The Associated Press Updates Social Media Guidelines to Address Retweets
The Associated Press released new guidelines today on how staffers should handle re-tweets. Here’s the text of the new section of their guidelines. RETWEETING Retweets, like tweets, should not be written in a way that looks like you’re expressing a personal opinion on the issues of the day. A retweet with no comment of your own can [...]
Read MoreLalah Hathaway Launches Facebook and Mobile App for Her Fans
After recently dropping her latest album “Where it All Begins,” two-time Grammy nominated singer, Lalah Hathaway is giving her fans something special by incorporating a bit of social media and tech in the mix. Hathaway is giving everyone a chance to win an autographed copy of her new album through a Facebook campaign called Where [...]
Read MoreWatch the Throne’s Simple Online Marketing Tools Everyone Should Be Using
Just about all record labels are doing online marketing and distribution nowadays. It’s safe to say that Watch the Throne hit the online world by storm which contributed to the success of the album and the anticipation leading up to the tour that kicked off this weekend. Although Watch the Throne is one of the [...]
Read MoreBonfire.im Brings IM Chat To Twitter, Know If Your Friends Are Online
So far Twitter users have gotten by with Direct Messaging when they want to be more intimate with their friends. But what if they could do Facebook-chat style instant messaging? That’s the offering today from Bonfire.im, a brand new disruptive startup which promises to change the Twitter experience in quite a fundamental way, by adding IM-syle [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 10-21-2011
QR Codes are New Security Threat It was only a matter of time. The same QR codes that have grown in popularity around the world, more so in Asia and Europe than in the US, are now a security threat. An incident took place in Russia where unsuspecting people thought they were downloading an app [...]
Read MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama on YouTube Sending Her First Tweet [Video]
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President Barack Obama finally got the First Lady hip to something he has been taking on full force over the past few months; social media! Twitter in particular. The First Lady sent out her first tweet yesterday on her Mac laptop. She didn’t use a personal account but used the Joining Forces account, to answer [...]
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