http://blog.daype.com The latest about classified ads: industry news, social media, research data, market trends, start-ups, partnerships, web tips etc. Compiled by Daype Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:55:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-bots-create-surprising-new-social-connections.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-bots-create-surprising-new-social-connections.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:30:12 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9896 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-bots-create-surprising-new-social-connections.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-dumps-on-google-for-pushing-google.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-dumps-on-google-for-pushing-google.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:55:09 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9883 Twitter is now officially speaking out against Google’s new search features that give prominent placement to content from its own social network, Google+. In a statement, Twitter complained that “people, publishers, news organizations and Twitter users” would suffer from not being able to quickly see tweets in search results.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-dumps-on-google-for-pushing-google.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/prince-alwaleed-invests-in-twitter.html http://blog.daype.com/news/prince-alwaleed-invests-in-twitter.html#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:25:01 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9846 Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Saudi investor with stakes in Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Citigroup Inc. (C), and his investment company agreed to buy a $300 million stake in Twitter Inc., the microblogging service with about 100 million users. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/prince-alwaleed-invests-in-twitter.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/tips/tips-for-optimizing-your-resume-with-social-media.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/tips-for-optimizing-your-resume-with-social-media.html#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:45:26 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9773 Gerrit Hall is the CEO and co-founder of RezScore, a free web application that reads, analyzes and grades resumes instantly. Gerrit has successfully combined his passion for computer science and the careers space by helping job seekers write the best resume possible. You can connect with Gerrit and RezScore on Facebook and Twitter.]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/tips-for-optimizing-your-resume-with-social-media.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/google-buys-contextual-rich-news-browsing-startup-apture-to-beef-up-chrome.html http://blog.daype.com/news/google-buys-contextual-rich-news-browsing-startup-apture-to-beef-up-chrome.html#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:10:02 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9741 Google has acquired Apture, a startup that brings instantaneous search to content on the web, we’ve confirmed with both companies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in 2008, Apture has raised $4.6 million from Beau Vrolyk, Paul Maritz, Steve Taylor, Clearstone Venture Partners]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/google-buys-contextual-rich-news-browsing-startup-apture-to-beef-up-chrome.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/mingly-makes-gmail-social.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/mingly-makes-gmail-social.html#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:05 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9734 Are you one of those people who never forgets a birthday, regularly stays in touch with people and remembers to send out congratulatory gifts when friends go through life changes? Me neither.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/mingly-makes-gmail-social.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebook-google-twitter-linkedin.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebook-google-twitter-linkedin.html#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:30:20 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9724 Much has changed since we examined the ongoing war between Facebook and Twitter in the spring of 2010. The stakes are higher, the competition has increased, and we see LinkedIn and Google roaring into the social networking arena like never before.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebook-google-twitter-linkedin.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/tips/using-promoted-tweets-to-boost-your-brand-visibility.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/using-promoted-tweets-to-boost-your-brand-visibility.html#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:17 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9697 Twitter now has 100 million active users generating some 200 million tweets and 1.6 billion search queries every day. Despite the promise of reaching such a massive, highly-engaged audience, many advertisers have struggled to find the best way to connect with Twitter users. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/using-promoted-tweets-to-boost-your-brand-visibility.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/protect-ip-opponents-claim-upcoming-house-version-may-hurt.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/protect-ip-opponents-claim-upcoming-house-version-may-hurt.html#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:52:56 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9674 Apparently “innocent until proven guilty” isn’t going to hold up well on the interwebs. At least not according to a group called Demand Progress, who claims that the upcoming House version of the PROTECT IP Act could offer even more power to the accuser. And even worse, sites like Twitter and YouTube may be under fire in no time at all. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/protect-ip-opponents-claim-upcoming-house-version-may-hurt.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/will-clicks-on-social-media-ads-translate-into-votes.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/will-clicks-on-social-media-ads-translate-into-votes.html#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:05:12 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9638 On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie threw his support behind former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/will-clicks-on-social-media-ads-translate-into-votes.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-secures-tweet-trademark.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-secures-tweet-trademark.html#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:25:22 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9570 Twitter has settled a lawsuit that will give the company control over the “tweet” trademark, according to a new report.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-secures-tweet-trademark.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:45:19 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9522 A couple of years ago Twitter co-founder Biz Stone told me that the company was keen to stay small: “maybe we can be a company of hundreds and still bring Twitter to a huge number of people around the world.”]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/walmart-invests-in-technology-that-serves-up-social-smart-ads.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/walmart-invests-in-technology-that-serves-up-social-smart-ads.html#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:55:20 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9486 Walmart's acquisition of Kosmix in April resulted in a new name for the publisher of the "Social Genome" - @WalmartLabs. Now, @WalmartLabs announced it has acquired OneRiot, a Colorado firm whose technology analyzes social media signals from popular networks like Twitter and Facebook to deliver ads that are relevant to consumers' interests.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/walmart-invests-in-technology-that-serves-up-social-smart-ads.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-is-now-displaying-political-ads-in-your-timeline.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-is-now-displaying-political-ads-in-your-timeline.html#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:55:10 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9480 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-is-now-displaying-political-ads-in-your-timeline.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/become-sources-during-emergencies.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/become-sources-during-emergencies.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:25:56 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9362 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/become-sources-during-emergencies.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/tips/social-media-myths-exposed.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/social-media-myths-exposed.html#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:30:09 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9319 Merriam-Webster defines a myth as “a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon.”]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/social-media-myths-exposed.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/your-social-media-measure-up.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/your-social-media-measure-up.html#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:00:29 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9262 From likes to followers to retweets, it’s hard to know how to measure your social media efforts. There are metrics and tools to help, but “success” depends on your goals.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/your-social-media-measure-up.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/social-media-success-just-about-one-thing-empathy.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/social-media-success-just-about-one-thing-empathy.html#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:00:11 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9237 Everyone is using social media today. We are all desperately trying to figure out how to use this new channel of communication – for personal reasons, for business reasons, to network, to learn. In large part, the reason we struggle with this new channel is that we don’t understand the basic foundation of social media. Ready? Here it is: You need to ask what people want before you start talking.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/social-media-success-just-about-one-thing-empathy.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/articles/finding-student-who-wasnt-lost-social-media.html http://blog.daype.com/articles/finding-student-who-wasnt-lost-social-media.html#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:08 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9232 Something interesting happened to Jacob Boehm and his family, but it isn't what the media's suggesting. In case you missed this story: Boehm is a 22-year-old Stanford student who spent the summer performing with his school choir in Japan.]]> http://blog.daype.com/articles/finding-student-who-wasnt-lost-social-media.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/tips/steps-to-measuring-social-engagement.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/steps-to-measuring-social-engagement.html#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:50:23 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9226 We offer our long-term sponsors the opportunity to write posts and tell their story. These posts are clearly marked as written by sponsors, but we also want them to be useful and interesting to our readers. We hope you like the posts and we encourage you to support our sponsors by trying out their products.]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/steps-to-measuring-social-engagement.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/security-threats-enterprises-from-social-media.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/security-threats-enterprises-from-social-media.html#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:50:42 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9219 Social media is being touted as a great way to enhance your company's visibility amongst your target audience, and allow your own employees to interact with each other as well as the outside world.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/security-threats-enterprises-from-social-media.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/stumbleupon-drives-more-than-social-media.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/stumbleupon-drives-more-than-social-media.html#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:15:35 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9192 Which social media site drives the most traffic to the rest of the web? If you think it’s Facebook or Twitter, you’re wrong. StumbleUpon now accounts for more than 50% of all referral traffic from the top social media sites.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/stumbleupon-drives-more-than-social-media.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/tips/tips-for-teachers-using-social-media.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/tips-for-teachers-using-social-media.html#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:45:00 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9187 Dan Klamm is the Marketing & Communications Coordinator at Syracuse University Career Services, where he leads social media engagement. Connect with him on Twitter @DanKlamm and @CareerSU.]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/tips-for-teachers-using-social-media.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/the-case-for-social-media-keeps-growing.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/the-case-for-social-media-keeps-growing.html#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:55:50 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9138 Social media is the biggest bandwagon out there. Massive percentages of the population are already on it and boomers and seniors are starting to fill in the gaps. There are gurus and ninjas and a host of people with New Age job titles all telling us to hop on. But with this gushing enthusiasm comes a healthy dose of skepticism.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/the-case-for-social-media-keeps-growing.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/social-media-means-you-can.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/social-media-means-you-can.html#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:15:00 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9128 One of the great powers of social media is the difficulty to hide your true character. Even people who try to put on a dishonest face don’t last very long. The whole system is geared towards ruining liars.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/social-media-means-you-can.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/tips/is-social-media-good-or-bad-for-kids.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/is-social-media-good-or-bad-for-kids.html#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:45:19 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9107 As you probably already know, social networking can be either good or bad for kids. But if you secretly conduct preventive surveillance over your child’s social media, you might be wasting your time.]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/is-social-media-good-or-bad-for-kids.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-comes-alive-with-realtime-activity-streams.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-comes-alive-with-realtime-activity-streams.html#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:30:12 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8969 Since its inception, content on Twitter has largely been displayed in the same basic manner. That is a linear, reverse chronological stream of Tweets. Two new sections being added to the service are about to change that.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-comes-alive-with-realtime-activity-streams.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/articles/social-faceoff-facebook-twitter-google.html http://blog.daype.com/articles/social-faceoff-facebook-twitter-google.html#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:30:46 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8931 In the war for social media supremacy, Facebook is king, but Twitter is a major player and Google is making both companies nervous with Google+. All three can’t be winners, though - most people simply don’t have enough hours in the day to use three different social networks.]]> http://blog.daype.com/articles/social-faceoff-facebook-twitter-google.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/news/google-revive-realtime-search-thanks-google.html http://blog.daype.com/news/google-revive-realtime-search-thanks-google.html#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:45:05 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8924 Google Realtime Search is coming back soon, and it will include data from Google+ and other social sources. Realtime Search was, until last month, the search giant’s method of delivering relevant data from Twitter, Facebook and other social media services in real time.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/google-revive-realtime-search-thanks-google.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/twitter-adds-possibly-sensitive.html http://blog.daype.com/news/twitter-adds-possibly-sensitive.html#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:35:59 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8894 Twitter has just announced to developers that it has added a field for “possibly_sensitive” content in its streaming API, in a test that will eventually result in more granular end-user media settings for Twitter.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/twitter-adds-possibly-sensitive.html/feed 0