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Major Social Media Acquisitions: 3 Must-Reads

Firebelly

Big companies have been acquiring social media startups a lot lately. Here are 3 must-reads on some of the larger acquisitions and, more importantly, why these companies feel the need to become more social. Salesforce Buys Buddy Media To Ride Social Media Marketing Wave.

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Twitter Lists Are Life Changing, Threaten Yammer & Others

Socialized

Twitter is promoting the feature at the top of the home page with: Lists are timelines you build yourself, consisting of friends, family, co-workers, sports teams, you name it. Tags: Social Media hashtags lists live tweeting Microblogging Presently Twitter yammer microblogging twitter.

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Social Media speeds Onboarding

Buzz Marketing for Technology

And what has been really interesting for me to see was the difference between organizations when it comes to things like social media. One of the things I was pleasantly surprised to find in the first few days was that Avaya has their own Yammer account within their firewall. So naturally I signed up and started sharing.

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The Real Roadblock to Social Business Success

Webbiquity SMM

Stories about how top executives just don’t “get” social media and the concept of social business were common four or five years ago. Per recent research from GaggleAMP : “Connecting your business with your employees in social media can boost your social media presence.

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Facebook: Improving Employee Communications?

Waxing UnLyrical

This initiative by my company has helped break down barriers between team members in different cities. Here’s a sneak peek into the Bunker family: And not only does it help different teams engage with each other, but it also provides a platform to connect and engage with top management directly. reading and traveling.

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4 Reasons to Use Social Enterprise Networks for Business

Mindjumpers

Most people wrongly assume social enterprise networks are simply Facebook for business. Such platforms as Yammer, Chatter and Jive certainly look and feel similar to Facebook – with a news feed, groups, friends and status updates. Then, they are continually rewarded as they watch project teams bring the idea to fruition.

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Scaling Social Globally: Best Practices for Engaging With an International Audience

Buzz Marketing for Technology

This week I moderated another Social Media Today webinar as part of their Best Thinker webinar series, this time on the topic of: Scaling Social Globally: Best Practices for Engaging with an International Audience. We discussed the best practices in scaling a social media team and content on a global basis.

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