fantasy Trades businessinsider.com

• Social media companies have attracted a flood of capital, with investors clamoring for shares in hot IPO transactions. • Investors are paying a premium price for growth, but business metrics may not be able to scale growth as effe 

Joseph Vangieri After 16 years of doing things the traditional way, the targeted social media campaign resulted in Bulger's arrest in just a few hours http://lnkd.in/6SzV6N

How social media brought down a mobster dailycaller.com

Call it another triumph of social media. The FBI had been on the hunt for legendary mobster James “Whitey” Bulger for 16 years. The chase took agents across five continents and all over the US. 

Joseph Vangieri 1 in 5 Grandparents Use Social Media, U.K. Study Finds http://lnkd.in/bwqxrG

MediaPost Publications 1 in 5 Grandparents Use Social Media, U.K.... mediapost.com

1 in 5 Grandparents Use Social Media, U.K. Study Finds -.