Posts tagged Facebook
Facebook > Google
Last week, Facebook ended a year of remarkable growth by overtaking Google’s popularity among US internet users. Last week’s industry data shows Facebook scored more visits on its home page than the search engine’s homepage. Research firm Hitwise said that the two sites accounted for 14% of all US internet visits last week. Facebook’s home…
Oscars Use Social Media to Boost Ratings, Appeal to Gen Y Audience
In the past few years The Academy Awards began losing its status as the show of the year. In 2008, the show’s ratings dropped to an all-time low. In 2009, viewership increased by 13%, which is the third lowest-rated broadcast in Oscar’s televised history. What are the reasons behind this drop in ratings? Well, one…
Thinking about Facebook Changes
Last night I was catching up on some Facebook notifications, checking up on some old friends, looking at my upcoming events, etc., and I got to thinking about how much Facebook evolved since I first started using the social networking site. I remember when I updated my Interests at least once per month, was invited…
The Olympic Games and Facebook
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games is the most recent big event to use social media to connect with millions of fans across the Web. The IOC set up an official Olympic Games Fan Page on Facebook for Fans to stay updated on Olympic events and to promote contests. The Fan Page has just under 1.5…
Google Dives into Social Media with Google Buzz
Google Buzz is all the buzz on blogs, Twitter and other social networking sites today, but in case you’re still unsure of the new service, I’m going to outline the best features. Buzz is Google’s newest way of showing it is committed to making Google “as social as the web itself.” It’s also a way…