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Links for 2012-05-24 [del.icio.us]

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Social Networks And The American Automobile Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]
As many social networks as there are, there is still heaps of room for innovation. Will their number keep growing indefinitely or will 90% of them disappear for only a few to remain; as did the 774 US automobile manufacturers that disappeared out of the 842 that ever existed since 1860? Take a look at the infographic below and ponder for a minute.

Social Networks And The American Automobile Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]

Yacine Baroudi — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:17 +0000

As many social networks as there are, there is still heaps of room for innovation. With technology evolving in allowing users to develop new habits in using social networks, dreams can run wild about...

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Size Matters! Pinterest Hates Thumbnails

Yacine Baroudi — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:43:59 +0000

Some social network sometimes by their very purpose generate a need that few really thought of crucial importance, consider what just happened. I ran today into a @HuffingtonPost article tweeted by...

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Links for 2012-04-03 [del.icio.us]

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Search Wars: Should Facebook And Google Merge?
Where’s the money on the web today? There’s a lot in “big data”. Who’s the king of big data today? Google is probably one of them. And how does Google make money from “big data”? By making it easily searchable to two million queries every minute.

Search Game: Should Google And Facebook Make Love Or War?

Yacine Baroudi — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:27:44 +0000

Where's the money on the web today? There's a lot in "big data". Who's the king of big data today? Google is probably one of them. And how does Google make money from "big data"? By making it easily...

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A Guide To The New Facebook Timeline (Infographic)

Yacine Baroudi — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:41:12 +0000

On March 30th, Facebook will switch all profiles and pages to the new timeline display. If you haven't made the switch yet, your profile and page may show a "gaping hole" after that date and until...

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For Couples (and lovers) Only: A #New Kind Of Social Network

Yacine Baroudi — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:51:45 +0000

The kind that's closed and limited to the one person of your choice. In this case only two. The name is simply "Pair", self-described as: "An interactive way for you and your partner to share...

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SloMo: The Secret Fuel of Social Media

Yacine Baroudi — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:18:41 +0000

It is then like stretching and slowing down time; where you once had the choice between as-it-happens-live-no-rehearsing and reflected-daunting-blow-by-blow communication means; we now have an...

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How The Internet Is Revolutionizing Education And Google Confirming it

Yacine Baroudi — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:05:45 +0000

Companies are already using what some might call "strange" recruiting methods. Google receives 1 million resume every year and — if they are serious about hiring only the very best — cannot possibly...

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Links for 2012-03-13 [del.icio.us]

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PDT

The Mercedes-Benz Social Media Casualty [VIDEO]
To promote the feature — and the new cars — Mercedes-Benz chose a parking frustration high season: Christmas, in a heavily urbanized environment: Stuttgart, Germany. The company then sent cars driving around town, automatically sending geo-tagged tweets about every empty parking spot they found for anyone using on Twitter to use.

The Mercedes-Benz Social Media Casualty [VIDEO]

Yacine Baroudi — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:49:01 +0000

To promote the feature — and the new cars — Mercedes-Benz chose a parking frustration high season: Christmas, in a heavily urbanized environment: Stuttgart, Germany. The company then sent cars...

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Social Media Introduction Presentation

Yacine Baroudi — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:03:12 +0000

A dynamic global economy demands leaders who think and act entrepreneurially — who can transform opportunity into reality, and create social and economic value for themselves and for others

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Why #Superbowl 2012 Is A Worldwide Event (Infographic)

Yacine Baroudi — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:38:37 +0000

As to the why question, simply because it's an event that moves billions of dollars in advertising and most brands are today operating on a global basis.

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Links for 2011-09-13 [del.icio.us]

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT

The Power of Video Sales Letters
The Power of Video Sales Letters http://t.co/OIG0yx4 – Lewis Howes (LewisHowes) http://twitter.com/LewisHowes/status/111969979032797185

Links for 2011-09-12 [del.icio.us]

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT

The Ultimate Google+ Cheat Sheet
The Ultimate #Google+ Cheat Sheet http://t.co/JEaSYHx v @Malbonnington – Octavia Nasr (octavianasr) http://twitter.com/octavianasr/status/108872933799235584

Links for 2011-09-08 [del.icio.us]

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT

The Power of Video Sales Letters
The Power of Video Sales Letters http://t.co/OIG0yx4
– Lewis Howes (LewisHowes) http://twitter.com/LewisHowes/status/111969979032797185

Links for 2011-08-31 [del.icio.us]

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT

The Ultimate #Google+ Cheat Sheet http://t.co/JEaSYHx v @Malbonnington
The Ultimate #Google+ Cheat Sheet http://t.co/JEaSYHx v @Malbonnington
– Octavia Nasr (octavianasr) http://twitter.com/octavianasr/status/108872933799235584