Around Christmas-time I was foolish enough to list my social media predictions. They were a combination of ‘more of this, less of that, same of the other’, and you can still read it if you’re foolish enough to base an entire year that hasn’t happened on the ramblings of one poor gangrel creature. Fortunately I […]
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Twinfluence – Twitter Influence Analyzer
twInfluence is a simple tool for measuring the combined influence of twitterers and their followers, with a few social network statistics thrown in as bonus. We know that “A-List” Twitterers like Scoble, LeoLaporte, and BarackObama have a lot of influence on Twitter, because they have tens of thousands of followers. However, social network analysis teaches […]
Key strategies for using Twitter effectively in recruitment
Interesting one, this. I’ve been looking at recruitment strategies and it does seem like Twitter has something to offer, believe it or not. This one’s from here: http://www.slideshare.net/Andy.Headworth/key-strategies-for-using-twitter-effectively-in-recruitment-3827849
The Science of ReTweets
via mashable.com Retweets is often overlooked as a measure of influence. When someone retweets you, it’s because they found what you said interesting enough to forward it to their followers. They’re endorsing you as an influential person. So, count the retweets, and you get a measure of influence. Although I try my hardest not to […]
New Google Twitter search is good but not great
When I heard via Shel Holz that Google is now indexing Twitter updates I got a bit excited for three reasons: 1. Were they going to show the total number of mentions? If so, we could count them as a crude index of popularity. Do a search for a term on Google and it gives […]
Social spume
- Teacher Resigns Via YouTube Over Standardized TestingStandardized testing has long been a hot-button topic among educational circles. But a veteran teacher is now taking a very open position against the concept by resigning from her job — and telling everyone about it on YouTube The video, which was posted on Tuesday under the account I Quit You Can't Fire Me, is quickly going viral. Her resignation claim […]Neha Prakash
- Ashton Kutcher: Facebook Is The ‘New Religion’While teenagers may not be enthusiastic about Facebook, the company has a fan in Ashton Kutcher. The actor and angel investor, who is set to play Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs, recently spoke at the CTIA Conference in Las Vegas, saying that Twitter is too crowded and that Facebook has actually effectively placed its advertisements. continued… New Career Opport […]Justin Lafferty
- Morgan Freeman Has a Hilarious Excuse for Dozing During InterviewMorgan Freeman set the Internet atwitter this week when he briefly fell asleep during a live TV interview alongside Michael Caine in support of their new film Now You See Me. But, as it turns out, there's a perfectly logical — and awesome — explanation for Freeman's doze-off. Here's what the actor had to say in a Facebook post late Thursday ni […]Sam Laird
- Online Campaigns Aim to Help Kai the Hitchhiker Beat Murder RapThe never-dull story of Kai the Hitchhiker took a dark turn last week when the viral hero was unexpectedly arrested on murder charges. Since then, a small handful of online campaigns have tried to drum up support for the man who famously referred to himself as "homefree" — not homeless — and set him back on his untethered way Kai, less frequently k […]Sam Laird
- Report: 4 Companies Place Bids for HuluOn the heels of Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Hulu is suddenly snapping up bids left and right. According to The Los Angeles Times and Reuters, both the Chernin Group, in partnership with Providence Equity, as well as Guggenheim Digital Media, have placed bids for the streaming video service. The Chernin Group is run by former News Corp. e […]Lauren Indvik
- Social Media Jobs: Tango, Tradeshift, BrightrollThis week, Tango is hiring a senior software engineer client, and Tradeshift needs an enterprise sales engineer. Meanwhile, Brightroll is seeking an account manager, a marketing manager, and an associate manager of publisher development. Get the scoop on these openings below, and find additional social media jobs on Mediabistro. Senior Software Engineer Clie […]Nadine Cheung
- No, Instagram Isn't Randomly Deleting AccountsA glitch Thursday night prompted rumors that Instagram was randomly deleting accounts. However, the company says although some people lost access to their accounts for a short time, there was no mass purge. Nevertheless, during the height of the rumors Thursday night, the hashtag #Dontdeletemyaccount made the rounds on Instagram (where more than 500,000 phot […]Todd Wasserman
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