iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Dec 2, 2009, 5:11 pm
Yahoo, the second most popular search engine behind Google, is trying to gain some momentum.  Yahoo announced today that the company would be integrating  the popular social networking site, Facebo...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Dec 2, 2009, 3:31 pm
Social Media News Brief: iePlexus Inc. December 2, 2009 from iePlexus on Vimeo. This week has been full of news from the social media world.  Here’s a look at some of the headlines happening ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Dec 2, 2009, 10:45 am
Just the other week, we told that if Facebook were a nation, it’s population would be much larger than the United States.  While that remains true, Facebook’s population seems to be ex...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Dec 1, 2009, 4:41 pm
Scams and spam could be soon off the Internet.  Well, maybe not anytime soon, but at least bit.ly, a service that shorten URL’s, is working on changing that.  With websites like Twitter, wher...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Dec 1, 2009, 2:52 pm
December 1 marks World AIDS Day, a one-day campaign to bring awareness to the AIDS epidemic in Africa.  Known as (RED), Nike, along with Internet powerhouses Facebook, Twitter & Google are all trying...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Dec 1, 2009, 1:51 pm
Results are already pouring in from yesterday’s Cyber Monday sales.  While sales were expected to fall compared to last year, they actually grew 13.7%, a significant increase considering the c...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Dec 1, 2009, 12:34 pm
It’s hard to believe that today we entered the last month of the year.  This is the time of year where it seems Barbara Walters reviews just about anything and everything from the year.  From ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 30, 2009, 4:17 pm
Every year, it seems many of us wait for the list to see which companies will make it on to the Fortune 500.  Well now, a few of those companies have joined a new list.  The Facebook 50.  The new g...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 30, 2009, 3:31 pm
As I am sure you are aware, today is Cyber Monday.  A day supposed to be filled with discounts and deals for online shoppers.  While you will find many great deals, some are questioning whether Cybe...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 30, 2009, 2:35 pm
Let the chaos begin, the holiday shopping season has officially arrived.  While the world is an economic battle, another battle is brewing between many online retailers, most specifically between Ama...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 25, 2009, 4:38 pm
This Week In Social Media: Nov. 25, 2009 iePlexus from iePlexus on Vimeo. From Rupert Murdoch teaming up with Mircosoft, to celeberating TweetsGiving this is what happened this week in the world of so...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 24, 2009, 4:30 pm
It’s hard to believe, but the 2009 holiday season is upon us.  For the past several weeks, we’ve told you about companies gearing up for the holiday season.  While the ‘official...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 24, 2009, 2:19 pm
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone assured reporters Monday that, contrary to popular belief, the microblogging website is not up for sale, and there are no plans for a sale.  However, Stone said Twitt...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 24, 2009, 10:29 am
When you first heard that the Google Chrome operating system would bear the very same name as the Google Chrome web browser, you might have experienced some confusion. I know I did. “Why would a com...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 23, 2009, 2:25 pm
Google announced this morning they have teamed up with Teracent, a San Mateo, Calif., advertising company.  Teracent has created some high-tech software and algorithms, which will help create autom...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 23, 2009, 1:02 pm
It was just two weeks ago when News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch said to Sky News Australia that he wanted to take News Corp websites off of Google.  This week, Microsoft has teamed up with News Corp t...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 23, 2009, 12:15 pm
Over the weekend, James Roppo, vice president of Island Def Jam Records was arrested in Garden City, N.Y.  His crime: not tweeting.  Yes, as in not using the popular social networking site, Twitter....
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 20, 2009, 5:15 pm
This Week In Social Media: Nov 20, 2009- iePlexus Inc. from iePlexus on Vimeo. From ‘what’s happening?” with Twitter, to Facebook becoming one of the top video sites, this is what ha...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 19, 2009, 2:33 pm
Twitter users around the world have a few questions to ask themselves.  “What’s happening?” In what might seem like a minor change to some, Twitter users are now implored to ans...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 19, 2009, 1:29 pm
A few months ago, I opened a message from someone who watched a video of mine.  The message said: “I am intrigued from reading what the people have commented on your videos. Not to mention your...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 19, 2009, 11:58 am
When you think of watching a video online, you most likely think of YouTube. And why wouldn’t you, considering the multitude of videos to be found on that site. In fact, there are so many vide...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 19, 2009, 9:47 am
Last month, Amazon released its wildly popular e-book reader, the Kindle, to an international audience. But while the online retail giant looks to shore up its market abroad, a stiff challenge could b...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 19, 2009, 9:31 am
Blogging on your company website could help you bring in more traffic. At least that’s what HubSpot is saying after a recent survey. The company sampled 1,531 HubSpot customers, most of which...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 18, 2009, 4:16 pm
A recent report from Weber Shandwick, a New York-based public relations firm, shows that many of the Fortune 100 companies are still trying to figure out the Twitter phenomenon taking over the planet...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 18, 2009, 9:49 am
With the power of the Internet, we are able to connect with just about anyone.  Back in middle school and high school, I had an online pen pal who lived in Munich, Germany.  I personally know abou...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 17, 2009, 3:57 pm
Last month, we told you about Yahoo shutting down Geocities.  Google has not wasted any time taking advantage of their free Web hosting site.  With Google Sites, you are able to create a simple w...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 17, 2009, 3:06 pm
YouTube has some great video.  You can find video from just about anywhere, from any event, with almost anyone.  And since anyone can shoot a video and post it, news organizations often showcase Y...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 17, 2009, 12:39 pm
Traveling through a foreign country where you can’t really speak the language,  and looking at street names that you can’t even begin to pronounce can be quite challenging.  I know this ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 13, 2009, 6:27 pm
This Week In Social Media: Nov. 13, 2009 iePlexus from iePlexus on Vimeo. From Facebook groups being invaded, to Rupert Mudoch taking his New Corps Sites off Google, this is what happened this week in...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 13, 2009, 5:20 pm
Many of us consult Google Maps when planning a road trip, and the application is always useful for locating a nearby pizza delivery place. Apparently, its utility doesn’t end there. With flu season ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 13, 2009, 5:06 pm
Starting Monday, you may notice YouTube videos get a bit clearer.  That’s because YouTube announced that you will now be able to upload and watch videos in 1080p.  For those of you not techn...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 12, 2009, 4:58 pm
A group known as Control Your Info, invaded nearly 300 Facebook groups this week, demonstrating how users need to pay more attention to their accounts.  Facebook groups are becoming an increasingly...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 12, 2009, 4:07 pm
Are you constantly complaining at how slow your Internet speed is?  You may soon be in luck, because Google announced today, that they are in the early stages of a project in efforts to make the In...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 12, 2009, 4:07 pm
Last month, at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams announced that Twitter’s US growth had been slowing recently.  Today several new reports released some conf...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 12, 2009, 4:01 pm
It seems like only yesterday, that everyone in the neighborhood had a brand new gaming console called Nintendo.  Playing a 2-D version of Mario was the most high tech game at the time, and a few year...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 12, 2009, 9:01 am
Considering the brisk sales of supermarket tabloids and the ever increasing popularity of gossip sites like TMZ.com, it’s evident that Americans are obsessed with body image. To some extent, this co...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 11, 2009, 12:14 pm
Everyone is gearing up for the holiday season.  While many businesses have said that they will be using social media sites this year to attract online shoppers and offering exclusive discounts to ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 11, 2009, 12:06 pm
Just a few weeks ago, we told you about how Google has teamed up with Virgin America to offer free wi-fi for passengers this holiday season.  While the wi-fi is officially free as of Tuesday morn...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 4, 2009, 2:03 pm
Late last night, the developers at Microsoft’s MSN, which is on of the most visited sites on the net according to Compete.com, rolled out a preview version of it’s new website design.  ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 3, 2009, 6:08 pm
Washington is up in arms about the $1.3 trillion health care plan, and it doesn’t look like the fight between Democrats & Republicans is going to end anytime soon.  The Republican Party have j...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 3, 2009, 4:12 pm
If you are like many, you have multiple of computers, one at work, a desktop at home, and possibly another personal laptop.  Although you may use each computer for a different purpose, sometimes t...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 3, 2009, 3:49 pm
By now, Twitter users will have noticed a new feature being touted at the top of their live feeds. At long last, it seems that the social networking site has placed some credence in the ability to sor...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 2, 2009, 4:45 pm
An article out of the Telegraph today say that the Internet could run out of web addresses by the end of 2010.  A report released by the European Commission, found that only a small percentage ofÂ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 2, 2009, 4:42 pm
Forrester Research came out with a survey Monday, which said that online retailers will see an 8% increase in sales since last year while stationary retailers are expected to show no increase.  And ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 2, 2009, 4:40 pm
eBay is being sued by the founders of the free online phone service, Skype for copyright infringement and claim damages are growing at a rate of at least $75 million a day.  Earlier this year, eBay ...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 2, 2009, 4:37 pm
Google Checkout has rolled out a new “Promotional Checkout” option, which will allow online US merchants to offer checkout promotions at anytime.  Effective as of late last week, users ca...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 2, 2009, 4:35 pm
Late last week, a San Jose, California judge awarded Facebook $711 million.  This comes after Sanford Wallace, a spammer who had hacked into users profile,  posted phony wall post and messages to th...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Nov 2, 2009, 4:30 pm
The first week of November is always a busy and important one in America.  With elections happening across the country, it can be an overwhelming week.  Although, this year we don’t have to ma...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Oct 16, 2009, 6:50 pm
iePlexus’ Weekly Video Blog from iePlexus on Vimeo. from iePlexus on Vimeo. Here at iePlexus, we now officially on Facebook and we are inviting all of you to become of fan of the company. All yo...
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iePlexus posted an article on iePlexus Blog - Web 2.0 & Social Media Advertising - Oct 16, 2009, 6:44 pm
With Google Maps, you are able to drive through streets in 14 different countries, explore the moon, mars, and even views from the Hubble telescope.  They are currently working on getting street view...
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