Last month in the UK, visits to email-related sites and services dropped, while traffic to social networks continued an ongoing increase. This resulted in the first-ever switch between the two, with social networks coming out on top.
Social Networks And Advertising
A third of online advertisers in Europe plan to create their own profiles on social networking sites in the next year.
Google Announces API Connecter For Social Networks
Google has decided that when it comes to Facebook, if you can’t beat ‘em, API ‘em. Google’s OpenSocial, which will launch at code.google.com/apis/opensocial tomorrow, will be a set of APIs that developers can use to create applications that work on any participating social network. Google’s goal is to create an open layer that runs atop all social networks, diminishing the power of all the networks in the process.
Social Networks Impact Retail Sites
If Santa’s sled is extra heavy this year, his reindeer can blame it on Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo – a new report from Hitwise indicates that social networks are having a huge impact on retail sites.
More Companies Blocking Social Networks
A third of employers are now blocking access to social networking sites according to a new report from Web security firm ScanSafe. Companies blocking such sites has risen 17 percent over the past year.
Fox News Partners With Maven Networks
Fox News has selected Internet TV platform Maven Networks to run all of its online video channels for its global news network.
TV Networks and Online Networking
NBC isn’t the only one making moves online. ABC, CBS and MTV are also in the news today for their online strategies.
Users Deceive Social Networks To Protect Selves
Most people would be reluctant to provide a stranger with their personal information, and it seems that social networks – as warm and welcome as they’re supposed to make us feel – can produce the same reaction. So, according to an emedia survey, people lie.
PR battleground “social networks”
With social networks like Facebook and MySpace in the news a great deal, I find it interesting to get a sense of the depth of behind-the-scenes business planning going on and the role of PR in that planning.
According to BrandRepublic:
Social Networks Positive For Job Recruiters
Sixty-eight percent of staffing and recruiting professionals say they use social networks at least occasionally to source candidates, according to an online survey from Bullhorn, "Making the Most of the New Tools: How online resources impact placement ratios, time-to-fill and profitability."