Social Media News Brief: iePlexus Inc. December 2, 2009 from iePlexus on Vimeo.
Social Media News Brief: iePlexus Inc. December 2, 2009 from iePlexus on Vimeo.
This week has been full of news from the social media world. Here’s a look at some of the headlines happening in the social media world. (more…)
Just the other week, we told that if Facebook were a nation, it’s population would be much larger than the United States. While that remains true, Facebook’s population seems to be exploding. Late last night, Facebook CEO & Founder Mark Zuckerberg had sent out an open letter to all of it’s users. While we reported less than a month ago, that Facebook had 325 million users, Zuckerberg officially announced the site has more than 350 million users. That is a tremendous increase just within the past month alone.
Facebook has seen it’s number’s grow drastically this year, more than doubling in population. Taking a look back, in August of 2008, the popular social networking site had just 100 million users. It then took nearly 5 months for Facebook to gain 50 million users. Since then, the site has grown on average 50 million users every 3-4 months. This year alone, Facebook has gained 200 million users, and there are no signs of slowing down. (more…)
December 1 marks World AIDS Day, a one-day campaign to bring awareness to the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Known as (RED), Nike, along with Internet powerhouses Facebook, Twitter & Google are all trying to bring awareness to the campaign which was started by Bono & Bobby Shriver in 2006.
Facebook has an entire (RED) fan page, which includes a video explaining more about the campaign. One of the neatest features you can do through the site is make a contribution. It’s not just a donation though, it’s an entire store full of items, ranging from Starbucks gift cards, t-shirts, and even a red Dell laptop. 100% of the proceeds go towards the campaign. Just by shopping, you could help someone with HIV/AIDS in Africa. (more…)
Results are already pouring in from yesterday’s Cyber Monday sales. While sales were expected to fall compared to last year, they actually grew 13.7%, a significant increase considering the current economy.
The report comes from Coremetrics Inc, a web analyst company based out of California. The report also indicated that people spent more money for online sales Monday, compared to Black Friday. (more…)
It’s hard to believe that today we entered the last month of the year. This is the time of year where it seems Barbara Walters reviews just about anything and everything from the year. From news events to the people that made headlines, and I’m sure In the weeks ahead, we will be seeing an abundance of reports and reviews from the past year. We’ve already started with them. Just last week, CNN showcased their Heroes of the Year show, while NBC aired ‘People of the Year.’
While the year were filled with high and lows, both Google & Yahoo have released the top search terms for 2009. (more…)
Every year, it seems many of us wait for the list to see which companies will make it on to the Fortune 500. Well now, a few of those companies have joined a new list. The Facebook 50. The new group was created by The Big Money, an online magazine focusing on the important aspects of economics and money. The list covers to top ranking companies who are using Facebook to the best of their advantage.
Many have questioned The Big Money, because besides Facebook, there are plenty of other social media platforms companies are using, Twitter for example. However the website explains, “social media is highly fickle; there is some reason to think that as soon as a site becomes an effective platform for corporate promotion, its irrelevance is imminent. That could still happen to Facebook, and in the last several months Twitter has gained a lot of momentum and millions of users. For now, however, Facebook still offers several advantages over its rivals: size, return usage, and the depth and variety of what companies can do.” (more…)
It’s hard to believe, but the 2009 holiday season is upon us. For the past several weeks, we’ve told you about companies gearing up for the holiday season. While the ‘official’ start to holiday shopping doesn’t begin until Friday, companies have been using the power of the Internet in order to attract customers. Black Friday 2009 will definitely be different from years past, as Twitter and Facebookhave become a regulare part of our everyday life. (more…)
When you think of watching a video online, you most likely think of YouTube. And why wouldn’t you, considering the multitude of videos to be found on that site.
In fact, there are so many videos on YouTube, some say that it would take over 600 years watch all the videos on the site today– and that’s without a bathroom break. Hulu also might come to mind. Launched in 2008, Hulu offers viewers over 10,000 hours of content from several American television networks, including NBC, ABC, and FOX along with several cable networks.
But what about Facebook? Facebook for video!? According to some recent results from Nielsen, Facebook has rapidly climbed the charts by assuming the No. 3 spot for an online video website. The popular social-networking site had streamed a total of 217.7 million views in the month of October. That’s nearly double the total from September, when Facebook had just reached the top 10 mark with 110 million views. (more…)
“Word: something that is said. A speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use.” That’s the definition of a word, according to Merriam-Webster.
The world is full of them. In fact, there are more than 258,000 words in the English language. They range from everyday words to silly words like supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. While most of us can actually pronounce supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, the longest word in the English dictionary is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which I’m not sure anyone can really pronounce. Want to try pronouncing Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahul? No, I didn’t just hit a bunch of keys on the keyboard, either. It’s actually the Maori name for a hill in New Zealand, and is officially the world’s longest name for a place.
These past few years, pop culture influenced which words make it into the English dictionary. Beyonce’s “Bootylicious” was added to the dictionary a few years ago, while the world of Harry Potter helped “muggle,” a person who possesses no magical powers, reserve a spot in the English dictionary as well. While pop culture has had a significant impact on the world, it looks like it has stepped aside as social media starts to influence the world even more. (more…)
This Week In Social Media: Nov. 13, 2009 iePlexus from iePlexus on Vimeo.
From Facebook groups being invaded, to Rupert Mudoch taking his New Corps Sites off Google, this is what happened this week in the World of Social Media & on the World Wide Web. (more…)
