News tagged with social marketing

New model for social marketing campaigns details why some information 'goes viral'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketers dream of finding ways to get something to "go viral" on the Internet. Indeed, viral marketing, whether it be through email, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter, has become the Holy Grail ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 2 feature

Siri a challenge to Google search: Eric Schmidt

The voice-activated Siri assistant on Apple's iPhone 4S is a direct challenge to Google's search engine, chairman Eric Schmidt said.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 6

LED startup Switch Lighting hopes to light the way in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is known for computer chips, software companies and social networks - but not light bulbs.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Message gone viral? Blame it on altruistic, yet image-conscious Internet 'e-mavens'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some online ad campaigns go viral while other online marketing messages gather "cyber-dust" on the information superhighway? The key may lie in the motivation of Internet users to email ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

I more than 'like' you: Company diversifies Facebook buttons

Sure, you can "like" a store on Facebook, but you can't easily tell all your friends you "want" that new pair of jeans, "love" that handbag or "own" that sleek electric guitar.

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Graphic PSAs Increase Texting While Driving

(PhysOrg.com) -- Graphic accident videos cause young adults to text and talk while driving more often.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Investors clamor for Facebook's IPO

Wall Street is about to get Facebook fever. The social networking giant with nearly 1 billion users is expected to file papers any day now to sell stock to the public. The timing stems partly from federal rules that would ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Congress weighs landmark change in Web ad privacy

(AP) -- The Web sites we visit, the online links we click, the search queries we conduct, the products we put in virtual shopping carts, the personal details we reveal on social networking pages - all of this can give companies ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Indonesian Internet use booming

So you've looked up sexy spy Anna Chapman's Facebook photos and you've cried along with Lindsay Lohan as she was sent to the slammer, but what about Peterporn, Sinta and Jovita? Ever heard of them?

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Probing Question: Are social networking sites useful for business?

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you’re reading this, odds are you have an Internet connection. And if you have an Internet connection, chances are good that you also have a social network profile. Facebook and Myspace — the two most ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

NY official: Tagged site stole identities

(AP) -- New York's attorney general charged Thursday that Tagged.com stole the identities of more than 60 million Internet users worldwide - by sending e-mails that raided their private accounts.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Web marketer ordered to pay Facebook $711M damages

(AP) -- Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking Web site $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cyber millenials: High-tech and highly educated young adults who drink way too much

"Audience segmentation" refers to categorizing people by their behaviors, attitudes, opinions, or lifestyles. It is widely used in social-marketing efforts. A new study uses this method to find high-risk drinkers in the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad

(AP) -- Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of ...

Technology / Internet

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wi-Fi cars hitting the information superhighway

More cars are hitting the information superhighway thanks to new automotive Wi-Fi technology that allows vehicles to become rolling "hot spots."

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 27, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0