March 17th, 2010

February 13 was like every other day at Southwest Airlines. That is, until they refused to seat Kevin Smith on his flight from Oakland to Burbank. The reason was because his extra large size would hamper the ‘comfort and safety’ of other passengers. He was of the opinion that he offered no ‘safety risk’ as he fit between the armrests of the seat. He blew off steam by
tweeting about the inconvenience and embarrassment he felt at having been removed from the plane.
Turns out
Kevin Smith was no ordinary passenger. An award winning Director of movies like 'Dogma', 'Chasing Amy', & 'Cop Out', he has over a million followers ...
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February 2nd, 2010

The Internet was abuzz with the launch of Apple's iPad. While the world was busy reacting to the iPad, our team set out monitoring social networks to track iPad buzz. We tracked activity from January 27 through February 28. The results are here to see!
Priced modestly at $499 for the 16GB base version, the iPad packs in quite a punch. Compared to e-readers, this sleek unit has a stunning screen, wireless broadband connectivity, a touchscreen and the ability to run over 100,000 iPhone apps. However, the iPad has received mixed reactions online.
Critics have written about missing features like a camera, flash and the fact that it cannot multitask. You cannot ...
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January 12th, 2010

Google’s real time search marks the beginning of delivering a new search result for the future. In a way it has changed the way people find information on the internet.
The real-time search allows users to view live updates from social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook which impacts the search engine result page (SERP). Headlines from blogs and news websites can be viewed just seconds after they are published. For businesses real-time search can increase the efficiency of both big and small online companies.
With the launch of real-time search corporate websites need to be more active on social media sites since any conversations on social networks will consequently have an ongoing effect on search results.
Now companies and organizations need ...
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September 7th, 2009
Social media is the most potent tool to influence people on the web nowadays. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. allow you to get directly in touch with potential customers. There is no limit to the number of ways you can promote your site or business through some of the social media channels mentioned above. Only social media has the reach that can get online attention and huge traffic to your site at virtually no extra cost.
Why you need social media:
1. Your competitors are using it
Most of your competition, some of whom you were not even aware of, are using social media to promote themselves. You might notice them on search engine results. The reason they show up ...
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