- December 23rd, 2009
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Get an update on the latest social media news. From an update on last week’s Twitter Cyber attack, to a YouTuber turning Hollywood director, this is iePlexus’ Social Media News Brief for D…
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There is always that age old question, why do people watch the Super Bowl? Many watch for the game itself, while others just tune in for the half time show. And others tune in just for the commerc…
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- December 22nd, 2009
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As I predicted earlier this month, everyone is pumping out data from the what happened this year. Last week, I shared with you some of Twitter’s most tweeted words. Now this week, Facebook…
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- December 21st, 2009
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Chaos broke out late Thursday night and early Friday morning as the Iranian Cyber Army took over Twitter. Microbloggers worldwide were lost on what exactly was going on, and were unsure where the…
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The Internet and social media has started a new boom of celebrities. It used to be that if you wanted to act or sing, you had to go to audition after audition. If that didn’t work, it was…
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- December 18th, 2009
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From an army taking over Twitter to an 80 year old grandma who loves to tweet, this is what happened this week in the world of social media and on the world wide web. Late Thursday, Twitter was hacked…
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It’s somewhat mindboggling to consider how the minor details in life can unexpectedly transpire into the bigger picture; shaping and transforming our malleable existence to define our future. When f…
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Overnight, Twitter users who wanted to update their status’ saw a message from the so called “Iranian Cyber Army.” The group hacked into Twitter and left a picture of the Iranian …
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- December 17th, 2009
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Have you ever heard someone say they are too old to figure out how to use a computer? As a 22 year old, I find it hard to imagine life without a computer, since I’ve always had one in the hous…
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- December 16th, 2009
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Only in 2009, could social networking site Facebook interfere with a trial. Right now, Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon is being convicted of embezzlement. Defense lawyer’s say that Dixon used…
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Have you finished all your holiday shopping yet? Have you been taking advantage of the discounts offered exclusively on social media sites? If you still have yet to finish your holiday shopping an…
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This has been quite the year for Twitter. Becoming the most popular word of the year, according to the Global Language Monitor, and even a source for breaking news, Twitter is just getting started.…
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- December 15th, 2009
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Yes, I know it looks like something that would never happen, but since the launch of Facebook’s URL shortening service yesterday, TechCrunch confirmed that Facebook will now have the ability to…
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Yesterday was a big day for Facebook & Google, as they both announced they were releasing their own shortening services. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post this creates some major competi…
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As we all know, companies world-wide are taking advantage of Twitter, from major corporations like Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, and Amazon to smaller companies such as iePlexus. Late Monday, Twit…
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- December 14th, 2009
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URL shorteners have been extremely helpful within the past year or so. With the use of micro-blogging sites like Twitter, which limits you to 140 character, the use of site shortening services have…
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- December 11th, 2009
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This Week In Social Media: December 11, 2009 from iePlexus on Vimeo. From Google’s new search features, to AOL relaunching their site, Kyle Aevermann from iePlexus takes a look at some of the st…
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By far, one of my favorite things about social media is the amount of free things you can get. For example, over the summer, I was tweeting back and forth with FOX Chicago news anchor Nancy Loo. S…
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- December 10th, 2009
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Last week, I shared with you a report from The Big Money, which came up with a list of some of the world’s top 50 companies using Facebook to their advantage. After the article was released, t…
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Today AOL launched the new independent ‘Aol.“ The one time powerhouse Internet Service Provider is trying to gain it’s strength back, while its traffic is expected to grow signifi…
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Facebook seems to have yet another statistic which will amaze us once again. Last week on December 4, Facebook’s feature, Facebook Connect celebrated its one year anniversary since joining…
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- December 9th, 2009
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If you haven’t already noticed, the next time you log onto Facebook, you will most likely be prompted with an “Important message from Facebook.” The message contains information ab…
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- December 8th, 2009
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Last week, Google rolled out an additional feature in its personalized search results, which is based on your experience on the search engine. This feature has been slowly rolled out to users si…
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It would make sense that a major computer company would use its computers to market their product. Earlier this year Dell joined the Twitter bandwagon, and currently is one of the most followed co…
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Facebook has always been on top, when it comes to user privacy and keeping their information secure. On Monday, Facebook announced they were in the process of forming the Global Advisory Board. …
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- December 7th, 2009
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Over the weekend, news swirled that Amazon.com, the largest marketplace in the world was in the process of secretly searching to create a few actual brick and motar stores in the UK. The news brok…
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In hopes to get off the Twitter growth plateau, the microblogging company is expanding it’s services to help online stores connect with their customers even more. It seems nearly all online bu…
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Right now, I’m in the midst of my Christmas shopping, while getting adjusted to living in a new city. I’m trying to learn the in’s and out’s along with trying to find the l…
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Advertising on YouTube is becoming a common marketing strategy. And why shouldn’t it? With a billion video views a day, it’s a great way to connect with millions of people world wide.…
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- December 4th, 2009
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From Cyber Monday shopping statistics to this year’s most popular word, here’s a look at what happened “This Week in Social Media.” Yahoo is trying to gain some momentum on Goo…
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- December 3rd, 2009
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While many of us can’t imagine living without things “made in China,” the Chinese don’t seem very impressed with some of things coming out of the good ole USA. I’m most…
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- December 2nd, 2009
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Yahoo, the second most popular search engine behind Google, is trying to gain some momentum. Yahoo announced today that the company would be integrating the popular social networking site, Facebo…
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Social Media News Brief: iePlexus Inc. December 2, 2009 from iePlexus on Vimeo. This week has been full of news from the social media world. Here’s a look at some of the headlines happening in…
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Just the other week, we told that if Facebook were a nation, it’s population would be much larger than the United States. While that remains true, Facebook’s population seems to be ex…
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- December 1st, 2009
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Scams and spam could be soon off the Internet. Well, maybe not anytime soon, but at least bit.ly, a service that shorten URL’s, is working on changing that. With websites like Twitter, wher…
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December 1 marks World AIDS Day, a one-day campaign to bring awareness to the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Known as (RED), Nike, along with Internet powerhouses Facebook, Twitter & Google are all tr…
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Results are already pouring in from yesterday’s Cyber Monday sales. While sales were expected to fall compared to last year, they actually grew 13.7%, a significant increase considering the c…
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It’s hard to believe that today we entered the last month of the year. This is the time of year where it seems Barbara Walters reviews just about anything and everything from the year. From…
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- November 30th, 2009
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Every year, it seems many of us wait for the list to see which companies will make it on to the Fortune 500. Well now, a few of those companies have joined a new list. The Facebook 50. The new g…
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As I am sure you are aware, today is Cyber Monday. A day supposed to be filled with discounts and deals for online shoppers. While you will find many great deals, some are questioning whether Cybe…
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Let the chaos begin, the holiday shopping season has officially arrived. While the world is an economic battle, another battle is brewing between many online retailers, most specifically between Ama…
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- November 25th, 2009
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This Week In Social Media: Nov. 25, 2009 iePlexus from iePlexus on Vimeo. From Rupert Murdoch teaming up with Mircosoft, to celeberating TweetsGiving this is what happened this week in the world of so…
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- November 24th, 2009
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It’s hard to believe, but the 2009 holiday season is upon us. For the past several weeks, we’ve told you about companies gearing up for the holiday season. While the ‘official…
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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone assured reporters Monday that, contrary to popular belief, the microblogging website is not up for sale, and there are no plans for a sale. However, Stone said Twitt…
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When you first heard that the Google Chrome operating system would bear the very same name as the Google Chrome web browser, you might have experienced some confusion. I know I did. “Why would a com…
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- November 23rd, 2009
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Google announced this morning they have teamed up with Teracent, a San Mateo, Calif., advertising company. Teracent has created some high-tech software and algorithms, which will help create autom…
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It was just two weeks ago when News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch said to Sky News Australia that he wanted to take News Corp websites off of Google. This week, Microsoft has teamed up with News Corp t…
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Over the weekend, James Roppo, vice president of Island Def Jam Records was arrested in Garden City, N.Y. His crime: not tweeting. Yes, as in not using the popular social networking site, Twitter.…
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- November 20th, 2009
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This Week In Social Media: Nov 20, 2009- iePlexus Inc. from iePlexus on Vimeo. From ‘what’s happening?” with Twitter, to Facebook becoming one of the top video sites, this is what ha…
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- November 19th, 2009
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Twitter users around the world have a few questions to ask themselves. “What’s happening?” In what might seem like a minor change to some, Twitter users are now implored to ans…
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