social media

Movie Buzz More Likely to Spread by Word-of-Mouth Than Social Networks

October 2, 2012 By Brent Lang 33 weeks ago

And good news for marketers from Ipsos MediaCT's Vincent Bruzzese: Those who take to Twitter primarily post to boost a movie they're excited about -- not to warn people about a turkey

  

LinkedIn Unveils 'Follow' Feature for 'Influencers'

October 2, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 33 weeks ago

LinkedIn now allows its users to follow "INfluencers," including Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

  

Muslim Innocence: Facebook Revolution, Meet the YouTube Counter-Revolution

September 16, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 35 weeks ago

'Innocence of Muslims' represents the flip side of the sea change that social media has brought to modern culture and politics – the dark side of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter

  

Microsoft Revamps Hotmail as Outlook, Adds Social Features

July 31, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 42 weeks ago

The new email service will be web-based and integrates major social networks

  

Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth Falls $7.2B as Facebook Share Prices Plummet

July 27, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 42 weeks ago

Zuckerberg's wealth decreased as the price of Facebook stock hits an all-time low after a disappointing earnings report -- but he's still rich

  

Make Room for Texting at the Movies

July 12, 2012 By Chris Davison 44 weeks ago

Guest Blog: Moviegoers are going to tweet anyway -- why not make it official?

  

New York Times Joins Herd of News Outlets on Pinterest

June 8, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 49 weeks ago

New York Times editors pin food, fashion and designs on the newspaper's new Pinterest site

  

'The Voice' vs. 'American Idol': Who's the Social Media Champ?

April 25, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"American Idol" started out the season with an advantage in the social-media universe -- but did it hold onto the lead?

  

ESPN Reverses Twitter Policy for Trayvon Martin Case, Employees Don Hoodies (Updated)

March 26, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

ESPN discourages employees from tweeting about political issues, but some of its employees wore hoodies in support of Trayvon Martin anyways

  

CNN Takes Social Media Crown in Cable ... But Where Are the Ratings?

March 15, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

CNN accounted for almost 13 percent of all social media mentions for the month, thanks to primaries and debates

  

Facebook and Twitter Have a Liberal Bias, Too?

March 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

A new Pew Study finds that liberals are more likely to use social media

  

'Kony 2012': Can a YouTube Video Stop an International Child-Killer?

March 8, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

After toppling governments in the Middle East, can social media stop a killer?

  

Oscar Predictions: Can Fancy Math and Social Media Really Forecast Winners?

February 24, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Don't bet on all of the apps, infographics and reports that claim to give you the inside track on the Oscars race

  

How Social Media Is Giving NBA Ratings a Slam Dunk

February 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The NBA's social media efforts are paying TV ratings dividends -- and with the All-Star Game this weekend, expect LeBron James and Dwight Howard to set off a tweet-apalooza

  

Google 4Q Earnings Miss the Mark, Google Plus Hits 90M Subs

January 19, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Tech giant made billions in profits last year, but it didn't hit the street's expectations

  

Facebook, Politico Partner for South Carolina Primary

January 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The social media company will provide the politics hub with real-time data on voter sentiment

  

Regina King Named SAG Awards' Social Media Ambassador

November 15, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

"Southland" star will announce nominations Dec. 14

  

Twitterverse Jokes About Gaddafi's Death: 'Say Hello to Mr. Jobs' (Updated)

October 20, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Comedians immediately began quipping about the Libyan dictator after his death Thursday

  

HuffPost Hits 1 Billion Page Views, Adds New Sites

October 3, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The Huff Post Media Group also hired away Lisa Belkin from the New York Times

  

Shazam Offers Free Unlimited Tagging for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

September 29, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

It is part of a plan geared towards turning the app into a more diverse media company

  

Warner Bros. Creates First 'Social Series' for Facebook

September 29, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

"Aim High" is an action comedy that will begin October 18

  

Google Plus Traffic Surges, Closes In on Myspace, Linkedin

September 27, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Experian Hitwise reports that the site’s social media market share increased 1,269 percent last week

  

Facebook Runs With the Pac: Forms Political Action Committee

September 27, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Company says the PAC will give its employees “a way to make their voice heard by supporting candidates who share our goals of promoting the value of innovation to our economy"

  

Showtime Goes Social, Launches New 'Second Screen' App

September 26, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

"Showtime Social" supplements the act of watching a show by facilitating online interaction and offering multimedia content

  

Facebook's f8 Conference -- More Media, More Commerce, More Profit

September 22, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The social networking site is expected to unveil a significant redesign

  

Obama, Romney, Perry Take Note: Twitter Offers Political Ads

September 21, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The ads will resemble "Promoted' tweets, accounts and trends