Choosing your social network
Decide what you want to achieve through social networking before you plump for a platform, says Katie Moffat
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20 social networking tips for web designers
Zeke Camusio, CEO of The Outsourcing Company, offers his advice on building your personal brand online with the help of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook -
Facebook launches App Center
Social giant hastens move to curate apps -
Twitter hashbang walloped
Devs rejoice on news that those annoying little #!s will soon be a thing of the past -
'Drop social media buttons' call
Leading designer argues buttons can impact negatively on sites -
Web work platform WorkFu launches
Smart profiles and social integration boost discovery options -
Twitter joins Do Not Track
Admits to tracking but provides single-checkbox opt-out -
Twitter email digest a 'whiff of desperation'
Attempt to grow networks will also lead to inbox noise, says social expert Suw Charman-Anderson -
Twitter in verified badge ads spat
Claims Twitter removes verification when feed owner stops advertising -
The .net strip #25: Time spent on a new social network
This week Brad Colbow's comic strip, first exclusively published in the June issue (#228) of .net magazine, looks at the realities of social networks -
The power of negative reviews
Zack King, community manager at independent marketing agency RPM, argues that negative reviews are an opportunity that businesses must embrace, for if they don’t, they may lose control completely -
Facebook buys Instagram for $1billion
Acquisition showcases reality for services without business models -
Faavorite app enhances Twitter favourites
Organise, share, categorise, view and discover favourite tweets -
Social media at SXSWi: the top five talking points
We sent PR consultant Katie Moffat to the biggest geek festival on the planet, SXSW Interactive, to find out all about the latest trends in social media. This is her report -
Start-ups should start thinking long-term
Faruk Ateş says Posterous closure is yet another blow for the web -
Foursquare ditches Google Maps
Location-based social network embraces OpenStreetMap -
Path uploads iOS address books to servers
Privacy blunder erodes trust in fledgling social network -
Facebook Timeline apps benefit UK companies
Auto Trader, Lyst, Soundcloud and more to help 'tell your story' -
The new Twitter: just another pretty face?
There's a lot of buzz around Twitter's latest facelift but marketing specialist David Lavenda questions that it really is the ticket to reach the masses of social networkers -
2011 in review: 10 killer YouTube campaigns
Matt Smith, co-founder and director of strategy at The Viral Factory, rounds up 10 of the best social marketing videos of the year. Sit back and enjoy!
