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Searchmetrics makes digital marketing data on sites available free

February 9th, 2012
SearchMetrics

Want to get some digital analytics data on your sites or those of your competitors but don’t have the tools?  Now you can take a look at a snapshot of the search and social success of some 75 million domains free. Searchmetrics, a leader in search and social analytics software,  is making a host of ...

Marketers see social media as effective, but still not investing resources

February 9th, 2012
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A gap exists between attitudes towards social media and investment in social media, according to the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) , a trade association for the software and digital content industries, in its new report,  ”Marketing in Today’s Economy” About 90 percent of marketing executives surveyed use social media marketing, and three quarters believe it has a ...

Employees with stock ownership were 4X less likely to lose jobs

February 9th, 2012
Employee Ownership

Employees in the U.S who had employee stock ownership were four times less likely to be laid off during the Great Recession than employees without employee stock ownership, according to  the U.S., the General Social Survey (GSS). Specifically, the 2010 GSS, funded primarily by the National Science Foundation and conducted by the National Opinion Research Center ...

Nearly half of mobile phones will be NFC enabled by 2016

February 9th, 2012
Smartphones

Nearly half of mobile phones will be near-field-communications enabled by 2016, according to a new report from Market Research. Wikipedia defines NFC as: “Near field communication (NFC) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, usually no more than a few ...

Social media users active but increasingly cautious about privacy

February 9th, 2012
social media

Eight hundred million Facebook users can’t be wrong, but they appear to be an increasingly cautious lot. “Our Social Media Habits survey offers compelling insights into consumer behavior and attitudes, especially given the conventional wisdom how we value – or don’t value — privacy in the social media space” Indeed, while users of popular social ...

Zuckerberg tops Page in Peakscore list of social firm CEOs

February 8th, 2012
Time Mark Zuckerberg

Initial public offerings of stock by innovative social Internet firms are making a major impact on the markets, these days. Below is round-up of CEOs who have all watched their companies grow from small start-ups to publicly traded juggernauts.  Each CEO is ranked based on their PeekScore, or digital footprint, from around the Web. PeekScore is ...

Amazon about to challenge Netflix with Viacom deal

February 8th, 2012
Amazon

Amazon.com is planning a video subscription service to compete with Netflix, according to Reuters. The news service reports that Amazon Inc. is about to disclose a web video deal with Viacom Inc. that is one of the final steps in its move to compete with the Netflix streaming video service. Viacom owns TV shows and ...

Study names top ten states for “app economy” jobs

February 8th, 2012
TechNet

WASHINGTON, DC – A new study showing that there are now roughly 466,000 jobs in the “App Economy” in the United States, up from zero in 2007. The study, sponsored by Illinois-based TechNet and conducted by Dr. Michael Mandel of South Mountain Economics, also found that App Economy jobs are spread throughout the nation. Two-thirds ...

Cyber criminals cast wide net in January, target Tumblr, gamers, news

February 8th, 2012
GFI

Last month saw malware attacks targeting a wide range of potential victims, including gamers looking for a Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 game crack, small business owners concerned about the reputation of their business, and government organizations receiving spoofed messages from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). “Anyone who goes on the internet is a potential target for ...

Southeast Venture Conference names 2nd round of presenting companies

February 8th, 2012
Sevc 2012

The Southeast Venture Conference has announced the second round of presenters for the 2012 SEVC, one of the largest venture events in the Southeast, taking place at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia, Feb 29th-Mar 1st. The second round of showcase presenters include: Benzinga - Dover, DE; www.benzinga.com BrazenCareerist – McLean, VA; www.brazencareerist.com Cardigan Networks - Charlottesville, VA; www.cardagin.com CodeGuard - Atlanta, ...