Nov 24, 2009 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Facebook Releases Updated Contest, Sweepstakes Promotion Guidelines

Running contests or promotions on Facebook have become one of the most effective ways in building high-level engagement with your brand. Numerous companies have come up with a variety of strategies to link external social networks into their contest campaigns, and a large target in that funnel – FACEBOOK. The new rules that Facebook released ealier this month have now set specific guidelines for any... read more

Nov 20, 2009 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Twitter Will Launch Paid Corporate Accounts by Year’s End

It’s official, Twitter is set to introduce premium accounts for brands and businesses by end of the year, this according to co-founder and CEO Biz Stone. While speaking at an event in London, Stone said Twitter plans to charge for corporate accounts, and in exchange, would offer enhanced features and analytics in return. It is important to note, however, that if you are a current brand or business,... read more

Nov 19, 2009 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Facebook Now Rated the No. 3 Video Site

When it comes to online video, Facebook always seemed to be one step behind the usual online video giants…not anymore! According to Nielsen’s latest VideoCensus numbers, Facebook has rose to No. 3 behind online video giants Hulu and YouTube in terms of total streams. Facebook jumped from No. 10 last month – leap-frogging the likes of MSN, ABC Television, Fox Interactive Media, and Yahoo!... read more

Nov 17, 2009 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm Land on Xbox 360

They always said games would be more fun when you play them with friends, which is why the Xbox 360 just finalized their Xbox Live software to sync with your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Users will now be able to wrap themselves entirely in a “social-enabled” game experience and connect and play with their friends on Facebook & Twitter. With the integration, you can now use your Facebook... read more

Nov 17, 2009 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Oxford Dictionary Selects ‘Unfriend’ as Word of the Year

Drum roll please… Oxford Dictionary has announced its “word of the year” winner, and to no one’s surprise, they came through with a social media related term…”unfriend“, your new 2009 award winner. The definition reads as followed “To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.” Over the past few years, dictionary makers... read more