LinkedIn Data Breach
LinkedIn stated that it had a data breach that compromised the passwords of some of the social network’s members. LinkedIn sent emails to members whose passwords were affected, explaining how to...
View ArticleConnotate and Digital Reasoning in Partnership to Mine Intelligence from...
Connotate, Inc., the leading provider of solutions that help organizations monitor and collect data and content from the Web, today announced that it has partnered with Digital Reasoning™, the leader...
View ArticleSalesforce.com Expands Social Network for Businesses
Salesforce.com (CRM) sees a market in helping companies get more social. Salesforce.com on Tuesday is set to officially announce an extension of its Chatter social network for corporate customers. The...
View ArticleSalesforce.com Delivers Next Generation Social Analytics for the Marketing Cloud
Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM] announced new next generation social analytics for the Marketing Cloud. With the expanded Marketing Cloud ecosystem, which now includes 20 industry leading social analytics...
View ArticleSocial Media: The New Benchmark Of The Contemporary Business World
For you the word ‘social media’ can seem to be a relatively new phenomenon. Though you are right as far as its advent in the world of modern business and economy, yet it has quickly became the cynosure...
View ArticleGermany: Credit Scoring in the Cross-hairs of Consumerism
„Will Ilse Aigner continue her populist attacks against consumer credit information companies?“ asks Dr. Willi Bredemeier, Publisher of Password Germany in his recent Pushdienst of Friday March 15th...
View ArticleInternational Business Machines (IBM) Acquires UrbanCode
International Business Machines Corp. has acquired UrbanCode Inc., which helps businesses quickly deliver mobile, social, big data and cloud software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not...
View ArticleSalesforce Unveils Software for Marketing on Facebook, Twitter
Salesforce.com Inc., the largest maker of online customer-management software, introduced an advertising application that lets brands run campaigns on Facebook Inc. (FB) and Twitter Inc. Social.com...
View ArticleAuthentication: Eliminating Fictitious Identities
The key message from FICO Bankinganalyticsblog was that one should not believe everything that one sees online. Organizations need to do more to improve their on-boarding or customer authentication...
View ArticleAlibaba Pays US$586 million for a 18% Stake in Weibo
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. agreed to buy a stake of 18% in Sina Corp. (SINA)’s Weibo for $586 million, connecting China’s largest Twitter-like service with the nation’s biggest e-commerce company....
View ArticleIMS Health Buys Social Media Analyst Semantelli
IMS Health has acquired social media analytics firm Semantelli for an undisclosed sum. Bridgewater, NJ-based Semantelli offers a set of cloud-based tools that automate the collection of insights into...
View ArticleUK Consumers Think Social Media Crucial for SMEs
Four in ten (40 per cent) British consumers believe it’s ”crucial” that small businesses maintain a social media presence, according to new research. A survey from Fasthosts Interned Ltd has found...
View ArticleObfuscation on the Internet: Be Careful What and Who You Listen To In Social...
“Do we need to listen to everyone all the time?” The obvious answer is no because that would be impossible, Even with automation it is still impossible and impractical to give credence to everyone and...
View ArticleYahoo! Buys Beijing-Based Social Media Analyst Ztelic
Yahoo! has acquired Beijing-based social media analysis firm Ztelic, aiming to boost its R&D efforts in China. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ztelic’s team has developed a software product...
View ArticleNew Facebook for Business Hub Launches With Tips, Tools, Case Studies
Facebook is looking to make it even easier for businesses to market themselves effectively on the social media platform by launching a new Facebook for Business hub. The new hub not only features...
View ArticleExperian Marketing Services Releases New Social Engagement Tools for...
Experian Marketing Services, released new enhancements to its global cross-channel marketing platform to help marketers more effectively execute meaningful and well-coordinated campaigns across all...
View ArticleKreditech: Facebook Friendships May also Determine Creditworthiness
Kreditech, a German payday lender and credit scoring developer, is using data from social media in its assessment of the creditworthiness of borrowers. According to Kreditech, if a Facebook-friend has...
View ArticleGoogle Q3 2013 Revenues Up 12%
Google Inc. reported consolidated revenues of $14.89 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, an increase of 12% compared to the third quarter of 2012. Google Inc. reports advertising...
View ArticleSINA Q3 2013 Revenues Up 21%
SINA Corporation revenues increased 21% year over year to $184.6 million. Non-GAAP net revenues increased 22% year over year to $179.9 million, reaching the high end of the Company’s guidance between...
View ArticleApple Acquires Social-analytic Company Topsy for $200M
Apple Inc. has acquired Topsy Labs Inc., social-media analytic company, for $200 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Topsy specializes in data obtained from Twitter Inc. which...
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