Attends, je me souviens plus, toi c’est Dupont “T” ou Dupond “D” ?
This year’s hottest new online service is undoubtedly Pinterest, the “virtual pinboard” website. Once a social site becomes popular with consumers, brands soon follow. In 2011 brands flocked to Google+ when it became the hot new thing. Now, in 2012, brands are beginning to make their way onto Pinterest. In this post we’ll look at some examples of how brands are visualizing themselves on Pinterest, along with emerging best practices.
A quand les “door-knockers” pour la campagne Sarkozy / Holland ? ;-)
You know it’s really an election when the door-knockers come out. Follow @OFA_NH for updates from tomorrow’s Granite State primary, Instagrammed and otherwise.
News of my deal with NBC hit you today, and I think I understand why some people say stuff like this…
“Because Twitter-account-based TV projects always turn out SO great!
It’s amazing how NBC continues to pick up insanely mediocre comedies and kick shows like Community and Parks and Rec to the…
Today Ning chairman and co-founder Marc Andreessen announced the “merger” of his company with a larger company, Glam Media. In other words, Glam acquired Ning. It’s interesting to look back at the history of Ning, a DIY social networking service that launched in 2005 when the Web 2.0 tech boom was in full flow. I wrote about the launch of Ning in October 2005, here on ReadWriteWeb, nearly 6 years ago.
Since that time Ning has negotiated the often rocky terrain of changing web trends. In 2005, mash-ups were all the rage and so Ning started out as a way to help you blend different web services together to create a “social application.” This was the era when MySpace was the leading social network (it was acquired in July 2005 by News Corp.). Ning ultimately evolved to become a fully fledged social website builder. The history of Ning neatly explains how it fits into Glam Media’s business, so let’s take a closer look.
