Facebook, YouTube and Google Grab Number One Spots on Nielsen’s “Tops of 2011″ List

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Nielsen unveiled their Tops of 2011 list this week and when it comes to their Tops of 2011: Digital list, nothing is really surprising about it. Google is the top web brand, Facebook the top social network and YouTube is where the masses go to watch videos. Actually, I am a little surprised at the … [Read more]

Texas Teen Ben Breedlove Uses the Power of Words and Video to Touch Thousands

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There are most likely hundreds of blog posts on tips and tricks to making a video go viral. You ask yourself what your audience wants to see or if you should upgrade to a better camera. Or maybe if you just had that high priced video editing software, your videos would be shared with thousands. … [Read more]

FTC Decides to Close Its Investigation on Hyundai and Their Blogger Outreach Campaign

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During Super Bowl XLV, Hyundai hired a PR firm to handle a blogger outreach campaign to build buzz around their Super Bowl commercial. The bloggers were asked to write about the commercial, featuring the Hyundai Elantra, and were given a gift certificate in exchange. But there was a problem with the campaign. There was no … [Read more]

Up to 70 Percent of Toy Companies’ Samples Go to Bloggers

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The Holiday toy shopping season has come and gone and toy companies are now analyzing their sales and marketing efforts. “What worked and what didn’t?” they ask. How toy companies get the word out about their products has changed drastically over the years. The Associated Press recently published a story on how mommy bloggers can … [Read more]

Corporate Supporters Back Away from SOPA

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After the official list of SOPA supporters was published and a post on Reddit about GoDaddy supporting SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) created a PR nightmare for the company, it looks like the list of corporate supporters is getting shorter. For those of you not familiar with the SOPA and GoDaddy debacle, here’s the short … [Read more]

Facebook Releases Their Top Games of 2011 List

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Social gaming has been huge this year, from Facebook launching new game features to Google+ adding gaming to their social network. It will be both fun and interesting to see what 2012 has in store for game play within our favorite online social hangouts. Facebook released their Top Games of 2011 list yesterday (December 21). … [Read more]

A Huge List of Companies Supporting SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act)

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Allison recently wrote about SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and why it scares her. For those of you not familiar with SOPA, it’s a new legislation in the United States that is seeking to punish people for posting pirated content. You can read Alli’s entire post on SOPA and how there are loopholes, that in … [Read more]

Santa’s Ho Ho Hotline and Gmail Team Up

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Would you like to send someone a phone call from Santa? Now you can thanks to Santa’s Ho Ho Hotline and Gmail, who have teamed up together this Holiday season. You can send a personalized Holiday phone call to anyone in the U.S. or Canada, as well as give Santa a call and leave him … [Read more]

YouTube’s 2011 Year in Review

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I rounded up some of the best viral videos of 2011 here and now YouTube has posted their 2011: Year in Review. It’s no surprise Rebecca Black topped the list. She’s a viral video wonder whether we like it or not. You might be wondering how YouTube comes up with their Year in Review lists … [Read more]

How People Are Traveling This Holiday Season, Winter Travel Infographic

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Are you packing up for your Holiday travels? Or maybe you are already on the road, at the airport or waiting at the train station. Twitter is on fire with Holiday travel tweets, from complaints about plane delays (what’s new?) to how people are booking their flights and hotels. The people at Mashwork were curious … [Read more]