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Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

“Organize Your Online Life: Yoono vs Minggl”

As social sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Digg become increasingly more important to PR pros, we will need one centralized location to manage our online identity.  Recently, we’ve been playing with the top candidates, Internet browser plugins Yoono and Minggl.  Today, socialTNT shares our findings, so you can find the right plugin to streamline [...]

“OMG!! Blogging Is Dead! Now What?: Quick & Dirty Alternatives”

This morning, WIRED jumped on the “blogging is dead” bandwagon.  Ironically, they wrote the article, well, in a blog post.  The writer, Paul Boutin, makes some good points: too many mainstream publications to get heard, too many secret marketing campaigns and too much of a time suck to write.  So, um, now what?
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“Getting Smart With Facebook, Part 1: Theory and Proof Points”

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on socialTNT in which we review a recent study of Facebook by Fleishman-Hillard’s Matt Dickman, evaluating the platform from a marketer’s perspective. In today’s installment, we’ll discuss the overall findings of the study, rationales for engaging on Facebook, important trends to consider, and a shortlist of what [...]

“Our Modern Lives: Tune In or Turn Off?”

Today’s post was written by contributing writer Marie Williams.
With Blackberries and iPhones keeping us constantly connected to an online IV stream, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to disconnect. As of late, discussion around the problems of our “always on” lifestyles seem to be popping up everywhere. Last month, the Churchill Club held [...]

“Swollen Tonsils Full of Facebook Fatigue”

Just a quick programming note to say I’ve got golf ball sized tonsils. I’ve also got a fever that’s making me hallucinate about getting on planes and being late to my paper route back in 6th grade.

socialTNT’s Contributing Writer Marie Williams is cooking up a great post for tomorrow, and we’ve got a top-notch [...]

“3sday’s 3Q’s in 3 Min: Lindsay Olson, Paradigm Staffing”

Feeling a little bummed about the economy? Let today’s “3Q’s in 3Min” guest help you feel bullish about social media.
Every Thursday, socialTNT channels the spirit of citizen journalism by putting bloggers, reporters, PR pro’s or anyone with something to say about social media in front of the camera for a short, three minute interview. The [...]

“2.0 Politik: Do Democratic Candidates Make the Grade?”

The Hillary/Big Brother Mashup Video from last year ushered in a new era for political campaigns. No longer content with televised debates, citizens everywhere raised their mouses in unison and called for a technological perestroika. 2.0 Politik was born, giving citizens direct access to politicians…Ok, maybe not, but candidates not hooked up with [...]

“2.0 Politik: Do Republican Candidates Make the Grade?”

Today’s post was written by socialTNT Contributing Writer, Marie Williams. I promise we’ll get personalized bylines showing soon.

With Rudy Giuliani’s withdrawal from the Republican presidential campaign yesterday evening, the competition for the Republican nomination is heating up. Social media tactics have the possibility to tip the balance, but which candidates are using [...]

“3sday’s 3Q’s in 3 Min: iJustine, iJustine.TV”

It’s the last Thursday before Christmas. If you aren’t out shopping, join us for another installment of “3sday’s 3Q’s in 3 Min.”
Every Thursday, socialTNT channels the spirit of citizen journalism by putting bloggers, reporters, PR pro’s or anyone with something to say about social media in front of the camera for a short, three [...]

“Zuckerberg Plays Jetman While Facebook Burns”

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On Tuesday, Facebook took the hardest bashing of its short history, with FORTUNE’s Josh Quittner echoing the rest of the blogosphere in a post ruefully titled “RIP Facebook?” This follows Monday’s news that Facebook confirmed a finding by security firm Computer Associates that Beacon still sends information back to Facebook even [...]