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Social media stocks tumble on tepid Facebook IPO; Zynga, Yelp hit all-time lows – Washington Post

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

Los Angeles Times

Social media stocks tumble on tepid Facebook IPO; Zynga, Yelp hit all-time lows
Washington Post
NEW YORK — The lukewarm response to Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering sent shares of other social-media companies tumbling Friday. The sell-off is a sign that Facebook is now a bellwether for the small sector, which is mainly composed of ...
Facebook's lackluster debut hurts other social media stocksLos Angeles Times
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Social Networking Security in the Workplace – CIO

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

Social Networking Security in the Workplace
CIO
Enterprise social media tools can benefit businesses in many ways. The inherent risks of social networking, however, can be very bad for business. Educating employees on the acceptable use of social media, and having a security strategy and policies in ...

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The anti-social network: Life without Facebook – CNN

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

The anti-social network: Life without Facebook
CNN
But deactivating from the social networking site is not that unusual. Close to half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. More and more people are stepping away from the ...

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Remove your social media from Google search – CNET (blog)

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

Remove your social media from Google search
CNET (blog)
Here's how to stop that from happening in the future. by Nicole Cozma May 18, 2012 11:58 AM PDT Follow @c0z Many social media sites offer options to help protect your privacy on the Web. You can make your profile private, which won't allow anyone you ...

Who Owns Your Business-Related Social Media? – Huffington Post

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

swissinfo.ch

Who Owns Your Business-Related Social Media?
Huffington Post
The bomb is your failure to be clear about, or even consider, ownership of the business connections represented by social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. A couple of ongoing lawsuits, which I discuss in my presentations on the ...
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FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The Social Network Goes Public – ABC News

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The Social Network Goes Public
ABC News
2:29 pm WE ARE THE ONE-QUARTER PERCENT Conversations about the Facebook IPO accounted for 0.25 percent of all online discussion during the first part of the workday, according to NM Incite, a company that tracks social media traffic.

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Sector Snap: Social Media stocks tumble – Boston.com

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

Globe and Mail

Sector Snap: Social Media stocks tumble
Boston.com
NEW YORK—Shares of social media companies tumbled Friday after Facebook made a lackluster stock-market debut amid reports of a slew technical trading glitches. After pricing at $38, Facebook Inc. shares opened at $42.05 on the Nasdaq market.
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Blacknight Take Home Irish Social Media Award for Best Business Blog – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

Siliconrepublic.com

Blacknight Take Home Irish Social Media Award for Best Business Blog
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Blacknight (www.blacknight.com) took home the award for Best Business Blog at last night's second annual Irish Social Media Awards (www.socialmediaawards.com) ceremony. This is Blacknight's second win, having received the award for Best Business ...
Blacknight, Vodafone and more honoured at Social Media Awards 2012Siliconrepublic.com
Vodafone takes Grand Prix in social media awardsThe Sunday Business Post

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Adults On Social Media: Facebook’s Untapped Value – Huffington Post

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

AdvisorOne

Adults On Social Media: Facebook's Untapped Value
Huffington Post
For years, social media was seen as a new toy for the young and hip. But as Facebook's record-setting IPO has shown, social platforms have grown far beyond their early use of documenting beer pong tournaments. Social media is a cultural and economic ...
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Social media stocks hammered as Facebook debuts – Reuters

Friday, May 18th, 2012 by admin

NEWS.com.au

Social media stocks hammered as Facebook debuts
Reuters
By Alistair Barr | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Social media stocks, led by Zynga Inc (ZNGA.O), slumped in volatile trading as traders used the securities to hedge or bet against the star of the sector, Facebook Inc (FB.O), which went public in a disappointing ...
Shares of social-media companies, led by Zynga, tumble on Facebook debut ...Washington Post
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