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Twitter Acquired Posterous, What Happens Next?

Last Monday, Twitter, the microblogging platform, has acquired Posterous, a blogging platform known for its slick and trendy media-sharing interface.

Twitter #Hashtags that Backfired

Brands really need to focus on connecting with consumers in a genuine way because, if they don’t, they will throw the brands under the bus. Here are 6 high profile tweets that backfired.

What's the Best Social Media Platform for Business?

Instagram Value Soars

It might be free to use but that hasn’t stopped the developers of the hugely popular Instagram photo sharing app reaping the rewards. With users being picked up faster than it takes to snap a photo, the company behind the app has just received funding to the tune of $40 million, shooting its total value up to a massive $500 million. Not bad for a startup.

Guardian Jobs Reminds You to Monitor Your Social Sharing

Guardian Jobs investigates the issue of how your tweets and other online social sharing interactions may negatively affect potential job opportunities.

Facebook and Twitter Main Channels for Customer Complaints

88% of consumers are less likely to buy from companies that leave complaints on social media unanswered, a study commissioned by Conversocial revealed

Social Media Trends & More Trends

The global cultural phenomenon of the year, social networking will continue to grow in 2012, with smarphones and mobile technologies facilitating this growth. The future of advertising is social as well. Consider the trend for your 2012 marketing strategies.

Twitter Happiness in Decline

A study by the University of Vermont examines expressions made on the online, global microblog and social networking service Twitter, uncovering and explaining temporal variations in happiness and information levels over timescales ranging from hours to years.

Twitter: Social Media Network as a Money Making Machine

New York-based Josh Brown,vice president of investments at Fusion Analytics, uses Twitter and StockTwits to boost his trading profits.

One Firefox Addon to Tweet More Often without Annoying Your Followers