Social Networks Need To Figure Out Revenue Models Soon
It’s been said several times our favorite social networks have really struggled to turn a profit. YouTube, MySpace, Twitter and Facebook all…
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It’s been said several times our favorite social networks have really struggled to turn a profit. YouTube, MySpace, Twitter and Facebook all…
Recently, very active Digg.com users digging at a fairly rapid pace have been met with an error message advising them to slow down and actually read the story they’re digging. An image of the message was dugg up to the front page. It reads: “Whoa there cowboy! Itchy trigger finger? Digging so fast is lame. How about reading some stories instead?”
Contentinople Insider has released a report looking at the web video boom, and traffic to sites that offer video has taken off tremendously. This means that we will likely see a massive shift in web video advertising in the approaching future.
The moment Twitter surpassed Digg.com was the moment it became a huge target; success comes with its own perils. While marketers early on were interested in the microblogging platform’s potential, an apparent flaw in the registration process left it wide open to automated spamming.
I fired some questions at StumbleUpon's VP of Business Development, John Bryan. We talked about StumbleUpon advertising, the future of social advertising and more. I even tried to get him to spill a few beans about eBay's interest in selling StumbleUpon. Here it goes... Chris Crum: What is the benefit to an advertiser to spend money advertising with StumbleUpon as opposed to simply submitting their…
Never mind Santa - 365 days a year, it's now Google that may know when you're sleeping or awake. The tech giant will be able to track things like heart rates and blood sugar levels, too, thanks to a partnership with IBM and help from the Continua Health Alliance.