Can I see a show of hands–how many of you folks have ever googled someone when you wanted to find out more info about them? I think we all have. But at the same time you’re googling others, others are also googling you–what are they finding?
Knowledge is power, so google yourself, and if you don’t [...]
I stumbled upon (not via StumbleUpon by the way) the image below and thought it would be nice just to post something really light. Notice something missing? Might be my eyes but is Twitter not there? This might be an old sketch though specially since Facebook country is also given a pretty small land area. [...]
The popularity of social media is obvious but according to the Consumer Internet Barometer, a quarterly survey of 10,000 households, the pace at which it is gaining popularity is explosive. Recent result have shown that the number of people who go online that use social media sites has almost doubled (43%) compared to last year [...]
Social Media is undoubtedly relevant these days and is proving just how much more with the latest cross-platform event that’s set to raise lots of money for charity: Social Media Smackdown for Charity – Celebrities Compete, Charities Win. Indeed this competition leaves no losers.
The Social Media Smackdown started yesterday and gives celebrities only ten [...]
Time and time again we’ve been warned not to post anything on the internet, especially your social media accounts and blogs, that’s incriminating. Of course by incriminating what’s usually referred to are things that you wouldn’t like your boss and/or other better half to see. This time though the term incriminating refers to actual incriminating [...]
MySpace has really been quiet lately and while other social networking sites have kept their position within the minds of the people who look up to these social networking sites, you may be surprised at how MySpace has an inkling of a thought as far as preference is concerned.
There is no question that Facebook has [...]
Well, I hate reporting this, seeing as though this is Social Platform Journal and all but the web analytics outfit comScore says that social networks are staring to lose their appeal, particularly MySpace, Bebo, Friendster and even the social network darling Facebook.
From Creative Capitol:
But the pain is not just a MySpace problem. It [...]
I bet when you woke up this morning, you thought to yourself, “Today feels like it’ll be a special day in social media history!”
Well, it could be, depending on how many MySpace users Simon Owens has managed spur to action. Today is the day that Owens has declared “International Delete Your MySpace Account Day”.
Owens says [...]
Simon Owens has had it with MySpace and has declared January 30 “International Delete Your MySpace Account Day”.
If you’ve experiences the annoyances of MySpace, you probably don’t need much convincing to delete your account, but in case you’re still teetering on the verge, Simon’s outlined his main motivators for giving MySpace the boot:
