Blog Profile / The Social Times
| URL : | http://www.socialtimes.com | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology / Social Media | |
| Posts on Regator: | 8775 | |
| Posts / Week: | 43.8 | |
| Archived Since: | July 17, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Twitter Secures Patent on Pull Down to Refresh Interaction, Promises Not to Use It
Twitter has earned a patent for the interactive feature by which users pull down to refresh content, which is widely used in mobile apps. The company said it would manage the patent using an Innovator’s Patent Agreement, essentiallyShow More Summary
Interview: How Brooklyn Bowl Uses Social Media
Brooklynites love Brooklyn Bowl for its 16 bowling lanes, live concerts, cushy leather seats, fried chicken from Blue Ribbon, and selection of Brooklyn Brewery beers, but how does the rest of the world discover a remote corner of Williamsburg...Show More Summary
With Yahoo! Buying Tumblr, How Much Does Social Media Marketer Gary Vaynerchuk Stand To Make?
I have a simple question for you: How much does social media guru Gary Vaynerchuk stand to make from Yahoo’s purchase of Tumblr? On Gary Vaynerchuk’s website, he discloses that he has an investment in Tumblr.
As far back as 2008, according to The Wall Street Journal, Gary has been seen “backslapping” with Tumblr CEO David Karp. Show More Summary
Go Social This Summer — One Day Sale!
Today only, we’re having a one day sale on our summer social media networking events, AllTwitter Marketing Conference and AllFacebook Marketing Conference, June 4 and 5 in San Francisco. You’ll save $100 off your ticket to either event or $200 off a Combo Pass to attend both. Show More Summary
Social Media Newsfeed: Oklahoma Tornado Captured on Social Media | It’s Official: Yahoo Buys Tumblr
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Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91 (The New York Times)
Emergency crews and volunteers continued to work through the early morning hours Tuesday in a frantic search...Show More Summary
Square Follows Google With Pay-by-Email Service
Less than a week after Google launched a service that allows private individuals to transfer money by email, Square has launched a similar product in a private beta.
If a user cc’s Square in an email promising money and puts an amount...Show More Summary
New Pinterest Feature: Descriptive Captions on Pins
Pinterest is making its collection of images more informative with a new format for a select group of pins that show products, movies, and recipes, the company announced today. Instead of just showing a small, formless caption beneath...Show More Summary
Yahoo Confirms Plans to Acquire, But Not ‘Screw Up,’ Tumblr
Yahoo has officially announced its plans to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Much like Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram in 2012, Yahoo’s latest purchase will bring the company a younger user base, but little revenue. Yahoo...Show More Summary
Social Media Newsfeed: Tumblr Acquisition Announcement Today? | Illinois Flash Mobs
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Report: Yahoo Will Announce Acquisition of Tumblr Today (SocialTimes)
Yahoo’s board met Sunday and agreed to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, according to AllThingsD. Show More Summary
The Great Catsby: An Internet Musical
The Great Catsby is an internet phenomenon that started with a symphony of cat-shopped covers of Fitzgerald’s literary masterpiece and emerged as naturally as cats and musicals often do – with lots of singing. The final cat-daptation deserves some serious accolades. Show More Summary
Google+ Users Hate Juggling Multiple Accounts, Love Hangouts
David Glazer
In a fireside chat held by Google staff who work on Google+, users expressed real dissatisfaction with the way the platform forces users to juggle multiple accounts but praised Hangouts.
The problem indicates a major glitch in how Google forces users to link a single Google+ account to a single login, usually from email. Show More Summary
Seeing Double? Pinterest Adds Duplicate Pin Notification
Pinterest will now notify users when they’ve already pinned an image on the bookmarking site. The company rolled out the feature today to web users and will bring it to mobile devices soon.
In the spirit of Twitter’s “Whoops! You already...Show More Summary
Larry Page, in Unusual Q & A, Grades Industry Harshly
“I’m sad that the web isn’t advancing as fast as it should be. I’d like to see more open standards, more people getting behind things that just work, but I wouldn’t grad the industry well in terms of where we’ve gotten to,” said Larry...Show More Summary
Google Focuses on Delivering More Revenue to Android Developers
Seeking to capitalize on its recent ouster of Apple as the biggest distributor of apps, Google executives today unrolled a series of products designed to make Android development simpler and more lucrative for app developers. Developing. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.
16 Things People Love to See and Share on Social Media [Infographic]
Technology and social media top the list of passions that social media users express when they’re using the search bar and sharing posts, according to a recent analysis of social media users.
To find out what people are searching for...Show More Summary
Social Media Newsfeed: Google Music Streaming? | Pinterest Mentions
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Google Reportedly to Launch Music Streaming at I/O Conference Today (SocialTimes)
Google will launch music streaming through YouTube and Google Play, according to reports in The Verge and the Wall Street Journal. Show More Summary
Google Reportedly to Launch Music Streaming at I/O Conference Tomorrow
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Google will launch music streaming through YouTube and Google Play, according to reports in The Verge and the Wall Street Journal [sub required].
The company, which has struggled to keep up with Apple in...Show More Summary
Tweets Used to Generate ‘Geography of Hate’
Researchers at University of Humbolt State University used aggregated tweets to assemble a map of where hate speech is most prevalent.
The map is interactive, allowing users to sort by racist, homophobic and anti-disability remarks.
The results are rather damning of the Eastern United States. Show More Summary
Users Can Email Tumblr Posts From the Dashboard
Users can now email Tumblr posts directly from the homepage.
Users can access the feature through a drop-down menu attached to share button that also leads them to the postich they want to send the post.
Tumblr draws its popularity almost exclusively from its simple interface. Show More Summary
Podcast: Bitcoin’s First Book | Mapping Foursquare and Instagram
On today’s social media edition of the Morning Media Menu, GalleyCat editor Jason Boog tagged about how marketers are using geotagging on niche sites like Instagram and Foursquare.
Boog was impressed by how much Foursquare has grown, even surpassing Pinterest in reach. Show More Summary