Teenager Emma Sullivan pokes fun at Kansas Governor on Twitter and HE ends up apologizing… wait—what?
Rewarding Bad Behaviour: Kansas Teen Gains 10,000 Followers for Bashing the Governor on Twitter
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Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews.
Use Social Media to Market Your Business
Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews. How Yellow Pages is Leveraging Social to Stay Relevant
I grew up in the nineties, the dawn of digital culture.
For me—and for many others born in the late eighties and early nineties— the Yellow Pages brand was irrelevant; I never understand why people would spend ten minutes leafing though a thick and cumbersome book with flimsy pages to find a restaurant or plumber when the same answers were easily searchable online.
But those born only a few years earlier than me remember a time when the Yellow Pages was more than just a useful doorstop or oversized paperweight, when the brand was an iconic symbol for finding information, not unlike the Google brand of today.
As we move into an increasingly digital world, brands like the Yellow Pages face extinction, since the services they provided have been optimized by internet search engines.
In an effort to remain relevant, the Yellow Pages has moved online, extending their platform to mobile applications and social media sites like Facebook and YouTube.
“Find, review, and share business listings on Facebook” invites the new Yellow Pages Facebook application.
The app, which can be installed for free on your Facebook browser, allows you to search for people and companies, just like the Yellow Pages book. Users can search by business name, keyword, or location, and the program is integrated with Google maps. Users can also read and write customer reviews and bookmark searches for reference later.
The Yellow Pages App is also compatible with the iPhone, the iPad, Blackberry, Android, and the Windows Phone 7, making it easier for people to access local information without having to lug around that thick yellow book.
@Amanda Cosco is a freelance writer, content queen & social media girl genius. To learn more about her, visit her professional blog here.
Facebook used for Crisis Intervention: New Media, New Potentials
This week, Florida police officers used Facebook as a tool for crisis intervention, preventing what could have been a deadly situation.
Hashtag to Watch: #TweetThePress
If you live half your life on Twitter (like me) then you’ve likely seen this hashtag floating around: #TweetThePress.
Where did it start? What does it mean? And why are hundreds of tweeters using it?
“I’d like to create more apps” — Sixth Grade Genius Delivers TED Talk
Meet Thomas Suarez. He’s an experienced code writer, programer, and app developer. Oh,—and did I mention he’s in the sixth grade?
TED Talks — and Wants you to Talk Back!
I believe in love at first sight site. That is, if it’s possible to fall in love with a website. The first time I visited the TED website, I was in love with the concept: high-quality infotainment featuring world-class speakers—what more could I ask for from media?
Interpreting Media: Clay Shirky Speaks
If you don’t know his name already, jot it down: it’s Clay Shirky, and he’s the next big name in media theory.
A Perpetual Cheer Up: Hyped Social Network Is About Sharing What Makes You Happy
Happiest is a new social media app centered around all things blissful.
5 Ways Charities Use Social Media To Increase Donations During Holidays
Social media is not only for keeping up with your friends, now charities are using them as well to increase donations. From the Salvation Army to Meals on Wheels, your preconceived thoughts of these charities will change.
Which Is Worse: The Constant Facebook Updater or The Too Many Retweets Guy?
Facebook and Twitter may be great ways to stay in contact with people that are important to you but it is also unfortunately invaded by your annoying friends from real life on the web. Here we argue which is worse, the Facebook friend who constantly updates or the friend on Twitter who retweets way too much.
