Social gaming firm Peak Games has won a $5 million Series-A investment to foster continued growth in some of the fastest-growing markets in the world including Turkey and MENA (Middle East North Africa).
Twitter has reportedly purchased UK-based social media app Tweetdeck for $40m, as the micro-blogging site looks to clamp down on thrid party apps.
Toyota has partnered with Salesforce.com to build Toyota Friend, a private social network for Toyota customers and their cars.
Yahoo has launched its revamped email service, following a beta test, with a raft of new video and social media features.
The BBC has hired marketing consultancy MumPanel to help redevelop its ‘Grown-ups’ side of the CBeebies website.
The BBC has hired marketing consultancy MumPanel to help redevelop its ‘Grown-ups’ side of the CBeebies website.
The use of social media in recruitment is on the rise with many success stories. However, according to a panel of recruitment specialists, small businesses will not be among those who directly profit from this emerging market due to its time intensive nature.
The Sunday Times has launched the ‘Social List’, using data from 4 key social networks – Foursquare, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook – to measure a person’s influence online.
The Sunday Times has launched the ‘Social List’, using data from 4 key social networks – Foursquare, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook – to measure a person’s influence online.
Google has launched its social search tool in 19 new languages, giving users around the world a chnace to refine search results based on friend’s online recommendations.