In plans for its upcoming Initial Public Offering, Facebook will list its shares with Nasdaq, according to NYTimes. That would be good news for the Nasdaq, which competes ferociously with NYSE Euronext Inc., particularly for an initial public offering as large as Facebook.Social network giants Facebook will join many other Internet heavyweights already listed there, which include  Apple, Google, Microsoft, [...]

A recent study reveals that nearly 75% of corporations check out potential candidates on social networks. Dozens of HR executives  and recruiters are turning to social networks to scout out promising job candidates, and with good reason. Almost all recruiters are using one or more of the top social networks to target candidates – LinkedIn leads the way [...]

As of April 1st 2012 all fan pages have been changed to timeline. In the personal profiles many have complained about the change for  different reasons. The change has been both praised and ridiculed.  I believe the experience is different for different people.  On the personal level of timeline I can agree it can be confusing [...]

Social networking site Facebook has updated its iPad App with much highly anticipated support for the new iPad’s retina display and much need fixes like the  capability to sign out of chat. This update  brings the app to version 4.1.1, adding several minor improvements and bug fixes for all iOS users. From now onwards third generation iPad users  now get [...]

As many would know Social Media has become a fundamental tool for corporation’s and businesses to market their products and to connect with their customers.  The question is, how are all these developments affecting the marketing strategies of Fortune 500 companies? This visualisation from Go Gulf  covers the latest social media presence data of Fortune 500 companies. Let us know your thoughts [...]

Social Media started as a way for people to connect to each other on a personal level, however over time it has proven to be a great way for businesses to connect with customers. The most important thing that any business must remember when it comes to using Social Media as a part of their [...]

World’s largest social networking site Facebook reportedly wants about $710,000  per day for a log-out page advertisement visible to everyone in the U.S.. Facebook revealed log-out ads last month at its fMC conference for marketers. The ads represent “the closest thing to a traditional banner ad the social network has ever produced,” Ad Age Digital notes. Facebook stated last month [...]

Bloomberg reports that Facebook has purchased 750 patents from IBM to assist its defences and perhaps allow for counter attacks to help slow down the battle with Yahoo. However this means Facebook may be in less danger  for now. An IBM spokesperson declined to comment on, or confirm the report. Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for [...]

World’s largest social networking site Facebook has rolled out a new feature. From today FireFox and Chrome users Facebook has integrated a few much-needed features to their photo viewing experience. Facebook users will now be able to say goodbye to the comment sidebar and black borders by viewing family photos, friends partying, or that old girlfriends [...]

It’s all good signing up your brand up for Twitter or inscribing your logo on a Facebook Page, but if you’re not actively engaging with your customers. Listening to their feedback and delivering first class support, not only are you wasting your time, but you might actually be hurting the reputation of your business. This visualisation from J6 Design reveals 2 billion [...]