Industry
readwriteweb.com October, 13,08
Hey Businesses! Social Media Users Want Your Attention
For any company that thought social media was a passing fad not worthy of their time, the numbers coming out of a recent study published by Opinion Research Corporation for Cone should come as a wake-up call. According to that study, 85% of Americans using social media think companies should have an active presence in the social media environment. What’s even more interesting is that those users actually want the companies to interact with them while there.
Venture Link, October 12, 08
Myspace Launches MyAds
Today, MySpace is providing new details about the progress of its existing self-serve advertising program, called myAds. More than 3,500 advertisers of various sizes have already signed up, including musicians and small businesses in various industries, according to the News Corp.-owned social network.
BBC, October 10, 08
Facebook founder: Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been talking to the BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones about how he started the social networking site. He created Facebook four years ago while he was a college student at Harvard. More than one hundred million people now use the site worldwide. It was valued at around 7 billion pounds last year but Mr Zuckerberg says he has no intention of selling up.
New York Times, October 7, 08
Seeking Broader Reach for Social Web Sites
As the Web becomes a more social place, media companies are trying to make it easier to share links with friends, add comments to articles and extend users’ online identities.
New York Times, Sept, 24
Digg.com Raises $28.7 million
Digg, the news site with the nerve to substitute the votes of the unwashed, unpaid masses for the refined talent of professional editors, has raised a new round of venture financing, the company said Wednesday.
Reuters, September 2008
General Mills Launches Social Network
General Mills has created a network to connect people with the resources they need to eat healthy and live healthy. It is primarily a content portal with a small community aspect via discussion boards etc.
New York Times, September 2008
New WSJ.com Builds on Its Community of Subscribers
Wall Street Journal turns it’s online publication into a social network.
Washington Post 9-3-08
My Facebook page called me fat.
Facebook Ads Target You Where It Hurts
TechCrunch 50, 09-03-08
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TechCrunch 50 was started with a simple goal: find the best start-ups and launch them in front of our industry’s most influential VCs, corporations, fellow entrepreneurs and press.
BrandWeek April 28, 08
Online: Small Social Networks Get Big Marketing Influx
Big brands embracing smaller emerging social networks
New York Times, 9-5-08
Brave New World of Digital Intimacy
How face-book changed our generations views on intimacy
New York Time, August 31, 08
A Hotel In Theory, With an Image in Fact
Nizuc, a luxury hotel near Cancun Mexico is born through vapor.
Wall Street Journal - August, 21, 08
Break.com Finally Lands One
Site Known for Edginess Signs Up Big Marketers For G-Branded Videos
Los Angeles Times, July 7, 08
LinkedIn Valued at $1 billion
A venture capital deal with a rich valuation reflects the site’s strength as social networks surge.
Wall Street Journal - July, 9, 08
Google Push to Sell Ads On YouTube Hits Snags
Video site is key to diversification; the lawsuit factor test test
