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The 2012 Social Networking Privacy Policy

Webbiquity SMM

Though membership continues to grow for companies like Facebook, 2012 hasn’t been kind to the social giants when it comes to what they’re doing with all of our personal data and facts about ID theft online. About Athena Newton: a recent MFA graduate, Athena writes about fashion and celebrity trends in the U.S. and Europe.

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What Twitter could learn from Facebook Deals

Direct Marketing Observations

I know that the comparisons between Facebook and Twitter are not justified. Facebook is really about developing deeper relationships with friends and family whereas Twitter is more about sharing and consuming information with people in a quick and easy fashion. And now Facebook has created Deals … What has Twitter done ?

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The Oscars: content marketing success

Sherrilynne Starkie

million tweets about the show (and about the fashion!). Some of the stars themselves, notably Ben Affleck , took to Twitter to celebrate and share their own excitement. Oscars” received three times more mentions on Facebook this year over last, while the Best Picture nominees racked up 20 times more mentions than 2012.

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StumbleUpon Traffic to Magazine and Content Sites Down 27%

Adam Sherk

To get a better sense of the situation I pulled StumbleUpon referral figures from 2010-2012 for a group of 47 news and content sites that we work with at Define Media Group , primarily magazine brands. Declines in StumbleUpon Traffic: 2012 vs. 2011. One thing to point out is that not every site experienced a decline in 2012.

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How Social Media Makes The World A Better Place

Waxing UnLyrical

Ancita Satija (@ancitasatija) March 5, 2012. Mahant (@DKMahant) March 5, 2012. Just like the glitterati from the worlds of fashion and business, we Twitterati are busy seeking the attention of our followers on the Twitterverse. If you enjoyed it, be sure to connect with Shonali on Twitter , Facebook , or Google+.

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Yahoo! Search Data (@YahooSearchData) a Good Source of Trending Topics for Lifestyle Publishers

Adam Sherk

So what’s a lifestyle site covering things like food, fashion or home to do? One good source is @YahooSearchData on Twitter. Search Data (@YahooSearchData) June 25, 2012. Search Data (@YahooSearchData) June 22, 2012. Search Data (@YahooSearchData) June 22, 2012. Search Data (@YahooSearchData) June 27, 2012.

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Starbucks – It’s Time to Brew Some Tweets

Waxing UnLyrical

Considering how active we all are on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, when Starbucks opens its Delhi location, I’m sure I’ll be among the first customers to visit them, and of course check-in at Foursquare/Facebook and tweet about it too! Image: bfishadow via Flickr, CC 3.0 .