Imagine a time before social media ruled the world, before you were updated with a never ending feed of Facebook and Twitter updates from your friends, before you posted those glittery Myspace comments, before you accidentally sent those embarrassing photos to people at work because you didn’t know how to use email… OK maybe not [...]

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Love fine crafted beers? Love social media? You need to head over to TheBrewCrew.com and check out the newly launched site. The Brew Crew consists of  beer aficionados who live, work and love beer in Central Florida, specifically Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Polk and Brevard counties.
At TheBrewCrew.com you can check out the recommended beers of [...]

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As it nears the end of the year, many companies are re-evaluating their budgets and planning for the coming year. We’ve seen a huge increase in companies embracing the Social Media phenomenon and many of them may be reconsidering if it’s the right choice for them.  Are they spending their marketing budgets wisely?How can they [...]

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According to digital analyst comScore social media continues to have a big impact on holiday spending. Online spending has been hitting record highs this holiday season as more people are taking advantage of the convenience it offers and the discount promotions they find through social media. Between
December 4th and 7th 13% of respondants to comScore’s [...]

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The layout near the status bar on the homepage has changed too, adding “News Feed” and “Live Feed” links just above it. So, what’s the difference?

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The Facebook friend list feature is a great way to separate friends and define what information particular lists are allowed to see. They help control your privacy and are quite easy to create too!

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Soon there will be another way to get your word out there into the world using a social media site that we’re all already familiar with. In about 2 months Bing will begin integrating Facebook updates into search results. Now before you go and say “Woahhh….what about my privacy???” (because while you’ll tell all of [...]

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The big guns in Hollywood have begun using social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to generate interest in upcoming films and drive people to the box office.
“Paranormal Activity”, a low budget horror film, used a grassroots internet campaign including a “Tweet Your Scream” promotion and became a surprise box office hit. The film [...]

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Its really amazing how different we live our lives today compared to 10 years ago. Looking back, who really could have predicted this?
Social Media has had a profound impact on our lives. In his article on Mashable Soren Gordhamer does a great job looking at 5 of the ways it has changed how we live.
First [...]

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Paula Berg, director of emerging technologies for Southwest Airlines, was the keynote speaker at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater/Comet Branding Social Media Summit Wednesday. More than 20 social media strategists and public relations professionals, including Berg, shared insights on how their companies are using Twitter, blogs, Facebook and other social media tactics to reach their strategic public [...]

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