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Video Social Media Insight 08: How to use visual elements in the Facebook Timeline

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

The launch of the Facebook Timeline for businesses has cause one mighty buzz. Gone are the welcome pages (like-gates), the navigation on the left with the customised tabs and the picture gallery on top. But there are new opportunities as … Continue reading →

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Are we brainless yes-men thanks to the Like button?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

When I got a text message from a friend the other day I caught myself instinctively looking for the ‘Like’-Button. Facebook, Google+ and Co. taught me to show my approval of things to the world by clicking ‘Like’ – now, … Continue reading →

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Childhood cancer: how much could a bald Barbie help?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

For some, Barbie dolls are the symbol of adventurous, beautiful and stylish women who can be anything they want to be. Now how can that help little girls who lost their hair due to chemotherapy to fight cancer? I believe: … Continue reading →

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Why social networks make us more sociable

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

Facebook is evil. It robs our data, it watches and memorises where we are and it makes us incapable of normal social interaction with our heads literally stuck in the cloud. Or at least that’s what critics claim. That is … Continue reading →

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Study about Social Recruiting: Trends and Developments

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

“What is really of interest for employees in social media” is a question asked by almost every E-Recruiter. In an empirical study Florian Schreckenbach (Taltential) tried to find out the answer to it together with Leena Volland. And the results … Continue reading →

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How to use social media for marketing your business – the social media divas wanted to know

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

No matter what business you have these days – whether you’re a personal trainer, music agent or a yoga teacher – using social media as a marketing tool can help you to a local or even global breakthrough. As long … Continue reading →

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BBC Social Media Summit – joined journalistic forces analyse the new content phenomenon

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

In these times of insecurity, journalists urgently need to know what’s coming for their industry. Social media(SM) seems to be the answer. But the traditional media-makers aren’t quite able to put their finger on where exactly this phenomenon is going … Continue reading →

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Stumble into the new internet experience: StumbleUpon

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Everybody is talking about Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, but hardly anybody mentions ‘StumbleUpon‘ when it comes to social networking sites. If you haven’t stumbled yet, it is about time – but careful: it is highly addictive. ‘StumbleUpon’ is a so-called … Continue reading →

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Five reasons why people use avatars instead of real pictures on the internet

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

“Do not put party-pics on your facebook profil as future employers might see them and then not hire you,” is the common advise people get and give when it comes to the usage of social networking sites. A lot of … Continue reading →

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