Weekly Recap #52
Time flies and since it’s not easy to follow, read and catch-up with everything, we bring you a Weekly Recap from ViralBlog: all of the past week in one place.
Last week on ViralBlog among others “China’s Social Media Revolution”, “How to Buy Social Media Snake Oil” and “Facebook 2012: Placing Ads In User News Feeds”.
Non-Linear Media And Advertising Changes
The Internet has changed media and entertainment in ways that we are only now beginning to understand. The linear, or broadcast, model of content delivery is rapidly coming to a close as people switch from devices, media types and sources dozens of times per day.
Facebook 2012: Placing Ads In User News Feeds
Facebook will feature its Sponsored Story ads in users’ News Feeds per January 2012. This will greatly increase brand presence in Facebook. Mark and the rest of his gang did not meet their 2011 revenue targets and will have to show new revenues before Facebook’s expected IPO.
Putting The “Social” Back Into Network
Checking up on what closest friends are doing and getting into contact with family abroad that’s why some pick Facebook as primary social network. As a broadcasting platform and to keep up to speed with the thoughts of great minds, here goes Twitter. But both these platforms are loosing their playful charm, as they are turning into powerful marketing platforms. Now let’s meet Path…
China’s Social Media Revolution
Chinese citizens have clearly massively embraced the internet and the social web – with 500 million internet users! Even more stunning, a quarter of all global social network users are Chinese…
Viral Friday: Top 11 Virals Of 2011
A weekly viral video chart of ViralBlog, showing the 5 most popular viral videos, commercials, games or user-generated videos, carefully selected and ranked by popularity, viral impact & spread. This week we made a slight change and present you Top 11 Virals of 2011!
2011 In Social Media – What’s In And Out
With 2011 over, it’s time for a recap, what was In and Out this year, what really mattered in the field of Social Media. Have a look on two reflections of 2011 in two infographics - What Mattered In 2011 For Social Media and Out With The Old, In With The New.
How to Buy Social Media Snake Oil
3,000 Facebook Fans! 5,000 Twitter Followers! Engage in conversation! Sound good, right? Wrong. Too many businesses are being duped by social media “experts” who promise brand building and more relationships. Words like relationships and trust make many people feel warm and fuzzy inside.
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Wow, you guys do not have CBA’s (Collective Bargaining Agreements) and do not get paid for blogging, unlike most professional writers..
Nevertheless you did not close for the holidays and kept writing here, even during Xmas etc..
Like to call that: passion
Cheers