1: Facebook replaces personal email Question: Google has it, Hoover has it (in the UK anyway), TiVo had it, lost it and has somewhat got it back. Xerox had it, but nobody really cares anymore. So what is it? It’s when a brand name becomes the verb associated with its use. So rather than searching, you...
Did you start using social networks more after buying an iPhone or one of its smart phone rivals? Before I joined the iPhone bandwagon I interacted with Facebook in fits and starts. However, since being inducted into the iPhone cult, I've become a more active user. It's especially good for uploading...
What a brilliant visualisation of the logo. The best yet. While so many brands are stuffy about their logos and actually think messing with it will open the door to others messing with it (never let lawyers have a voice in your corporation) Google likes to have fun. No wonder they are so successful....
As hard as it is to predict who the winners will be when the inevitable rationalisation takes place within the increasingly cluttered ad funded / music subscription market place, it's a fairly safe bet to suggest Google will still be in a strong position. What works so strongly in Google's favour...
Welcome to eModeration's twice-weekly round-up of all that is intriguing, alarming or odd in the world of social media, compiled by Kate Williams (@emodkate). Check back soon! THE HEADLINES ... Really, What Were They Thinking?® An attempt at a viral campaign by Swedish telecoms company Tele2 has...
YouTube is on a roll at the moment, which looks like being a good thing for users, advertisers and agencies alike after a period of what felt like continual negative press. The video-sharing website has revealed it got close to 10m streams for a live broadcast of a U2's Rosebowl concert on Sunday...
Welcome to eModeration's twice-weekly round-up of all that is intriguing, alarming or odd in the world of social media in the past few days. Check back soon! THE HEADLINES ... Tweeting on company time is costing the British economy a gulp-worthy £1.38 billion – and quite possibly a great deal more...
In the wake of Facebook's first profit generating quarter and recent improvements to its self service advertising platform, signs are beginning to emerge that Google may finally have a serious contender on its hands for online marketing budgets. As Google's search market share has risen above...
A few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of informing and educating consumers about the internet. This followed a revamp of the IAB’s website – www.youronlinechoices.co.uk – aimed at helping internet users understand online behavioural advertising, how it works and how to switch it off if they want...
Welcome to eModeration's digest of all that is intriguing, alarming or odd in the world of social media. We'll be posting bite-size morsels of nourishing news not once, but twice a week - so check back soon! THE HEADLINES... The Web 2.0 world was reeling this week, after Microsoft slapped it...
