HootSuite, makers of the market-leading social media management system, has announced new HootSuite Security Services designed to mitigate the risk, both internal and external, associated with social media use. With numerous recent social media crisis including account hacking and high-profile mistweets, global organizations are want to ensure their social assets are secure. The HootSuite Security Services have been designed with this prevention in mind, and are available immediately. Read the rest of this entry »
In 2012, The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) introduced The World’s Most Valuable Social Network – the first online search party that allows Canadians to “donate” their Facebook or Twitter newsfeed as a vehicle for raising awareness when a child goes missing. The World’s Most Valuable Social Network has assisted in the safe return of six missing children since its launch, and the tool is expanding to include Pinterest and Foursquare in the search for missing children. Up to 50,000 children are reported missing in Canada every year. Today, leading up to International Missing Children’s Day (May 25th), MCSC is expanding The Most Valuable Project with the launch of two new digital tools: Most Valuable Check-In and Most Valuable Pinboard. Read the rest of this entry »
Avanade, a global business technology solutions and managed services provider, has released results from a global survey (PDF) on adoption of social collaboration technologies by 4,000 end users and 1,000 business and IT decision-makers in 22 countries. Data from the research shows that the majority of businesses are using social networking technologies in the enterprise. Read the rest of this entry »
HootSuite has extended their App Directory with the introduction of two major social media networks: Tencent Weibo, China’s prevailing microblogging platform with over 540 million registered accounts, and VKontakle, more commonly known as VK.com – Russia’s largest social media network with over 200 million registered accounts. A new Russian language version of the dashboard has also been added. Read the rest of this entry »
Wishpond, the easiest-to-use social marketing platform, today confirmed their commitment to marketers worldwide to create, build and launch their own successful social campaigns from a self-service platform. Wildfire, a subsidiary of Google, recently announced the discontinuation of its DIY promotions. In response, Wishpond is providing a 50% discount on annual subscriptions to Wildfire users now in search of a self-service solution. Read the rest of this entry »
Wild Apricot, a Toronto-based provider of membership software for small associations and non-profits, has launched Volunteer Recruitment Guide and Checklist resources, each designed to help organizations recruit much-needed volunteers. Read the rest of this entry »
Clio is pleased to announce a newly designed Small Firm Innovation, its award-winning blog written by and for lawyers. Small Firm Innovation, sponsored by Clio, delivers first-person insights and advice to solo and small-firm lawyers from leading experts and experienced colleagues on the business realities of running a law practice. The site exclusively emphasizes practical solutions for real-world challenges. Its reliance on first-person accounts of small firm success creates an atmosphere for a dynamic exchange of ready-to-implement ideas. Read the rest of this entry »
Invoke Media, the agency and incubation company that built HootSuite, announced today the launch of POS REP, a new mobile, location-enabled social network designed exclusively for the military veteran community. The purpose of the app is to reconnect veterans who served together, joining vets to a previously unknown network located within their geographic vicinity. Read the rest of this entry »
HootSuite has announced accelerated growth in the first quarter of 2013. The company’s dramatic growth was largely driven by increased demand among large global organizations. This growth translated into a 272% increase in corporate sales (companies valued at less than $10 billion) in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and an impressive 900% increase in international strategic sales (companies valued at over $10 billion). HootSuite is now available in 13 languages and is used by more than 79 of the Fortune 100 companies. Read the rest of this entry »
Toronto-based developer Sumbola is very excited to announce its cloud-based reading platform for both the web and mobile. If you’re an author, on Sumbola’s platform your book becomes the sum of its readers, and the reading experience, right down to a single word, is now part of your knowledge. In the coming weeks, Sumbola will launch its Beta Author Program. A limited number of 200 authors will be invited in to upload their books, and access the innovative publishing backend. Authors can sign-up for the Beta Author Program on the Sumbola website on a first-come-first-served basis. Read the rest of this entry »
HootSuite, makers of the market-leading social media management system, has announced new HootSuite Security Services designed to mitigate the risk, both internal and external, associated with social media use. With numerous recent social media crisis including account hacking and high-profile mistweets, global organizations are want to ensure their social assets are secure. The HootSuite Security Services have been designed with this prevention in mind, and are available immediately. Read the rest of this entry »
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