Archive for September, 2011

Google Celebrates 13th Birthday With Doodle

Google 13th Birthday

Happy Birthday to Big G (Google).

How To Get a Job In Social Media In 5 Minutes [INFOGRAPHIC]

Social Media Job In 5 Minutes

So you want a job in social media huh? Well, if you’re reading this you’re already doing some things right. Have you ever wondered what it takes to land a job in the social media space? Getting a job in social media should not be as daunting as you may think. Well, here is some solid advice that will get you that little bit closer, based on a recent research.

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MeetingZone Launches in France, Conferencing and Collaboration Service Provider

MeetingZone

UK conferencing and collaboration service provider MeetingZone has launched in France, after its success in Germany, UK and North America. There are absolutely no set-up fees and new accounts are activated immediately so customers can start making conference calls at once.

Customers can quickly set up or join an integrated conferencing and collaboration session, view participant names, e-mail addresses and company names, record the conference, switch to screen sharing or presentation mode, mute and un-mute participants, hold group or one-to-one chat sessions via an Instant Messaging function, hold Q&A sessions and much more.

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Remote Payments to Drive $22.5 Billion m-Commerce Market

Mobile Commerce

A white paper commissioned by Vesta Corporation, a global pioneer and leader in electronic payments, highlights the significant opportunity that remote payments present to mobile operators. The white paper, compiled by Informa Telecoms & Media, reveals that end-user revenues from m-commerce services, delivered over cellular networks, are expected to grow to more than US $22.5 billion by 2014.

These m-commerce services will include mobile banking, remote mobile payments, local mobile payments and mobile money transfers.

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Social Media’s Dark Side [VIDEO]

The rioting in London brings the debate over social media‘s role in social activism into sharp focus. Column 5 shows us how social networking can be used for both positive and negative actions.