Twitter has introduced a small change to the Twitter home stream by moving the new tweet box off the left-hand side to the top of users’ feed. This means when someone wants to compose a tweet they no longer have to click on the small box on the left. This gives Twitter much the same user […]
Category Archives: Social Media News
Facebook Up To 1.35 Billion Monthly Users
Facebook’s 3rd quarter earnings report came out a couple of days ago – and as expected Facebook brought in a substantial amount of revenue and generated quiet the income raise. However the important numbers within that report to us webmasters is the current user base. Based on this report Facebook currently has 1.35 billion monthly […]
TwitPic Gets Snatched Up By Twitter
Veteran TwitPic users have been on one hell of a rollercoaster ride as TwitPic was shutting down, wasn’t, was again – and then it finally seemed to have shut down as it reached it’s last remaining day – and Twitter snatched it up. So this means that unfortunately Twitpic will no longer be taking on […]
Google Rolls Out A Quick-Post Button In It’s Navbar
While doing my daily rounds of email checking I had noticed a new icon in the top of my Google navigation bar. The new icon, a square with a plus in it, can be clicked to open a pop-up that will allow you to quickly post or share something onto Google+. You have the […]
There’s A New Share Button Around Called Yammer
There’s a new share button in town and this time around it’s from a social network you’ve probably never actually used. Chances are unless you’re working in a truly enterprise environment in a company with thousands of employees – you’re probably not using Yammer – Microsoft’s Enterprise Social Network. However various organizations are using Yammer […]
Twitter Introduces Audio Cards To The Twitter Stream
Late last night Twitter announced Audio Cards – a new addition to your Twitter stream which allows you to listen to music and podcasts directly from your stream on iOS and Android devices. Furthermore when you so happen to find something that you like you can dock it and continue browsing Twitter while it plays […]
Alas Twitpic Is Shutting Down; Go Download Your Data!
It’s been a rather confusing time for those of you following the Twitpic heartline awaiting news of its new acquisition or closure. Unfortunately it turn out the acquisition didn’t happen – and as such Twitpic is in-fact closing. And it’s closing fast. In-fact the final day for Twitpic is October 25th, 2014 – 9 days […]
Twitter Ventures Into eCommerce with Buy Now Buttons
There has long been question of the best monetization methods for Twitter beyond simply sponsored tweets and advertising – and with that comes their latest venture into the world of eCommerce …
Facebook Adds A Counter To Facebook Videos
I’ve always said it. People like counters. The ability to see how many times somebody has viewed their website, photo, or video has always been interesting to everyone. That was the concept that fueled the creation of the free counter service here, and some part of what caused Facebook to introduce counters to shared videos. A […]
Twitter Analytics is Here for Everyone!
Its been a quiet weekend here at the Rapid Purple blog as we all celebrated Labor Day – however with that said these past few days have also been extremely busy in the tech world. For starters Twitter announced the launch of Twitter analytics for all Twitter users. Something that was previously reserved for advertisers or […]
Free Stock Photos for Facebook Advertisers
Facebook is always hard at work at making sure their advertisers are making the best use of their platform – and their recent announcement let us know about some great new features that small business owners are sure to fall in love with. I have long been a fan of Facebook advertising. In-fact I had […]
Google Integrates Virtual Tours into Google Maps Business Listings
Businesses have been advised for quite a while now to be sure and feature images of their business within their various profiles – such as Google+ Local. The Google+ Local
Twitter Launches New Advertising Options for Small Businesses
Small and large businesses are getting a bit more equal, at least as far as Twitter is concerned. Twitter announced on Friday it’s new advertising interface for small
LinkedIn Announces 200 Million Users Worldwide
The social network for professionals announced yesterday that they recently crossed an important milestone. LinkedIn now counts over 200 million members. LinkedIn was launched in 2003 and soon became a popular network for professionals, where they connect with peers and discuss more than what to wear to a party, or post pictures of lolcats. In the beginning of 2011, LinkedIn announced […]
Facebook Testing Pay-to-Message
Facebook has announced on December 20, 2012 that they were starting a small experiment by giving a small amount of people the option to pay to send a message to someone they were not Facebook friends with, and have that message routed to that persons Inbox rather than their Others folder. This test is designed […]
HootSuite Ranked #1 Twitter Client
A recent Brandwatch study found that HootSuite is the #1 Twitter client being used by businesses to manage their social media. This ranking is an great indicator of where social media for business is headed. Download or view the Brandwatch report here. In the meantime take a moment to check out HootSuite’s new video with their own social media coach to […]
Adobe Becomes Social!
Adobe has introduced a new service that, it says, will provide the information and tools needed to implement advanced social strategies. Adobe Social is a mixture of analytics-laden social listening, management and publishing tools. “Just because social feels intuitive doesn’t mean you can run it intu-itively,” senior vice-president/GM of Adobe Digital Marketing Business Brad Rencher told […]
Twitter Removed as a Friend Source on Tumblr
Tumblr was forced to remove Twitter as a source of finding friends for its users on Wednesday. The news came after the microblogging service debuted stricter API rules that negatively impact third-party app developers. Both Tumblr and Twitter later confirmed the removal. Now, Tumblr users are left with Facebook and Gmail to find friends when signing […]
Upcoming Free Webinars from HubSpot
HubSpot, the pioneer of inbound marketing offers all-in-one marketing software that has aided more than 7,500 companies in 45 countries attract leads and convert them into customers. Additionally, Hubspot’s focus on educating their clients has helped many companies navigate the always-evolving web of internet growth and change; as the free e-book on the left should […]
Google+ Button Updates
2 new updates are coming to the Google+ buttons you’ve all been using on your sites. Take note that for anyone within the Google+ Preview Group – all of these updates go live right NOW! First, Google is updating the +1 button sharing flow. Your users have been able to share from the +1 button for about […]