How Big Brands Use Social Media

For big brands learning to use social media effectively can be challenging as they try and find the best approach. (Coverage of the BlogWorld conference continues at Webproworld Videos.  Keep an eye on Webproworld for more notes and videos from the event this week.) In a keynote with Scott Monty, head of social media for Ford Motor Company, Monty spoke about Ford's entry into the…

Some eBay Sellers Disgruntled Over Top Rated Sellers Program

Some eBay sellers have been taking issue with the fact that they are not being considered "Top Rated Sellers" in eBay's program of that name. As far as they can tell, they meet the requirements, but are having no luck being included in this group. Ina Steiner at AuctionBytes was able to get a response from eBay on the matter with the following points:

Google Can Translate Between Over 10,000 Language Pairs

Google announced today that it has added 285 languages to the Google Translator Toolkit. It now has a total of 345, and Google says it can translate between 10,664 language pairs. The interface itself is availalbe in 35 languages.

How Brands Should Manage Their Online Reputation

Managing your online reputation whether you are a major brand or a small business owner is a critical component to success. (Coverage of the BlogWorld conference continues at Webproworld Videos.  Keep an eye on Webproworld for more notes and videos from the event this week.) In the session "Social Secure-it? Reputation Management," the panel offered their insight on reputation management.

Advice From BlogWorld About Twitter And Awesomeness

This morning, the BlogWorld & New Media Expo kicked off, and Laura Fitton, the CEO of Pistachio Consulting and author of Twitter for Dummies, was good enough to give the opening keynote.  Fitton kept things interesting as she focused on Twitter along with the concept of "awesomeness."