Flickr reigns as one of the most popular social sites in the world, and it is more than likely one of the most well-liked and incorrectly spelled domains. Flickr is pronounced as “flicker” and back in the day was spelled this way because someone else owned the Flicker.com domain. Yahoo purchased Flickr in 2005, [...]
It may have taken a few months of innuendo and insinuation, but Twitter is finally ready to show off its latest new and important venture into the world of geolocation, and it is called Twitter Places. This new feature will emphasize tweets that are made around a certain location. Today, if you are a [...]
When this year’s FIFA World Cup games are played in South Africa, the players who are on the numerous competing teams will not be able to Like, checkin, poke, buzz, or tweet anyone who is on a social media network. This is taking place because the coaches of these teams are banning their players [...]
The social media marketing company known as Syncapse surveyed a group of 4000 people who clicked the “Like” button on the Facebook pages of the top 20 brands. The results of this study show just how valuable Facebook fans can be. The study, The Value of a Facebook Fan: An Empirical Review has guesstimated [...]
Starbucks has announced that starting July 1, every one of their stores nationwide will offer free Wi-Fi, with no time limits, no registration, and no account requirements. The company is joining other chains and brands that are offering free Wi-Fi in their stores. Back in December, McDonald’s began to offer free Wi-Fi in almost all [...]
