Facebook membership hits 500 million
The number of people using Facebook has hit the 500 million mark, meaning one in every 14 people on the planet has now signed up to online social-networking service. "As of this morning, 500 million people all around the world are actively using Facebook to stay connected with their friends and the people around them," [...]
More Businesses Finding Customers on Social Sites
Smaller companies most successful at social acquisition While many marketers struggle with how to measure social media marketing return on investment, some businesses are finding at least one hard metric where their efforts have paid off—customer acquisition. According to a February–March 2010 survey from office services firm Regus, smaller companies see the most success, with [...]
Gillard to push ahead with web censorship
A change of Prime Minister is not enough to kill off one of the most stupid ideas of the 21st century. It had been thought that when Julia Gillard took over the Australian government that she would allow a little bit of common sense to happen in Aussie politics. However, it seems that Gillard is [...]
Facebook U.S. Growth Stagnates in June
After growing by 7.8 million new active U.S. users in May, Facebook growth stagnated in June, adding only 320,800 new users. Total number of active U.S. users now stands at 125,000,000. According to Inside Facebook Gold, which offers Facebook data and analysis, it is not unusual to see a saturated country like the U.S. take [...]
Top 10 Viral Videos – April 2010
Athletic equipment company Nike dominated the top 10 viral videos selected by video-content distributor goviral for April 2010, landing three videos on the list. Two of Nike’s videos were light and entertaining in tone. However, the number two video, “Earl and Tiger,” was much more somber. Recontexting old an audio recording of pro golfer Tiger [...]
