In the aftermath of Instagram’s Terms of Use furore we decided to take a closer look at some of the other terms and conditions that most of us blindly agree to when joining a major social network. LinkedIn Given that over 200 million people now use LinkedIn for business networking and, effectively, contact-management, it’s surprising that [...]
Social collaboration is becoming increasingly important within organisations and it’s easy to see why. Research outlined in this infographic demonstrates how collaborative software can significantly improve team efficiency. According to a recent survey, online collaboration tools will play an important role in 75% of businesses by 2013. As we are already accustomed to social networking with friends, [...]
This is a guest post by Matt Rhodes, Strategy Director at Fresh Networks. Matt is speaking at this week’s Social Media Marketing conference in London. There are a lot of cute cat pictures in social media, and a lot of cute cat videos. People, it would appear, like looking at cute cats and their owners like sharing [...]
An interesting, if slightly gimmicky, survey from email marketing company iContact revealed some interesting statistics about how small businesses (SMEs) view the leading social networks. I’ve added the obligatory infographic (below), but here are the summary findings: 76% like Facebook, with non-profits being most in favour, but just 30% of SMEs in insurance and finance [...]
With Facebook reaching saturation point in many countries and Twitter growth slowing down some people are heralding the end of social media. I think this view is grossly premature, not because I’m a fan of social networks (though I am), but because I believe that social networks are a transition, not the end-game, for social [...]






