Social SEO is fast becoming the new buzzword of 2011 with the combined nature of SEO best practice, natural links from external websites and now social links from the likes of Twitter.
Why? Both Google and Bing have openly admitted that social links are part of their ranking algorithms and in order to shape a healthy, successful and future proof SEO campaign, social media has to be considered. (more…)
After last month’s riots, there were some suggestions flying round that in times of public disorder, the police should be allowed to shut down Twitter in order to stop the spreading of information that seemed so instrumental in the instigation of violence and looting.
Isn’t that the sort of action that tyrannical despot governments take? Didn’t Egypt do that a few months ago to widespread uproar? Surely that wasn’t really an option for the UK government? (more…)
Over recent years, social media has expanded exponentially and is obviously a trend that is here to stay for the foreseeable future. There are more than 750 million active accounts on Facebook and 200 million tweets a day from Twitter! With current main stream social tools hitting astronomical user figures, it is unsurprising to see the affects these means of communication can have on the population of most countries; keeping up to date with current global affairs is effortless and an almost instantaneous action that allows the world to be more connected than ever before. (more…)
Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
As the Tottenham riots (triggered by the death of Mark Duggan) cause devastation across London, BlackBerry’s encrypted free messenger service has also come under fire, as Met police blame their better known BBM service for fuelling the attacks.
Particular emphasis has been placed on the BlackBerry messenger service for coordinating and powering the riots. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and text messaging, BBM is a private, free social network, where all messages are automatically encrypted as they leave the senders phone. It was originally designed by BlackBerry to assist its roots as a secure business communication tool. (more…)
Blogging, Social Media, Twitter
Start adding your favourite Olympic players on Twitter for a very personal update of their progress in the 2012 Olympics!
The athletes have been encouraged to start blogging and to use Twitter by Olympic officials, but there are guidelines which are definitely not worth breaching, as the athletes could face rejection from the Olympics. (more…)
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