Category: Social Media
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Do you have Klout?
What is the appeal of Klout, a service which provides social media analytics that measures a user’s influence across their social network? The Klout Score uses data from a user’s social networks like Twitter and Facebook in order to measure: True Reach – This measures the number of people you influence. It concentrates on the people who…
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Facebook’s new music platform – what will happen tomorrow?
Interesting times for online music. A few months ago I wrote about the likes of Rdio and 7digital, where I work, stepping in to offer serious competition to iTunes. A few months later, in July, Spotify launched in the US and the picture of online music looked complete. It now turns out that this observation was way…
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LinkedIn Apply: going for a job has just gotten easier
A few months ago I learned about LinkedIn launching some really useful new tools, as part of its mission to become a business-critical tool. Yesterday, LinkedIn continued down this path by launching a button that lets users apply for jobs. The Apply with LinkedIn button makes it easy for people to apply for jobs. These are…
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You don’t have to go out to enjoy a social DJ
A few weeks ago I learned about Turntable.fm a great new service which combines social media principles with music. The idea behind this new site is simple: ‘social listening’, with users having shared experiences around music. Turntable.fm has only been around for a month or so but has already picked up over 140,000 users which is…
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Google+: will it reignite Google’s battle with Facebook?
The game is on (again): Google is seriously trying to take on Facebook by launching Google+, its own social media network. The question rises whether Google will be successful in its latest attempt to beat Facebook on its own turf. I started thinking about answering this question by reviewing Google’s previous (unsuccessful) attempts to overtake…
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