A new report from Global Web Index found a rise in active engagement across all social platforms worldwide, with Twitter experiencing the fastest growth. Read →
TweetChat has posted a notice at the top of its site announcing that "Twitter is changing the way services like @TweetChat deliver data to users. In the very near future, TweetChat will most likely be unable to continue to provide our service." Why is this a big deal? People who actively participate in Twitter chats — communities that are organized around hashtags, and that meet on a regular basis to discuss specific topics — rely on TweetChat to help them manage those conversations Read More
Target just teamed with Facebook to launch Cartwheel, a new digital savings program. Beginning on Wednesday, Target is offering 700 new deals "with a social twist" -- every time a user claims a deal, an automatic post is generated in their Newsfeed on Facebook. Read More
This new, free Twitter chat platform is designed to support the hundreds of active Twitter chats that were rocked by this week's news about the imminent demise of TweetChat. Read More
Drinking beer doesn't just make it easier to meet people - now it also helps you make new Facebook friends. Budweiser's new Buddy Cup connects beer drinkers on social media: using a built-in chip integrated with Facebook, one clink of their glasses and users become Facebook friends. Read More
The Realtime Report is looking for an intern to help research and write blog posts, curate content and take on a variety of community management activities this summer, from June – August 2013. Read More
New research from comScore shows that UK smartphone owners ages 18-24 have a higher recall of mobile advertising, at 38% vs. 26.5% of smartphone users overall. This age group is also significantly more likely to see in-game ads on mobile, click on social networking advertisements and to receive coupons or deals through social networking. Read →
Last week Vine celebrated its 100-day birthday, and new research from Unruly lays out the top metrics for the mobile video app, showing strong engagement for Twitter’s video platform. Check out the highlights here: Read →
Social media users with a high Klout score have a new perk available: those with a score of 55 and above can qualify for a one-day pass to American Airlines’ Admirals Club in 40 different airports. This is one of the latest additions to Klout’s “perks” program, introduced back in 2010, which offers rewards to those with high Klout scores and/or social “influence” in a particular area. Read →
A team of researchers led by Humboldt State University Dr. Monica Stephens of Humboldt State University (HSU) have released the results of a year-long study identifying the geographic origins of hate speech on Twitter in the U.S. Using the Google Maps API, the team has overlaid the data with a county-level analysis to show the distribution of hate speech on Twitter across the country via an interactive map. Read →
Here’s your quick weekly summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn and Foursquare: Read →
New estimates from eMarketer show that Facebook’s worldwide user base is seeing the biggest expansion in India, Brazil and Russia, as well as the Middle East and Africa. Facebook will top one billion users worldwide in 2013, and reach 1.26 billion in 2014. Read →
Target just teamed with Facebook to launch Cartwheel, a new digital savings program. Beginning on Wednesday, Target is offering 700 new deals “with a social twist” — every time a user claims a deal, an automatic post is generated in their Newsfeed on Facebook. Consumers can find and share deals with friends on the social network, as well as redeem offers in store. Read →
Internet Media Labs today announced the launch of oneQube SmartStream, a free Twitter chat platform designed to support the hundreds of active Twitter chats that were rocked by this week’s news about the imminent demise of TweetChat, a popular chat client that will soon stop working as a result of Twitter’s latest API changes. The SmartStream team says their platform is fully compatible with the new Twitter API rules. SmartStream is part of the oneQube SocialRM platform, which is currently in private beta. Read →
Drinking beer doesn’t just make it easier to meet people – now it also helps you make new Facebook friends. Budweiser’s new Buddy Cup connects beer drinkers on social media: using a built-in chip integrated with Facebook, one clink of their glasses and users become Facebook friends. Read →
