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Tecnologia y movilidad: de las empresas a los usuarios
Desde que arranqué con este blog, en octubre de 2003, cada tanto me encuentro con textos y notas periodísticas que…
Facebook Is the Web’s Ultimate Timesink [STATS]
The average U.S. Internet user spends more time on Facebook than on Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Microsoft, Wikipedia, and Amazon combined. Think about that for a moment.New numbers released by Nielsen today confirm what we’ve known for a while: Facebook is…
Facebook Takes Third in Search Market
Filed under: Internet, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Technology, AOL (AOL)Facebook is becoming a powerful force in the search engine market. It's still far behind search behemoth Google (GOOG), but the social media platform's U.S. search traffic ticked higher…
La devaluacion del boca a boca en Internet
Pocos métodos de recomendación son más relevantes en el mundo del viaje como el boca a boca. Que alguien que…
Like many of you, I’ve been spending the past few days experimenting with Google Buzz. There are lots of reasons to like it, as Darrell said, and there have already been some great tips published on how best to use…
La devaluacion del boca a boca en Internet
Pocos métodos de recomendación son más relevantes en el mundo del viaje como el boca a boca. Que alguien que…
CONFIRMED: Google to Acquire Social Search Startup Aardvark
We’ve just confirmed with Google that the company has signed an agreement to acquire social search engine Aardvark.Google isn’t disclosing the terms, but news of the acquisition was first reported by TechCrunch, who put the figure at around $50 million.…
Why Twitter Wants to Know Where You Are
Ever since the introduction of the location-aware tweet, we’ve been curious as to why Twitter wants to know where we are. The release of Local Trends holds the key to unlock that answer.Now more than ever, where you are is…
Facebook Connect Comes to MySpace
About a month ago, we’ve heard reports that MySpace and Facebook aren’t quite the archenemies they once were; on the contrary, MySpace was to implement Facebook Connect, which meant that users would be able to log into MySpace with their…
The Twitter Flatline: Why Doesn’t Twitter Grow? [STATS]
Twitter’s growth has stalled for yet another month, according to new numbers from Compete and Quantcast. In fact, Twitter.com’s traffic peaked in July 2009 and hasn’t reached that level since. According to web analytics firm Compete, Twitter’s U.S. traffic grew…
Twitter finally reveals revenue ambition, wants to be Google -- but not yet
Filed under: Internet, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), TechnologyTwitter calls Google (GOOG) a "good role model," but says it isn't ready to rush down the road to advertising. Nonetheless, an ad-based revenue model is something that cofounder Biz Stone…
STATS: Flat Month for Social Media, With Some Surprises
We’ve reported on the tremendous growth of both Facebook and Twitter month after month in the last year or so, but looking at Compete’s stats for August, we’ve got neither good nor bad news, as the hottest social networks have…
BitTorrent Goes Social with Hexagon.cc
Though the drama around one of the biggest torrent trackers out there, The Pirate Bay, still hasn’t subsided, most of the users are turning elsewhere, trying to find decent alternatives for their torrent needs.Hexagon.cc may not be indexing millions of…
STUDY: 20% Increase in Companies Blocking Social Media Sites
Just off the heels of a report that 45% of employers now screen social media profiles during the hiring process is more research on corporate social media behavior. It turns out that more and more companies are doing more than…
5 Reasons Why Twitter’s Growth Cannot Be Stopped
Vadim Lavrusik is a new media student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is @lavrusik on Twitter and blogs at Lavrusik.com. With all the skepticism of whether it’s just a social media fad and questions about how…
Is Crowdfunding the Future of Journalism?
Leah Betancourt is the digital community manager at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minn. She is @l3ahb3tan on Twitter. Crowdfunding, or getting many people to donate small amounts of cash to fund a project, startup, or service, is nothing new.…
Twitter’s 1,928 Percent Growth and Other Notable Social Media Stats
Earlier this month, we looked at some numbers from Web tracking firm Compete, showing the current growth (or lack thereof) at many of the companies we cover. Today, some interesting new stats come our way from Nielsen Online, telling a…
Mashable Mind Map: What is the Future of Blogging?
Steve Rubel is SVP, Director of Insights for Edelman Digital, a division of Edelman. He is charged with helping clients identify emerging technologies and trends that can be applied in marketing communications programs. He explores these topics on his lifestream…
4chan Versus Twitter: Round One
Internet pranksters, gathered around the popular anonymous internet forum 4chan, have seemingly orchestrated an attack on Twitter, creating a number of fake accounts and pushing the hashtag #gorillapenis to the trending topics. The attack now seems to be under control,…
The Value of Twitter Followers: Quality Over Quantity
Twitter followers have become the status symbol of 2009, but how valuable are they, really? I think we’re placing too much importance on the numbers and paying far too little attention to the actual reasons why followers can be valuable…
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