Recovery Solutions-Social Networking-Google Apps

Google+ Is Going After Yammer To Flank Facebook

Editor's note: Rob May is the CEO and co-founder of Backupify, the leading provider of backup and recovery solutions for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications.Google recently announced that it will begin offering corporate control features for its Google+ social network to businesses for free -- at least for a while. If you run a Google Apps domain, you can set up domain-wide restrictions on how your users interact with Google+. Your users can also make "restricted" posts to Google+ which are visible only to members of your domain. It's social networking, but with corporate oversight.That's sounds a lot like Yammer (which Microsoft recently bought for $1.2 billion) and Salesforce Chatter: Sharing streams designed for employee collaboration rather than personal socialization. It sounds less like Facebook, the undisputed heavyweight in social networking that Google+ was supposedly intended to depose. read more..

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Facebook matches expectations, but stock still tanks after hours

The mystery is over: We now know whether or not Facebook is actually making money. In its first-ever earnings report released today, the social networking giant reported a net profit of $0.12 earnings per share on quarterly revenues of $1.18 billion. The earnings report matched Wall Street’s expectations of $0.12 earnings per share and revenues of $1.15 billion. Advertising revenue accounted for $992 million of the company’s total revenues. Facebook’s share price dropped by more than 11% in after-hours trading immediately following the news, dipping below $24. A major reason for the drop was that Facebook only made money on the quarter after excluding the negative impact of pre-2011 restricted stock unit compensation. Without that adjustment the company would have read more..

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GM talking with Facebook about advertising again: sources

DETROIT/SAN FRANCISO (Reuters) - General Motors Co and Facebook Inc are discussing the return of the U.S. automaker as a paid advertiser almost two months after GM said it would stop running ads on the social networking website, sources close to the situation said on Tuesday. Although the two companies remain far from reaching an agreement, Facebook executives have assiduously courted the world's largest carmaker. One source said Facebook was not pushing for GM's immediate return, but offered to provide data showing the effectiveness of the website's paid ads. ... read more..

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US court refuses to stay injunction on Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone

A court in California denied Samsung on Tuesday a stay on a preliminary injunction against sales in the U.S. of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone running Android. The ruling follows a similar decision over the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. read more..

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Yandex.Factory Seed Funding Bears Fruit: SocialMart Launches Social Shopping With Yandex.Market

It's not a given that a leader in search can successfully pivot into other areas like social media -- just ask Google -- but a new service launching in Russia today, from that country's search leader Yandex, shows one route a company with a lot of smarts can take to make sure they remain a central player in the social game. Today sees the launch of SocialMart, a social shopping startup financed by Yandex (through its seed-funding program Yandex.Factory), and powered by Yandex (via Yandex.Market), but is not Yandex itself.Both Yandex and SocialMart are banking on the fact that the rising popularity of ecommerce in Russia is inevitably going to cross over with the equally popular trend of social networking: up to now, those twains have not met, unlike in other markets, where services like Mertado (now part of Groupon), Sneakpeeq, and Fab have been running away with the "social shopping" banner, picking up users and funding in the process. read more..

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Jive Debuts New App Integrations, Universal Web Access For Social Network For Businesses

Social enterprise company Jive is debuting a number of new features for its social network for businesses today. The company is also announcing its Try Jive, a free 30-day trial for customers. Jive is one of the giants on the social enterprise space. Modeled to offer Facebook-like features to enterprises, Jive’s software combines computing with social collaboration to offer fully-featured, internal social networks for businesses. Its suite of applications help businesses collaborate on a variety of tasks, including holding discussions, communication, sharing documents, blogging, running polls, social networking features and more. read more..

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Facebook IPO may be delayed until June

Due to a string of acquisitions and other business distractions, Facebook’s multi-billion dollar initial public offering that was rumored to be set for May 17th may be delayed until early or mid-June, according to CNBC. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has not been preparing for the IPO, but instead has been more focused on running the business and making acquisitions. As a result, the social networking giant’s IPO date will reportedly be pushed back so the company has time to make the appropriate preparations. Facebook filed with the SEC in February, and could raise as much as $10 billion at a $100 billion valuation when it goes public in the coming months. Facebook’s IPO is expected to top Google’s $1.9 read more..

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Social Networking-Music Match-Nike

Path 2.1 update adds Nike+, Music Match and a new filter

I've been a fan and user of social networking app Path (free) for some time, even after it it was disclosed that the company was uploading iPhone Contacts to their servers. The company has now released an update to the app, adding some features that might bring miffed former users back to the Path fold. Path 2.1, available today, has one new feature that may help you on the running path. Through Nike+ GPS Running Stories, runs can automatically be journaled by linking the Nike+ GPS app (US$1.99) to Path. Your friends on Path will be able to see a map of your run, perfect for creating enmity between you and those couch potatoes. Another great new feature appears when you tap the music icon to let your buddies know what you're listening to. Instead of typing in the name of a tune, you can just tap a microphone icon to let Path "listen to" the music and get the song title from Music Match. It's also helpful if you aren't sure what that catchy tune playing in Starbucks actually is... Path added a new in-app purchase for a "camera lens" that creates a comic book effect. Trust me -- most self-portraits are bad enough without needing to look like you're a comic book character. The company also added a way to adjust the focus and exposure points of the camera separately for more detailed images. Path 2.1 update adds Nike+, Music Match and a new filter originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments read more..

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Social Networking-Facebook

Face time with Facebook CEO stirs concerns on Wall Street

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mark Zuckerberg wants at least $5 billion from Wall Street investors, but those investors will not be getting much face time in return. The Facebook co-founder and CEO made that clear when he skipped the social networking company's first major briefing for analysts and bankers last week. The meeting was the first of many that will take place in the run-up to an IPO that could value the company at close to $100 billion. ... read more..

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Top 3 Mistakes Job Seekers Make on Facebook Timeline

Tony Morrison is the Vice President of Business Development at Cachinko, a unique professional community where social networking and job opportunities come together. Find him on Talent Connection and connect with Cachinko on Facebook or Twitter. read more..

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Planned Parenthood-Social Networking-Ellen Degeneres-Social Protest-Social Media

Social media at forefront of social protest

LOS ANGELES, Feb 3 (TheWrap.com) - From SOPA to Ellen DeGeneres, protesting keeps getting more social. Thanks to Twitter and Facebook, digital agitation has entered the mainstream allowing people to affect change at a dizzying speed. Going viral is no longer reserved for cute puppy videos. Social networking has moved into new areas of social protest, Tim Stevens, editor-in-chief of the technology blog Engadget, said Friday, shortly after Susan G. Komen Foundation reversed course on pulling Planned Parenthood funding in wake of a fierce social media protest. ... read more..

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Analysis: More than just Great Firewall awaits Facebook in China

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. Cracking the world's biggest Internet population might seem an obvious ambition for the social networking giant as it trumpets its global growth before a $5 billion initial public offering, but the chances it will succeed look slim. Facebook said last week it was contemplating re-entering China, the world's second-biggest economy, after being blocked nearly three years ago. But its offering would likely face intense competition, political meddling and little commercial success. ... read more..

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The Year Of The Dragon-Private Company Shares-Secondary Markets-Social Networking

Facebook to stop honoring trades in shares for 3 days: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook, the social networking company poised to go public this year, will not honor trades of its shares in the secondary markets for a three-day period beginning on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lawyers representing Facebook sent a letter last week to at least one of the special markets where private company shares are traded informing them of the move, the source said. The letter, from the law firm Fenwick & West, did not provide a reason for temporarily halting private transactions of Facebook shares. ... read more..

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Happy Chinese New Year! Click here to learn more about the Year of the Dragon. h...

Happy Chinese New Year! Click here to learn more about the Year of the Dragon. http://goo.gl/uclZs2012 The Year of the Dragon - YouTubegoo.gl2012 is the year of the Dragon. It takes place every twelve years in Chinese zodiac. The year of the dragon is said to be a very prosperous year for the peop... read more..

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Angry Birds, Facebook-Social Networking-Predictable Apps-Downloaded Apps

Angry Birds, Facebook most downloaded apps in 2011

TORONTO (Reuters) - Angry Birds and Facebook were the most downloaded iPhone apps of 2011, according to Apple, but some less predictable apps also made their lists. Craig Palli, a vice president at Fiksu, a marketing company for app developers, explained that this year's top apps incorporate three main trends: the ability to connect with friends, discovery and games that let users past the time and pick up where they left off. The top app in the social networking category was Facebook. But Palli said the trend of connecting with friends extends further. ... read more..

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Twitter index: Twitterers recount sad moments on the ‘most depressing day of the year’

Tweeps have started to trend the hashtag “#SadMomentWhen” to coincide with Blue Monday -- the (alleged but fictional) most depressing day of the year. read more..

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Report: 1 of 5 online minutes spent on social media

As 2011 winds down, one thing seems destined for more connections in 2012: social networking, with sites that reach 1.2 billion users, 82 percent of the world’s online population. read more..

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Twitter index: FC Twente coach Co Adriaanse to be replaced by Steve McClaren

The head coach of Dutch football club “FC Twente,” “Co Adriaanse”  has reportedly been fired and will be replaced by former England coach Steve McClaren. read more..

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Twitter Updates Might Be Good for Now, but Too Many Ads Could Change That

COMMENTARY | When it comes to social networking, Facebook is the clear leader in getting people to stay in touch with around 800 million users, says the Associated Press. However, another social networking company is taking steps to capture more and more people with something to say in 140 characters or less. That same AP story points out that Twitter has 100 million users and has initiated an overhaul to make the social network even easier to user: for both users and advertisers, which might not be a good thing.read more..

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Facebook more popular than many Google apps on Android phones

According to a recent study conducted by Nielsen and published on the official company blog, Facebook is the most popular application on Android-powered smartphones besides the Android Market. The social networking app beat out Google applications such as Gmail, Google Search, YouTube and Google Maps. The Facebook application is most popular with people between the ages of 25 to 34 and over 75 percent of people between the ages of 35 to 44 use the social networking application. ...read more..

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Woman fights to put Effin on Facebook

Effin is a village in the county of Limerick in Ireland. It is also a word used to delicately replace a vulgar term for sexual intercourse. And it is a place which Facebook refuses to accept in the "hometown" field of one woman's social networking profile.read more..

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Facebook to hire thousands, sees fast growth

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook, the social networking giant that is preparing to go public, said it plans to hire thousands of employees over the next year to keep up with what it expects to be rapid growth. "We are growing very quickly and have been through the economy," Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said at a press conference. When asked if she asked that continue, she said: "That's what we are betting on. ...
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Why 2011 Will Be Defined by Social Media Democracy

Ekaterina Walter is a social media strategist at Intel. She is a part of Intel’s Social Media Center of Excellence and is responsible for company-wide social media enablement and corporate social networking strategy. She was recently elected to serve on the board of directors of WOMMA.
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Facebook stock offer rumors renewed

The Internet on Monday buzzed anew with talk that Facebook is poised to go public after the Wall Street Journal reported the social networking giant could issue stock as early as April.
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