Good thing social media did not exist during the era of “Mad Men.” It might have put Don and Peggy out of business. Brands and advertisers, looking for ways to reach audiences
The secretive US spy agency joined the world of social media Friday, and quickly had the Twitterverse talking. “We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet,” the Central
Facebook said Friday that it had blocked users in Pakistan from access to the pages of a popular Pakistani rock band and several left-wing political pages, drawing sharp criticism from free-speech activists
Professional social network LinkedIn on Wednesday announced the roll-out of new features to its LinkedIn Premium users to make their profiles standout. It includes a new profile design, personalized suggestions, tracking
Twitter Inc said Wednesday it will acquire Namo Media, a technology firm specializing in “native advertising” for mobile devices. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Namo Media said in a blog post
Immediately after the results of India’s general elections were announced a controversy over ‘@pmoindia’, the Twitter handle of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), rocked the Indian political scene. The tussle between the outgoing and
India will account for the third-largest user base on micro-blogging site Twitter at 18.1 million by the end of this year, research firm eMarketer said. eMarketer, in its first forecast of Twitter
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows only three people on Twitter: his outspoken wife, a scandal-tainted politician and India’s prime minister-in-waiting Narendra Modi. Modi and Abe are two assertive nationalists who came
India’s official prime minister Twitter handle will be handed over to premier-elect Narendra Modi, an official statement said Wednesday, a day after the account was reset sparking a furious backlash. A Twitter
The build up to Lok Sabha Elections 2014 saw plenty of debate around the ability of social media to impact the outcome of the world’s biggest polling exercise. While we are no
IT services firm HCL Technologies has partnered with professional networking site LinkedIn to develop Web-based applications aimed at encouraging users to go beyond the existing partnerships. The networking application which will
Social networking site Facebook said it may have over 100 million ‘duplicate’ accounts, with the percentage of these accounts being higher in developing markets such as India, besides 5 to 15 million
