Uncategorized - SocialTimes.com

How Are the Airlines Using Google+? [Infographic]

Neil Vidyarthi — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:22:17 +0000

At a recent Socialize event in Toronto, a few panelists pointed out that people may be looking at Google+ the wrong way. While most are trying to categorize it as a social network, the speaker felt that Google+ couldn’t miss because it was just a way of strengthening social SEO, and as the years pass, it will become more and more vital for companies to use it to improve their SEO anyway, and eventually this will draw people to Google+ through Google search.

I feel that this idea is spreading through businesses pretty fast, and seeing as how starting a basic Google+ business profile has almost zero risk and a very low cost, we’re seeing companies get into the space quick. The latest? Airlines.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

8 Beers That Best Describe the Most Popular Social Networks

Devon Glenn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:47:24 +0000

Today we raise a glass to Libatious, a social network for beer drinkers that launched today from its headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. The site has a database of beers and breweries from all over the world for users to explore, bookmark and rate – an intriguing blend of Pinterest and Yelp.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

This Week on the Mediabistro Job Board: Raytheon, Big Think, Rodale

Nadine Cheung — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:32:09 +0000

This week, Raytheon is hiring a social media manager, while Big Think is seeking an account manager. Rodale is looking for an SEO manager, and PMC is in need of a content manager for ENTV on YouTube. Get the scoop on these openings and more below, and find additional just-posted gigs on mediabistro.com.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Talk Show Launches On Tumblr Shot Entirely On iPhones…By The Guests

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:57:50 +0000

What happens when two guys that are constantly wearing plaid shirts get together for a few beers? Well, they come up with the idea to do a talk show all about plaid that’s shot entirely on iPhones, of course! The show is called Plaid Forever and it launched today on Tumblr.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Is Warner Bros. Working on a Rival for Instagram?

Devon Glenn — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:12:48 +0000

It looks like Warner Brothers could be building another Instagram. According to Fusible.com, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. filed patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in December for variations on the name Out My Window to build what appears to be a photo-sharing social network.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

5 Great Social Media Sites for Curating Content

Devon Glenn — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:04:30 +0000

Curating content is nothing new, but recent innovations in social media have taken the focus away from aggregation, which tends to operate on the back end of a website, to something users can do with the click of a button. Yesterday blogger and entrepreneur Elad Gil posted an interesting timeline that traced the evolution of social media tools from lengthy blog platforms (like this one), to shorter status updates (like Twitter), to simple buttons like the “retweet” button on Twitter or the “check in” button on Foursquare. He concluded that Pinterest and other sites are making it even easier to collect, sort and share content. Here are some of my favorite places to curate content on the Web:

1. Etsy

Launched in 2005, Etsy is like the world’s biggest craft fair with an online treasure trove of incredible undiscovered artists. It takes a sharp eye to sift through all of those handmade goods, which is why Etsy has a “Treasury” where users can organize their favorite items into collections and search through collections other users have made. Of course, the best Etsy collection of all time is Regretsy, a spin-off website dedicated to the funniest and most grotesque items ever to hit the Etsy market.

2. Evernote

I rarely leave the house without a moleskine notebook and a handful of pens, so when a service arrived in 2008 [Updated via reader correction] that could take all my Web research, notes from live events and pictures taken throughout the day; and make them search-able by keyword, I was hooked. The company also has Evernote Hello to track the people you meet, Evernote Food to remember your favorite meals, and Skitch for drawing on your screen.

3. LinkedIn

This might not be for everyone, but I’m an avid reader who gets through at least one book a week. When I saw the Reading List by Amazon function on LinkedIn, my first thought was that I was not there to advertise books. My second thought was that I had just read William Poundstone’s brain-teasing book, Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? and concluded that no, I was definitely not. I posted it right away and found that organizing the books I had read – especially the business titles – helped me remember what was in them when I needed the information for a story or a job interview.

4. Pinterest

Launched in 2011, the online pinboard is catching like wildfire as users are able to virtually tack on images and videos on any subject from all over the Web. Imagine a bride sifting through wedding sites and finally being able to see the gown, the flowers and the cake design all in one spot – before she asks her bridesmaids to pick out a dress – and you’ll understand why this site has spread even through the non-tech crowd.

5. Snip.It

This Facebook application (launched 2011) lets you backtrack through your posts to organize your interests into useful lists. Then it suggests other lists for you to follow. With big, easy-to-read buttons and very little set-up time, it’ll make you wish you Snip.It was also in your house, organizing your closet.

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Why Spotify’s Daniel Ek Topped Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′ List

Devon Glenn — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:42:48 +0000

Every year Forbes magazine singles out 30 entrepreneurs under 30 years old who are out changing the world before they’re even old enough to run for president. Topping the list this year is Swedish entrepreneur Daniel Ek, whose digital music service Spotify has won the hearts of music lovers worldwide while working toward a more sustainable business model for the music industry.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Will the Twitter Redesign Threaten Tumblr?

Neil Vidyarthi — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:23:50 +0000

Unless you’ve been living in a bird-free zone, you know that Twitter recently overhauled their home page. The new page allows people to see shared videos, links and photos directly within the stream of Twitter by clicking the ‘open’ button. Photos are expanded, videos are displayed and even links to text articles are expanded into small snippets of the original source. I worry that this is going to take its toll and put pressure on services like Tumblr.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Russian Social Network Vkontakte Asked to Remove 500+ Illegally Uploaded Movies

Neil Vidyarthi — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:27:12 +0000

Vkontakte, one of the largest social networks in Russia, has been asked by a consortium of Russian producers to pull down a bunch of content uploaded by its users. The uploading of illegal content is always a hot topic once a social network comes of age and demands enough attention, and this news can be attributed to the growing pains of the still expanding Vkontakte network.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

What’s the 2011 World Record for Most Comments on a Facebook Wall Post? [Infographic]

Neil Vidyarthi — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:27:18 +0000

The folks at RecordSetter have put together this extremely interesting infographic looking at 2011 World Records for social media. It looks at various networks including Facebook and Tumblr, and also has some statistics on games. Take a look below.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

2011: Tumblr Sharing Grew by 1300%, Google Plus Plateaued [Infographic]

Neil Vidyarthi — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:00:07 +0000

Infographics about sharing run rampant on the web, but every year the folks at clearspring, the makers of the popular “AddThis” widget, tally up all the shares they’ve seen over the last year and give the world some interesting statistics about what’s working and what’s not. This year’s infographic has a lot of interesting elements, including the reveal that Tumblr sharing continues to grow exponentially.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

This Week on the Mediabistro Job Board: YouBeauty.com, Ocean Media, F+W Media

Nadine Cheung — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:55:01 +0000

This week, YouBeauty.com is hiring a social media and community manager, while Ocean Media is looking for a social media specialist. F+W Media is in need of an online content development manager, and THQ is on the hunt for a social games producer. Get all the details on these gigs and more below, and check out additional just-posted jobs on mediabistro.com.

Social Media & Community Manager YouBeauty.com (New York, NY)
Social Media Specialist Ocean Media (Huntington Beach, CA)
Producer, Social Games THQ (Agoura Hillas, CA)
Online Content Development Manager F+W Media (Fort Collins, CO)
Junior Social Media & Communications Manager FT Media (New York, NY)

For more job listings, go to the Mediabistro job board, and to post a job, visit our employer page. For real-time openings and employment news, follow @MBJobPost.

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Tonight: Tyra Banks Appearing Live on Google Plus

Neil Vidyarthi — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:25:28 +0000

All of you Tyra Banks fans out there know she’s the type to always try new things, and today’s she trying something very cool, very ahead of the curve. She’s going to be part of a live Google Plus “Hangout”, which means she’ll be available by video and voice, and Googlers from all around the world can log in and chat with her, and ask her questions.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

No Zynga IPO Probably Means No Facebook IPO

Neil Vidyarthi — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:55:49 +0000

Our colleague Jackie Cohen over at AllFacebook has just posted some insight on the potential of a Facebook IPO in the next year. So far, nobody at Facebook has made any speculation about the IPO. Jackie reports that the recent ‘news’ about an impending IPO may just be rumors. Read more about the news at AllFacebook.

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Rewarding Bad Behaviour: Kansas Teen Gains 10,000 Followers for Bashing the Governor on Twitter

Amanda Cosco — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:20:47 +0000

A teenager from Kansas is making headlines this week for stirring up controversy on the microblogging service Twitter.

Emma Sullivan authored a tweet addressed to Sam Brownback, the Governor of Kansas, after he visited Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village. The school was practising a mock legislative assembly as a part of Kansas’ Youth in Government program.

During the assembly, Sullivan, freshly a senior, tweeted this:

Not exactly an intelligent or political statement, I would say, since Sullivan isn’t saying anything of substance— other than the fact that she’s a teenager with a smartphone.

But because Twitter is a public forum, and since the governer has people monitoring his online presence, the comment reached his office in no time. Soon after the tweet was released, the governor’s people contacted the principal of Shawnee Mission East.

Sullivan told reporters that her principal “laid into her,” demanding that she apologize for her mean-spirited words. Sullivan had planned to write an apology, but then tweeted on Sunday night that she won’t be saying sorry:

To make matters worse, Sullivan’s Twitter following is exploding: After the story broke on the internet, the teenager’s twitter followers grew from 60 to over 3,500, the Kansas City Star reported. Today, when I checked, that number had grown to more than 11,000. Apparently controversy is still a bestseller.

From the looks of Sullivan’s tweet stream, it seems she’s recieving a lot of support from Twitter, but it isn’t known whether her supporters are free speech activists or those who endorse her view that the Govermer “blows.”

Thanks to the internet attention, Sullivan now feels justified in her comment. She is still refusing to apologize, and her most recent tweet evokes Ghandi, suggesting the teenager is positiong herself as a kind of martyer for free speech:

But what, exactly, is Sullivan fighting for? The right to attack political leaders on social media?

Yesterday afternoon, The Washington Post updated the story, reporting a surprising turn of events: According to The Post, Governor Brownback not only finds it acceptable that Sullivan wrote what she did, he’s also apologized to HER (Sullivan).

Brownback posted this on this Facebook page:

“My staff over-reacted to this tweet, and for that I apologize. Freedom of speech is among our most treasured freedoms. I enjoyed speaking to the more than 100 students who participated in the Youth in Government Program at the Kansas Capitol. They are our future. I also want to thank the thousands of Kansas educators who remind us daily of our liberties, as well as the values of civility and decorum. Again, I apologize for our over-reaction.”

The update from The Post also suggests that Sullivan wrote the tweet in response to the Governer’s decisions to revoke funding to the arts, though nothing in the teen’s tweet timeline expresses her interest in the arts, though there are an abundance of tweets readily avalible on Justin Bieber and Twilight.

@Amanda Cosco is a freelance writer, content queen & social media girl genius. To learn more about her, visit her professional blog here.

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.