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Data Elite launches Silicon Valley’s 1st venture lab for Big Data

Four of Silicon Valley's most influential tech investors recently joined forces to create a fund called Data Elite. Data Elite is an early stage...

[Infographic] Males over 30s dominate Facebook admin pages

If you thought that Facebook pages were managed by the cool young hip set, think again. According to a recent study by SocialBakers, the...

Should Facebook Venture into Venture Capital?

There comes a point in your life when you need to decide what you want to do - what you want to be.  Some...
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Age of Internet Empires: Google vs Facebook

Maps prepared by the Oxford Internet Institute researchers, illustrates the top websites ranked by country. Google and Facebook are fighting for dominance in much...
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Will Twitter’s IPO disappoint like Facebook?

Twitter last week revealed the documents for its IPO, confirming its desire to raise US$1 billion. We learnt it earned approximately US$317 million last...
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LinkedIn Sued For Hack and Spam Email Accounts breach

Linkedin has been accused of allegedly hacking into its users contact list. A small number of linked in users have accused the company of...

Facebook friends can affect your credit score

Is this a new disturbing trend? Financial lending companies are now researching a borrower’s social networks to determine if they are credit worthy. A...

Infographic: Social Commerce makes an Undeniable Impact

Retailers are starting to use the best social strategies to increase ecommerce. I came across the infographic below by ShopSocially which highlights the tremendous growth in social commerce...

Facebook rallies hashtags FAIL? Social Login rules

I am guessing Mark Zuckerburg is a very happy man this man week. Thanks to a 20 percent jump in Facebook's value, his personal...
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Bitcoin News: $60M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme, FaceBook

A fool and his #bitcoin are soon parted. Media outlets are buzzing with the news, that a Man nicknamed 'The Pirate', ran a Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme. The Texas man...

Facebook gambles on real-money sports betting with Paddy Power

Facebook has made a bold move and partnered with Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, who will launch an application allowing users in the U.K. to...

Guide to Hashtags – History, Role and How to Use Them...

In the second part to this series, you will learn about the practical use of hashtags and additional tools  you can use in your marketing...

Nitrogram’s Top 50 Brands on Instagram

Facebook has officially released a video feature for the popular app Instagram. The 15 second window gives brands the opportunity to offer more engagement to a potential audience. Burberry...

Facebook’s #Hashtag Feature will Allow Brands to listen effectively

FB has formally introduced support for the long requested hashtag. Simply put, this feature makes it much less attractive to leave Facebook and follow...
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Hot Topic: Tech Companies Discuss Big Data & Machine Learning

Big Data, by definition is the term given for collections of data sets that are too large and complex for traditional hands-on data management...

Life after PRISM how do we ensure Enhanced Cloud Security?

Last Week's revelation about the NSA's wired access to social networks' user data must have caused some concern among those concerned about privacy.  The...

Is your firm’s Facebook page missing out?

It appears that the value of Facebook "likes" is soaring, according to a  recent study. Each Facebook "like" a brand receives is worth $174.17 --...

Bitcoin seizures,Winklevoss Twins and global media opportunities

There is a lot happening in the world of Bitcoin over the course of this week. Firstly, there appears to be a rise in Bitcoin...

A Look Inside the Social Media Industry Infographic

Marketing Magazine, in collaboration with social media agency Jam, put more than 2300 social media marketers and agencies to the test asking, how much...

Social Media and the Markets: the New Frontier

In the fast paced world of high frequency trading, asset management and equity analysis, more companies are tapping into real-time social media data streams...

Facebook accelerates its mobile strategy with crowdsourced App

Facebook has been very busy these last few months, fresh from unveiling Facebook Home, the social network has been  preparing for the implementation of in-stream...
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Value per Facebook Fan: A Smart Metric?

I came across this interesting article on Mashable, on the Cost per Like (or Fan) on Facebook and how to valuate it. It’s interesting...

Female Entrepreneurs should learn from Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Kara Sandberg,  is a well known American business executive who has served as the chief operating officer of Facebook since 2008. In June...

Facebook Phones Home out-googling Google

Facebook on Thursday unveiled its most ambitious attempt yet to enter mobile computing without a device of its own, introducing a new app that...

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