Fox News was the first broadcasting network to rollout the breaking news ticker on 9/11, so it’s not exactly surprising that News Corporation is ahead of the game again. Following The Wall Street Journal’s launch of WSJ Social on Sept. 20, more news organizations will unveil similar ‘Facebook editions’ at Read More
The Wall Street Journal announced Sept. 20 the beta launch of WSJ Social, a Facebook news application that allows users to read, share and comment on content within Facebook.
“It’s an app that will live on Facebook,” said Daniel Bernard, digital product chief of the Journal’s digital network, at a launch party Sept. 19. Read More
Michele Bachmann’s husband, Marcus, knows how to put on a pair of heels. How did we learn this fascinating tidbit about the spouse of the Minnesota Congresswoman and Republican Presidential candidate? We found it on Facebook courtesy of Bachmann’s daughter.
Bachmann’s staff clearly has some lessons left to learn about the internet. This apparent lack Read More
The Observer couldn’t resist. We already have Rachel Figueroa-Levin’s email, she of the brilliant El Bloombito Twitter feed. Since the mayor took the time out of his busy day to remark on her schtick, we thought we’d see what she had to say to him on the subject. Predictably, it was pretty funny. Read More
Chelsea Clinton arrived at the 44th floor of Hearst Tower Tuesday night (“with amaaaaze makeup and an impeccable blowout,” one fan tweeted from the publisher’s headquarters) and soon began whispering with Randi Zuckerberg in the corner. The Observer, taking notes on the surrounding scene (high heels, designer dresses, crispy cheesesticks), lurked nearby, waiting Read More
StumbleUpon just responded by email to The Observer’s earlier story about how the Gawker redesign dropped Twitter and StumbleUpon in favor of just Facebook.
“Late last year, Gawker acknowledged StumbleUpon as its second largest source of social site referrals, behind only Facebook. Without our badges on their sites, we expect less Gawker content to Read More
Rachel Sterne’s major qualifications for her new job as New York City’s digital chief seem to be her social media savvy.
But apparently the attention her Facebook page received after her new gig was announced was either too much for Sterne, or didn’t jibe with her position as a public official, because she greatly Read More
Even though ad revenue is expected to surge for social networking sites, online communities will only represent a small portion of overall advertising spending, according to a report by Deloitte published at paidContent.
Deloitte’s forecasts are actually optimistic compared with yesterday’s eMarketing report. Deloitte believes ad spending on social networks will climb 40 Read More
In 2011, popular social-media site Facebook is set to expand its incursions not only into users’ most sensitive personal information, but also into the booming online ad market, according to a study by digital marketing research firm eMarketer.
According to eMarketer’s latest forecasts, ad spending on social-networking sites will grow 55 Read More
Jews and Arabs and the occasional Roman have held competing claims to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, otherwise known as the Noble Sanctuary, for several millennia. The hill is thought to be the spot where Abraham bound his son Isaac, where the First and Second Temples stood and where Mohammed began his ascent to heaven. The Wailing Read More
