The relationship between search engine optimization (SEO) and social media is murky at best and there isn’t a great deal of information on how getting more social network engagement has positive spillover effects on a sites rankings. The relationship becomes even more muddled when one considers Google is the largest search engine and is...
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FTC Ends Investigation Of Facebook Purchasing Instagram For $1 Billion: But At The Current Stock Price, Was It A Deal? The Federal Trade Commission announced today it was no longer investigating Facebook’s proposed deal to purchase Instagram for $1 billion dollars. Instagram is a new mobile photo sharing application and it has grown significantly...
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Facebook Shares Hit All Time Low Of 19.69 As First Lockup Ends And It Could Get Worse: Facebook, the largest social media site on the planet, isn’t ‘liked’ by investors. The company’s share price just hit a new all-time low today as one lockup period in which investors are no longer forced to own...
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Groupon Gets Grilled After 2Q12 Earnings Disappoint, Stock Falls Over 20 Percent: Groupon, the daily deals site that takes a percentage of each offer it features, hit a new all-time low of 5.95 in after-hours trading as the company disappointed with its earnings news. Groupon hasn’t been a deal for investors since it became...
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Pinterest Opens Up To The Public Is It The Next Instagram? So What….: Pinterest is one of the latest and greatest social media sharing tools. Pinterest is a content sharing service that allows members to “pin” images, videos and other objects to their profile and is similar to Instagram and Facebook as a social...
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LinkedIn Proves Some Social Media Sites Are Better Than Others As 3Q12 Earnings Beat Estimates: LinkedIn, the largest social media networking site for professionals is proving the social media sector isn’t dead. Social media is now becoming differentiated as the sector grows and investors focus on sites aside from Facebook. The social networking sector...
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83 Million Facebook Users Are Fake, The Negative Impact On User Experience: Looking to grow your network on Facebook? Beware of fake friends. No, not fake friends as in haters or people in your network that are ‘frienemies’ – people that befriend you but actually don’t like you. Fake friends are actually rampant on...
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Yelp Gets Good Ratings On 2Q12 Earnings, Revenue Jumps 67 Percent – Lifts Stock: Yelp, the online ratings site that allows users to rate restaurants, eateries, dinners, bars and local businesses had a stellar second quarter 2012 posting a much lower than expected loss. Yelp’s revenue jumped 67 percent from the a year ago...
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Facebook Falls 10 Percent After 1st Underwhelming Earnings Report 2Q12, Stock At New All Time Lows: Facebook’s stock rises to $28 falls below $23 after earnings announcement. Facebook beat earnings estimates marginally but the stock was taken down in trading after a quick jump. Facebook earned 12 cents a share and revenue beat expectations...
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Zynga Zings Down 35 Percent After Lackluster Second Quarter 2012 Earnings, Will Facebook Follow Tomorrow? Making hit social media games isn’t easy. Social media gaming company Zynga is struggling after demand to pay for its games that are popular on Facebook decreased. This could be the lead metric to show how Facebook’s earnings may...
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