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Social commerce spotlight: Facebook drives more commerce conversions and Pinterest is where the money’s at, but even AOL has a role to play
May 24, 2013 – 9:45 am | No Comment

Each network has its strength and weakness, but ultimately social is losing out to good ol’ email when it comes to commerce

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Video Snack: What if Facebook’s relentless updates happened in real life?
May 24, 2013 – 8:56 am | No Comment

Facebook: great social tool, bit heavy on the constant updates. Hardly a week passes without some kind of change being snuck in – in the name of an improved experience – whether users like it or not. And it’s definitely a case of the latter for the makers of this amusing sketch, which portrays just how maddening life would be if Facebook was responsible for updating real life, too. Can you imagine? Read the full story »

As social login awareness rises, consumers expect more personalization
May 23, 2013 – 8:56 am | No Comment
As social login awareness rises, consumers expect more personalization

Social login has been billed the ‘Holy Grail’ of customer insight. New research certainly supports this claim.

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Nutella kills massive social campaign over procedural snafu
May 22, 2013 – 10:41 am | No Comment
Nutella kills massive social campaign over procedural snafu

Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth.

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SMI Conference Spotlight: The Future of Work
May 22, 2013 – 10:40 am | No Comment
SMI Conference Spotlight: The Future of Work

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What happens within an organisation, when the internal boundaries of departments, functions and even buildings are eroded by a new expectation of what collaboration should be, where the default is to be “open”, and information …

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SMI ’13 giveaway: What are this year’s top social trends?
May 22, 2013 – 8:17 am | No Comment
SMI ’13 giveaway: What are this year’s top social trends?

What will 2013 mean for social media? Tell us and win a free pass to SMI’s 360 Degrees of a Social Company conference

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Organic posting versus paid advertising: Which delivers results?
May 21, 2013 – 8:35 am | One Comment
Organic posting versus paid advertising: Which delivers results?

Kenshoo’s latest report into advertising tactics says ‘You get what you pay for’

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Infographic: The best and worst times to post on social media
May 21, 2013 – 7:50 am | No Comment
Infographic: The best and worst times to post on social media

When’s the optimum time of day to reach your audience?

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SMI Conference Spotlight – Linkedin no longer is an ugly duckling
May 21, 2013 – 7:23 am | No Comment
SMI Conference Spotlight – Linkedin no longer is an ugly duckling

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LinkedIn used to be little more than a repository for CVs and a hunting-ground for recruiters.
But it’s now an increasingly-important corporate comms channel – somewhere people are spending time on while they’re at work, rather …

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SMI Conference Spotlight – Telling Stories at Scale
May 20, 2013 – 11:38 am | No Comment
SMI Conference Spotlight – Telling Stories at Scale

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The challenge for social media marketing is telling stories at scale. Two areas – big data and content marketing – have been evolving rapidly but are far from mature. In this session Brilliant Noise co-founder …

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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn
May 20, 2013 – 10:39 am | No Comment
Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn

Is Yahoo about to reinvent itself?

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Social media spotlight: Play virtual tennis with Jo-Wilfred Tsonga
May 20, 2013 – 9:14 am | No Comment
Social media spotlight: Play virtual tennis with Jo-Wilfred Tsonga

A new campaign allows Twitter users to remotely fire balls at tennis-pro Tsonga in the run-up to the French Open

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