MSP Marketing and Canadian Social Media Consultant Ranked In The Top 250 Globally - PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 20, 2010 – Stuart Crawford, Senior Advisor at Ulistic based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada has landed on Nine Lives Media Inc.’s third-annual MSPmentor 250, a global report that identifies

Seniors double up on use of social media - The Keene Sentinel
SAN JOSE, Calif. — This is not your father’s social network — oh, wait a minute; maybe it is. The phenomenal growth of Facebook, Twitter and other social sites in the past year has come in part because

Study: Social media use emphasizes customer loyalty - BtoB Magazine
New York—U.S. companies that use social media mainly to deepen customer loyalty spend significantly more money than those that use social sites for brand awareness, customer acquisition or other core

Hot off wire: Google adds social media firm; 3M buys security firm; HP to buy back $ - Local Tech Wire
NEW YORK- Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG ) acquisition of startup Angstro shows the online search leader is working to boost its social network offerings as it tries to compete with Facebook Inc. in that market. Google

Strategic Management & Opportunity Corp 'Likes' Social Media for Business - Earthtimes
CLINTON, Wash., Aug. 20, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Strategic Management & Opportunity Corporation (Pink Sheets:SMPP) announces today that it has begun implementation of Social Network hubs for the company

Back-to-School Retailers Get Education in Power of Social Media - Earthtimes
TAMARAC, Fla. , Aug. 17 -- As kids of all ages prepare for their return to school in a few short weeks, online retailers are already getting high marks for their use of social and mobile media to create

Google advances social media aims with SocialDeck acquisition - Fiercemobilecontent
Google has acquired mobile gaming startup SocialDeck, the latest in a series of recent social media purchases as the digital services giant continues to assemble a platform to rival social networking kingpin

Social media wrap: Glenn Beck rally, Sarah Palin light up Google Realtime - Los Angeles Times
Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin lit up the newly launched Google Realtime instant search engine before, during and after their joint rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial that pledged to " restore honor " to

Letterman, Twitter co-founder plan social media event at BSU - Indianapolis Star
David Letterman, host of CBS's "Late Show," will return to his alma mater Sept. 17 to host a conversation with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone about social media. Ball State University officials this morning said