Social networking site addiction drives mobile internet access

Monday, December 29, 2008  //  3 Comments  //  Mobile 2.0, Mobile Apps, Mobile Trends, Social Media, Surveys and Data

From Brand Republic:
Social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo, are seeing huge boosts in traffic thanks to mobile phones, with average users checking their profiles more than eight times a day, says new research.

Mobile phone network Orange said 640,000 of its customers are accessing social networking sites through their mobile phones, accounting for [...]

Weekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Oct 15, 2008 by Jeremiah Owyang

Thursday, October 16, 2008  //  0 Comments  //  Blog, Social Media, Web 2.0

Let’s face it, when people hear the phrase “social media” and on-going talk about the value of social-networking, there still seems to be a lot of confusion around what it is, why it’s important, and why company’s should listen.  Here’s a fantastic post by Jeremiah Owyang, Sr. Analyst at Forrester….
Per Jeremiah:
“In the age of meme [...]

The LinkedIn Professional at a Glance

Tuesday, October 14, 2008  //  0 Comments  //  Misc. Presentations, Social Media, Surveys and Data, Web 2.0

Ok, so we’ve all heard the non-stop chatter around why LinkedIn is such a valuable “networking” resource for recruiting professionals.  Now, take a look at this slideshow and you be the judge…
LinkedIn Demographic Data Jun08

Cloud Recruiting and the Voluntary Sector

Saturday, October 4, 2008  //  0 Comments  //  Recruitment Technology

Cloud Recruiting and the Voluntary Sector « Cloud Recruiting – Web 2.0, SaaS, Social networking
Companies can be big, unwieldy and slow to act. You might like to try out some Cloud Recruiting ideas but are being stopped by Marketing or Human Resources or your boss who doesn’t get it.
How about trying some of these techniques [...]

globeandmail.com: SaaS gives small business a big engine

Tuesday, September 16, 2008  //  0 Comments  //  Asides, Cloud Computing, Web 2.0

globeandmail.com: SaaS gives small business a big engine
SaaS applications run the gamut from Web design to enterprise resource planning platforms, including e-mail, analytics and social networking. Their advantage is that they offer all the power of programs used by large enterprise players but at a fraction of the cost because the monthly fee is scaled [...]