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'Social Media' Usage on the Rise

social media won't like the latest report from Universal McCann, which investigated the use of social media among 17000 participants in 29 countries. The report is the third instalment of a yearly investigation into the use of social media, and it concludes a worldwide rise in participation.

Magna Predicts Healthy, But Slowing Gains For Online Video, Social Media; Search Continues To Rule

While fellow Magna ad spend forecaster Bob Coen has taken a slightly more pessimistic view of online ad revenue growth for this year, the IPG media firm has separately issued another report with a fairly healthy outlook for digital media through 2009. While Brian Weiser, Magna’s director of Industry Analysis, mainly tries to remind the industry that “traditional media never died� and is still thriving, his Emerging Media Forecast (PDF) notes that growth is slowing for social media, gaming and online video in 2009. Some highlights from the report include:

New Social Media Brings Bizarre Terms and Issues - What's Splog?

New social media has ushered in an array of new terminology, tactics and opportunities for marketers. Wikis, blogs, social networks, RSS, and "engagement" are increasingly common phrases used in today's social marketing conversations. Yet lurking out there is a term marketers don't want to hear -- that of splog. The term 'splog' has been around for more than two years, yet there is little awareness of it and the effect it can have on social media marketing, especially Social Media Measurement. Splog can dramatically skew results, which in turn can lead to faulty and costly marketing mistakes and campaigns that miss the mark.

Nyko To Release Media Hub for PS3

Nyko Technologies, the premier gaming peripherals manufacturer, today revealed details for its upcoming Media Hub for the PlayStation 3. The Media Hub easily attaches to the console, adding three additional USB ports and a media card reader slot that supports SD cards and Memory Sticks. Compatible with all PS3 models, the Media Hub matches the color and contour of the system to expand its media capabilities while maintaining a clean form factor.

Social media rise presents new challenges

Social media – and blogs in particular – are becoming a more important part of global media consumption for internet users than some traditional media channels, according to new findings from Universal McCann.

Lenovo Tackles Summer Olympics with Social Media Blitz

Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence is helping Lenovo leverage its Summer Olympics sponsorship with a far-reaching social media effort.

Fast Web Media: Fast Web Media Hook Up With Bravissimo Fast Web Media wins Search Engine Marketing account with Bravissimo

TMCNet: Fast Web Media: Fast Web Media Hook Up With Bravissimo Fast Web Media wins Search Engine Marketing account with Bravissimo

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eForce Media Acquires Firm, Appoints Former Autobytel Head As CEO

Santa Monica-based eForce Media, a provider of Internet sales lead generation services, said today that it has acquired Vertical Passion Media, LLC and appointed its founder, Jeffrey Schwartz, as President and CEO. Schwartz is the former president and CEO of Autobytel. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Vertical Passion Media LLC operates a number of online destinations in the auto classified and other lead generation areas, and was founded and headed by Schwartz. Schwartz has also served as President and CEO of Autoweb, and a VP at Walt Disney Company. eForce Media's current CEO, Anthony Mazzarella, will continue to serve on eForce Media's board of directors. eForce Media is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners.

Second Annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo Reveals the Business, Influence and Monetization of Blogging and Social Media

Second Annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo Reveals the Business, Influence and Monetization of Blogging and Social Media

Second Annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo Reveals the Business, Influence and Monetization of Blogging and Social Media

Second Annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo Reveals the Business, Influence and Monetization of Blogging and Social Media

Second Annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo Reveals the Business, Influence and Monetization of Blogging and Social Media

TMCNet: Second Annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo Reveals the Business, Influence and Monetization of Blogging and Social Media

Open source social networking app thrives in China

The popular social networking site Facebook just announced a Chinese version, but similar Chinese-based Web sites such as Xiaonei and Hainei have been struggling there. However, since April, UCenter Home, an open source social network service based on PHP and MySQL, is pushing open social networking in China.

Xbox Media Center Renamed "Plex" (And Looking Hotter Than Ever)

An independent Mac fork of Xbox Media Center—a lauded cross-platform solution for streaming media—has just gotten a neat new name: "Plex." (That's short for "cineplex.") But we know how it is. You use Front Row and think it's great. Before you go back into your Apple shell, check out this Aeon skin for Plex. Currently in alpha release, it features a fluid wallpaper effect á la iPod coupled with the simplicity of Delicious Library's shelf organization. Our own Brian Lam said to me, "I've never seen a Media Center UI look so nice." I have to agree. (Well, I actually do agree. But I think that I have to agree, too.) Here's a massive gallery of shots from Plex running Aeon:

M2 Universal releases social media survey

Social media is becoming a more important part of media consumption for Internet users than some traditional media channels, according to a survey released yesterday by M2 Universal.

Marketing Potential in Social Online Media

SOCIAL-oriented internet media present "massive" opportunities for brands, advertisers and marketers if embraced properly, says Universal McCann Europe, Middle East and Africa's third comparative study on social media trends.

Marketing potential in social online media

Social-oriented internet media present “massive” opportunities for brands, advertisers and marketers if embraced properly, says Universal McCann Europe, Middle East and Africa’s third comparative study on social media trends.

Marketing potential in social online media

SOCIAL-oriented internet media present “massive� opportunities for brands, advertisers and marketers if embraced properly, says Universal McCann Europe, Middle East and Africa’s third comparative study on social media trends.

Are You Missing the Social Media Marketing Party?

By now you've heard of a myriad social media Web sites like MySpace and Facebook. And, if you're like many business professionals, you probably have a fair notion that these social networking sites are places where (mostly) teens and 20-somethings share photos and write on "walls." Similarly, LinkedIn and Plaxo are two social networking sites where (mostly) professionals share contacts; pose and get questions answered; and even look for career advice from fellow professionals. But can all these widgets, blogs, profiles and Web technologies really help your business? And, more importantly, if you don't jump on board now, will you be left behind?

Are You Missing the Social Media Marketing Party?

By now you've heard of a myriad social media Web sites like MySpace and Facebook. And, if you're like many business professionals, you probably have a fair notion that these social networking sites are places where (mostly) teens and 20-somethings share photos and write on "walls." Similarly, LinkedIn and Plaxo are two social networking sites where (mostly) professionals share contacts; pose and get questions answered; and even look for career advice from fellow professionals. But can all these widgets, blogs, profiles and Web technologies really help your business? And, more importantly, if you don't jump on board now, will you be left behind?

Social Bookmarking is Bait for the Search Engines

Social bookmarking is the best way to boost traffic for a site. Social bookmarking is a powerful tool in promoting a website. The ideas that social bookmarking is built on are working their way into other applications; the practice of tagging information is being extended to other types of resources, such as multimedia files and e-mail. Social bookmarking is saving us a lot of time and energy that we’d usually spend scanning our RSS feeds or (the shock and horror of it all) actually visiting sites daily to find out what’s hot in the industry we work in along with our other interests. Not learning about social bookmarking is nothing short of surrendering to a changing online world.

WHAT IS A BLOG WORTH? ASK GAWKER

If you're any kind of online publisher - a traditional outlet looking to learn about online media, or a blog network looking to grow - you could do a lot worse than to follow the career of Nick Denton, a former traditional journalist who has become a new-media mogul thanks to the Gawker Media network of blogs. Denton has been conducting a kind of ongoing media workshop for the past couple of years, right out in the open (more or less).

Tecktonik Media launches Direct Blog Ads platform

Tecktonik Media, a digital media network, has launched a new blog advertising platform called Direct Blog Ads.

NYKO Media Hub Announced for the PlayStation 3

Nyko Technologies, the premier gaming peripherals manufacturer, today revealed details for its upcoming Media Hub for the PlayStation 3. The Media Hub easily attaches to the console, adding three additional USB ports and a media card reader slot that supports SD cards and Memory Sticks. Compatible with all PS3 models, the Media Hub matches the color and contour of the system to expand its media capabilities while maintaining a clean form factor.

Raketu Debuts Mobile Social Networking Integrated With VOIP and Communications Services for iPhone Users

Raketu, a leading global Internet communications, information, entertainment, and social networking company, today debuted its social networking integrated communications web application optimized for the iPhone®. The new web-based application allows iPhone(TM) users to participate and share with their friends, family and business colleagues, both inside and outside of the Raketu network. Users can add and participate in blogs, bulletins, comments, groups, friends through conventional social networking and through Raketu's real-time communications. Users can also store and share their media, making it easy to take pictures or videos on their mobiles, save them on Raketu and share them with anyone whether they are on Raketu or not. Raketu also allows sharing with other social networks, including Facebook and MySpace, and users can make int

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