Skittles
From March 3, 2009: Skittles changed its web page to be a Twitter search for "Skittles." People on Twitter went nuts, which inspired mainstream media news stories. Successful use of social media or lame stunt with no discernible ROI? Jackie Huba and blogger David Armano take sides.
From: Jackie Huba
Related topics : why use social media / social media news
SOCIAL MEDIA VS. GAMING - Mandatory Update Nights
Social media has become so influential in the game industry and media... almost TOO influential. We discuss this and all the big news out of GDC 2015.
From: GameTrailers
Related topics : social media update / social media news
New Tech, New Problems: Social Media Dangers
WOWT 6 News' Matthew Smith talks with the creator of "Smart Girl Style" about the dangers of an ever-changing social media world.
From: WOWT 6 News
Related topics : social media changed the world / social media news
Social Media Soldiers - British Army 77th Bridage
The 77th Brigade and the Social Media Army Soldiers
The British army is creating a special force of Facebook warriors, skilled in psychological operations and use of social media to engage in unconventional Cyber warfare in the information age.
The 77th Brigade, to be based in Hermitage, near Newbury, in Berkshire, will be about 1,500-strong and formed of units drawn from across the army. It will formally come into being in April.
The brigade will be responsible for what is described as...
From: INFOtruth
Related topics : social psychology media / social media engagement / social media news
Social media plays major role in national debate on police brutality
Last week, news broke on social media on the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and of police officers in Dallas. Platforms like Facebook Live provided audiences with a front row seat to violent and graphic imagery that sparked national debate about police brutality and race relations in America. At the same time, social media provided a platform for messages of support and pleas for unity. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
From: PBS NewsHour
Related topics : social media news / social media platforms
British Army joins social media fight | Channel 4 News
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It's all about tweets, not bombs. The Army forms a new unit to wage modern warfare using psychology and social media. So have "likes" on Instagram become the battleground of choice?
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From: Channel 4 News
Related topics : social media channel 4 / social media news
Social Media Marketing Talk Show 2/10/2017
Join us live as we explore YouTube Live on mobile, Pinterest's new visual search, LEGO's new social network for kids, and as we analyze the breaking social media marketing news of the week!
From: Social Media Examiner
Related topics : social media marketing news / social media network marketing / search & social media marketing
SEO, Social Media & Online Video Content Distribution. TV Industry News 1.17.12
Understand how Search Engine Optimization, Social Media and successful Internet video content distributors like Netflix, YouTube and Hulu, are all linked together in our exclusive, NEW MEDIA - NEW MARKETING REPORT. Plus, a top Hispanic media marketer reviews CBS' "ROB!" and tells you what it means for the Latino community in our exclusive HISPANIC MEDIA REPORT. The TV News is sponsored by MonaVie - For A More Meaningful Life.
From: thetvnews
Related topics : social media marketing industry report / social media marketing news / social media content / marketing through social media / social media optimization
Exclusive first look: A new kind of social media news reader: FlipBoard
What would a news reader look like if Apple had designed it? Flipboard shows you. It takes your Facebook friends' messages, or Tweets from Twitter, and lays them out in a magazine format. But that doesn't do justice. This makes reading news from social networks fun because of the aesthetics. You have to see this to get an idea of why this app could disrupt news and publishing businesses.
From: Rackspace Studios, SFO
Related topics : social media news
Social media most popular amongst young women in Italy
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Research by Emarketer has revealed that social media is most popular amongst young women in Italy.
Overall in the country, professional social networks were used by 13% of men and 11% of women, with non-professional social networks being used by 58% of women and 55% of men.
Highest uptake of non-professional social networks was amongst women aged 18 to 19, with 90% of women in this age range being active on social media.
Professional social...
From: Webcertain TV
Related topics : social professional network / social media network marketing / marketing through social media