Archive for May, 2011
It’s been a month since the end of the Canadian election, commonly twittered as #elxn41, and one of the most repeated questions was, “Was this Canadian election a social media election?” Moreover, what is a social media election, anyways? Does someone get crowned Twitter King? More analysis after the break.
Launching, developing and maintaining a corporate Twitter channel is hard work. Only by actually doing it yourself can you learn what works and what doesn’t. Twitter accounts work best for building relationships when the tone is personal and useful content is shared. You can find a really excellent example of a corporate Twitter strategy here….
With the April 25th roll-out of updated Group features, the largest was that of the Send button, which now allows you to share content from across the web with specific groups of people. The Send social object is an evolution in sharing and the social web in that it’s extremely flexible. In the past, you…
by Laura Gutierrez, On Sunday May 15th, demonstrations against public spending cuts, corruption and unemployment took place in 50 cities across Spain. Banners that read “I want to be Icelandic when I grow up” were spotted at some of them. In the last three years, Iceland nationalized its largest bank, endured the collapse of its…
Due to the speed at which information spreads through social media it is increasingly difficult to target messages by country without taking into account possible reactions elsewhere in the world. As businesses strive to understand these challenges there is an increasing demand for brands to LISTEN, LEARN AND CONNECT on a global level. In response…
Please join us in welcoming our fourth round of new contributors to our Global Editorial Team and be sure to check back soon to hear directly from them! Interested in joining the Social Media Week Global Editorial Team? Apply here! Letizia Affinito Letizia Affinito is based in Italy and is the Founder and Managing Director…
charity: water is a quickly expanding international non-profit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. To meet the needs of their growing organization, charity: water is seeking to immediately hire a Director of Technology, Senior Software Developer and a Software Developer. They’re looking for technologists with passion, experience, and talent…
by Di Gallo Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitors now have a leg up on the competition, in more ways than one. Whereas players from the NFL and NBA have been banned from using Twitter and some have even been fined for use of the social network, UFC fighters are being encouraged to Tweet. The UFC…
The Role Via direct sales efforts and coordination with our partners in more than 18 cities worldwide, the salesperson will sell sponsorships in the US and globally, including Europe and/or Asia, to consumer and B2B brands. This position will be based New York City, but will also cover Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and South Africa…