The Social Media Salary Guide [INFOGRAPHIC]
February 13, 2012
Social Media Week is upon us, so we thought it would be appropriate to delve into the social media industry and see how its salaries stack up. Social media is an evolving and cutting-edge field, so it should come as no surprise that you can make a great living managing…
U.S. Consumers Buy 20% of Valentine’s Gifts Online [INFOGRAPHIC]
February 13, 2012
Consumers are expected to spend $17 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts this year, roughly a fifth of which will be spent online.
That’s according to projections from the National Retail Federation and eMarketer, whose data is visualised in the infographic from Monetate below.
Interestingly, men spend more than twice the amount women…
Siri Might Be Speaking Mandarin, Japanese, and Russian by March
February 9, 2012
Per a report from Chinese tech blog DoNews, the Siri voice-assistant may be speaking the three new languages by March. The website cites an unnamed Apple engineer working on the Mandarin version, which is reportedly already in testing.
Siri currently supports three English accents, as well as French, and German. There’s…
5 Ways Brands Can Use Pinterest to Boost Consumer Engagement
February 8, 2012
The surprise smash-hit social networking site of 2011 wasn’t Twitter, Tumblr or Google+. In fact, it was a site that, even today, is still an invite-only social network. The Palo Alto site Pinterest has skyrocketed into the top ten most visited social networks of the past year and continues to…
Facebook Timeline: Disliked by the Masses [INFOGRAPHIC]
February 8, 2012
Facebook layout changes are rarely welcomed with open arms by the majority of users and Timeline has been no exception.
A whopping of 70% of people who responded to a SodaHead poll would ditch Timeline if they could. Some 20% like it and 10% of survey respondents do not have Facebook…
Your Deleted Facebook Photos Still Aren’t Really Deleted
February 7, 2012
Three years ago, Ars Technica discovered that when you “deleted” your photos, they were still kept on Facebook’s servers, and anyone with a static URL could still access it. Three years later, Ars Technica revisited the matter and found little has changed. But Facebook says that things will be different…eventually.
Ars…
Digital Divide: If You’re Reading This, You’re One of the Lucky Ones [INFOGRAPHIC]
February 6, 2012
Even in the richest countries on the planet such as the U.S., not everyone has easy access to this cornucopia of connectivity, the Internet.
The Internet is a tremendous growth engine, responsible for 21% of economic growth in the more advanced countries in the world, according to a McKinsey study.
While those…
Twitter Rolls Out Expanded Brand Pages for More Companies
February 3, 2012
Twitter has started rolling out its enhanced brand pages to more advertisers.
The social networking site — which announced in December that it would be introducing Facebook-style brand pages for companies to customize and highlight content — has extended the platform to National Public Radio, NBC News, Volkswagen, The Huffington Post,…
Behind the Scenes of Twitter’s No-Cost Viral Recruiting Video
January 31, 2012
Twitter’s viral job recruitment video took the web by storm over the weekend, already gaining nearly half a million views — and it didn’t cost the company a dime.
“We spent zero dollars on this film, using only existing equipment,” explain the video makers and members of Twitter’s corporate design team,…
New Career Website Lets Job Seekers Upload Video Resumes
January 31, 2012
A new career website that launched on Monday aims to be a one-stop shop for hiring managers and job seekers. GetHired.com was co-founded by Suki Shah, 28, who was inspired to create the integrated site after running his own medical diagnostics company and experiencing difficulties with the hiring process.
“We created…
Twitter Is Not a Media Company, CEO Says
January 31, 2012
Kafka and Costolo went on to discuss the origins of Twitter’s advertising business. “When you came [to Twitter] in 2009, Twitter’s business model wasn’t clear,” Kafka recalled. “Now it’s solidly an ad business. Did you push the company in that direction?” he asked.
“I was certainly involved in it,” said Costolo….
Kern & Burn
January 30, 2012
Kern & Burn is an online and print publication that curates discussions, interviews and essays about design entrepreneurship…
Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers [INFOGRAPHIC]
January 30, 2012
Pinterest, a two-year-old social bookmarking site that lets users collect and share things they like on the web, is driving increasingly significant amounts of traffic to retailers’ websites.
The service enables users to create online bulletin boards, or “pinboards,” for popular categories such as home decor, food and wedding inspiration. Members…
“In Caffeine We Trust Poster”
January 16, 2012
The “In Caffeine We Trust Poster” lets you track your monthly coffee consumption on a beautifully designed print. The poster is offset printed on 18×24 Strathmore 140 lb. acid-free heavy weight cold press watercolor paper with black ink. A product by Column Five.
Buy it here….
five.sentenc.es
January 15, 2012
five.sentenc.es is a personal policy that all email responses regardless of recipient or subject will be five sentences or less. It’s that simple. Not new, I know, but good to remind ourselves of….
Slavery Footprint
November 15, 2011
Slavery Footprint is an interactive website by Fair Trade Fund Inc. Learn more about the effects of consumer goods to forced labor and be part of the movement with the Free World App….
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