Two tweets to @AmbassadorRoos were all it took to mobilize aid from U.S. troops to Kameda hospital in Japan. A USA Today article explores the ways help was deployed through social media and more specifically, Twitter, after Japan’s catastrophic earthquake.…
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The younger face of Facebook
Social media is the communications tool of the next generation. A CNN article noted Facebook is booting 20,000 underage users per day. The article reports nearly half of all 12-year-olds in the U.S. are using social media websites, even though…
Something to quack about
When the world gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Consider what Aflac is now doing. Last week it fired Gilbert Gottfried – the voice of its famous duck – who was ousted for making insensitive remarks on Twitter about the…
Survey says: social media bound to change the face of research
Are traditional research studies a thing of the past? Maybe not, but a top research buyer for Procter & Gamble Co. says that research will change dramatically in the next few years because of the advancements in social media. According…
Japanese earthquake affirms the power of social media
The massive earthquake in Japan once again shows the power and speed of social media. When people – no matter where they are in the world – need to communicate, they are turning to Facebook, Twitter and other forms of…
Google filters out SEO cheaters
By Will Wellons The Wall Street Journal this week had a story on how Google is revamping the secret formula it uses to rank web pages in order to keep people from cheating. Those dastardly cheaters are companies fighting for…