Social Advertising 2.0: Social Media Advertising Review

by ClareThornton August 24, 2011

Social media is growing exponentially and the opportunities it presents for advertising are growing with it. Facebook, Twitter and now Google’s +1 are all vying to become our number one destination for socialising and networking. Where does the barrier between intrusive and welcomed advertising lie?

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Germany Bans Facebook “Like” Button

by Samira Hassam August 22, 2011

With the growth of social media, the Facebook “like” plug in appearing on web pages was a natural step. The plug in allows a user to “like” your site. This generates a link back to your website which then appears in their friends news feed. Whilst seen by most as a great way for users [...]

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Facebook extends its reach offline – Social Deals

by Samira Hassam May 19, 2011

The MEC Search team recently went on a go-karting trip. Someone saw a great deal on Groupon and suggested we all dust off our driving gloves. An overrun meeting saw us arrive at the station out of breath and sweaty, having run the whole way from the office, just in time to see our train [...]

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