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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...

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

There comes a point in your life when you need to decide what you want to do - what you want to be.  Some...

Maps prepared by the Oxford Internet Institute researchers, illustrates the top websites ranked by country. Google and Facebook are fighting for dominance in much...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

FB has formally introduced support for the long requested hashtag. Simply put, this feature makes it much less attractive to leave Facebook and follow...

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...

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...

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 --...

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...

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

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 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...

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...

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