Social networking site addiction drives mobile internet access

December 29, 2008 by Admin · 3 Comments 

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 166m page impressions every month.

Individual users will check or update social networking sites a total of 260 times per month, an average of eight times per day.

Social networking site addiction drives mobile internet access - Digital News - Brand Republic.

Filed under: Mobile 2.0, Mobile Apps, Mobile Trends, Social Media, Surveys and Data
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Weekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Oct 15, 2008 by Jeremiah Owyang

October 16, 2008 by Michael Marlatt · Leave a Comment 

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 trackers, aggregators, and news.google.com I hear from more people that this hand created editorial list I do each week is helpful. With so much content being created now, it just goes to show that editing (by humans) is more important than ever. One key for this digest to be successful is to link to anything that I think is important, regardless of source, and even competitive research –expect more of that as I go forward.”

Weekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Oct 15, 2008.



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The LinkedIn Professional at a Glance

October 14, 2008 by Michael Marlatt · Leave a Comment 

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




Filed under: Misc. Presentations, Social Media, Surveys and Data, Web 2.0
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Cloud Recruiting and the Voluntary Sector

October 4, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

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 with a voluntary group you are involved with?

The voluntary sector is largely about engagement of a community. The cloud recruiting tools, apart from being free are perfect for growing and developing networks. The voluntary sector has quickly grasped the potential of this technology and have not been slow to act.

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globeandmail.com: SaaS gives small business a big engine

September 16, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

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 to what a business uses.

Filed under: Asides, Cloud Computing, Web 2.0
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