13 Reasons You'll Never Quit Facebook (FB) + MORE 02/03/2013
You want to quit Facebook, but you can't. The social network's hold on your personal and professional information is huge. And who wants to be judged for not having the service? Think of the ridicule! Whenever Facebook adds or changes features, users always say they want to quit the social netw.... More »
The state of Android vs iOS usage among Facebook users + MORE 10/08/2012
About 20.1 percent of Facebook users connect to the service on an Android device compared to 18.9 percent of users who connect with an iOS device, according to data from Optimal, Inc.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer last week that Facebook had more users on Android t.... More »
HOW FADS START: One High School In California Is Responsible For A Mobile Craze 3.4 Million People Use + MORE 02/09/2013
When Evan Spiegel, 22, and Bobby Murphy, 24, launched Snapchat in September 2011, they shared it with 20 friends. Snapchat is a mobile app that lets users take and send mobile photos to others. Messages can be drawn or typed on top of the photos and the images self-destruct moments after they are vi.... More »
Japanese Exports Miss Huge — Nikkei Rallying Anyway 03/21/2013
The Japanese market is unstoppable. Despite news like this: #Japan Feb Exports -2.9% On Year, Expected +0.9% On Year; Imports +11.9% On Year — DJ FX Trader (@djfxtrader) March 21, 2013 We get market moves like this: This is the highest level since early September, 2008 for the Nikkei. Pleas.... More »
Content – Feed your Hungry Social Media Platforms 10/21/2012
Click on Image to EnlargeOk, so you’re all over social. You have a clear understanding of your objectives and what you are setting out to achieve with social – and each channel is therefore, optimised accordingly.You’ve got a Twitter channel, or two or even more – Facebook is set up and your.... More »
LinkedIn Embraces Publishing: This Week in Social Media
– http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/
Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news.To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.What’s New This Week?LinkedIn Gives Thought Leaders a Publishing Platform: Thought leaders can now publish articles on LinkedIn and users can choose to follow content from their favorite authors. This new feature is currently limited to “150 of the most influential thought leaders on LinkedIn,” but will expand over the next few months…
California’s Gas Price Sets A New Record High
– http://www.businessinsider.com/
The state average gas price in California shot to $4.614 overnight, setting a new record, the LA Times reports. In the span of one week, a gallon of gas has increased $0.50 in the state. The previous record, $4.610, was set in July 2008 — though the Times observes that, adjusted for inflation, the old record technically would equal $4.93. Here’s an amusing clip of a California driver freaking out about his gas prices: Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook…
British Prime Minister David Cameron Only Just Joined Twitter And He’s Already Facing A Barrage Of Insults
– http://www.businessinsider.com/
British Prime Minister David Cameron has joined Twitter. Here’s his first tweet: I’m starting Conference with this new Twitter feed about my role as Conservative Leader. I promise there won’t be “too many tweets…” — David Cameron (@David_Cameron) October 6, 2012 Unfortunately Cameron is already facing a backlash in the form of the hashtag #askdave, some of it rather nasty. Here’s a screen-grab of a few of the meaner messages being sent: (nb: a “fag” in an upper class British boarding school is a younger boy who is made to work for the older boys) Please follow Business Insider on Twitter and Facebook…Online Video Marketing Strategy – 7 Social Psychology Tips
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The brain is literally the most amazing thing. Two hemispheres, three pounds, wired together uniquely for each individual and extremely complex. So complex that we are still far from a full understanding of it.We do have some valuable knowledge about the brain. The ‘new brain’, the outside bit, is the most recent part of the brain to evolve; it is the rational, logical processing machine that we are very aware of and use a lot. The ‘mid-brain’ is the part that can be associated with our emotions and emotional impulses…