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Sydney Morning Herald  May 28  Comment 
Savvy business people know they must translate social media relationships into the real deal.
International Business Times  May 27  Comment 
Australian food suppliers may soon be required by law to communicate more frequently and directly to consumers by means of tailored communication methods such as social media and blogging, which will see Australia at the forefront of innovation.In...
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Brand redesign reflects company's unique culture and continued growth http://smr.newswire.ca/en/astral-media/astral-introduces-its-new-brand-identity MONTREAL, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Astral Media Inc. (TSX: ACM.A/ACM.B) today announced the
Forbes  May 26  Comment 
It's a trend too important for the marketing department alone.
Canada.com  May 26  Comment 
FPinfomart.ca is introducing a new online tracking service that will allow clients to track the buzz their company is getting across social-networking and other online platforms. Called Heartbeat, the product will index and monitor "billions of...
Sydney Morning Herald  May 26  Comment 
Today, ESPN Interactive announced that it is developing a slate of games for social media platforms, including Facebook.




 
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Social media describes websites that allow users to share content, media, etc. Common examples are the popular social networking sites like Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, etc. Social media also includes YouTube, Photobucket, Flickr, and other sites aimed at photo and video sharing. News aggregation and online reference sources, examples of which are Digg and Wikipedia, are also counted in the social media bucket.

  • News Corporation (NWS) owns Myspace, the most-viewed website in the world. It also purchased Photobucket, a photo-sharing website.
  • Yahoo! (YHOO) has been making moves to enter the social media segment. Its Flickr photo-sharing website and 360 social networking site are examples of this.
  • Google (GOOG) purchased YouTube, a leading online video sharing website.
  • Microsoft (MSFT) announced a minority $240 million investment in Facebook in late October, valuing the company at an estimated $5 to $15 billion overall.
  • AOL announced on March 2008 the $850 million purchase of Bebo. At the time, Bebo was the third largest social networking site behind MySpace and Facebook in terms of page views and unique monthly visitors, both key metrics for online advertising
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