Archive for Social Media
New Online Community for Professionals in the Modeling Industry
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Aug 17, 2010 – PRESS SUMMARY – A renowned photographer and an internet entrepreneur have announced the creation and launch of Modelrific.com a new online community built specifically for professionals in the modeling industry such as photographers, models, stylists, artists, agents, managers, and more. http://www.modelrific.com
Photographer Geoff Sanders, who co-founded Modelrific™ along with entrepreneur Steve Ranieri noted, “Many websites have tried to be the answer that models, photographers, and other industry professionals around the world have looked for. As a member of these sites I always found them to lack crucial features, aesthetics, and professionalism, and it has long been a goal of mine to create a community built on these foundations, and I’m proud to announce Modelrific.com will now fill the gap these other sites have left behind.” Read More→
Social Media Now a Core Factor in Business Expansion
Posted by: | CommentsAug 15, 2010 – PRESS SUMMARY - With social media now one of the most popular aspects of daily internet usage, a business can use social media’s global reach to expand their horizons according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of social networking software for brands and businesses.
Social media lowers many geographical barriers that would previously have hindered expansion. Businesses can now connect with audiences from across the globe with ease, creating a much broader spectrum of people to target. Social media profiles and content can now be seen and shared from anywhere on the planet, thereby offering businesses significant opportunities to increase brand awareness and engagement. Read More→
Instantly Share Visual Messages Through Facebook and Twitter
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Aug 12, 2010 – PRESS SUMMARY - Pixetell, Inc., announced the ability to instantly share visual messages through Twitter and Facebook. Pixetell visual messaging software is used to create messages using voice, video and screen recordings. Once created, Pixetell messages can now be shared in seconds through Twitter, and through posting on Facebook pages.
“Pixetell is now the quickest way to capture and transfer complex and visual knowledge through social media sites and collaboration platforms,” said Sebastian Rapport, CEO of Pixetell, Inc. “With our new release, in just seconds you can send visually rich messages through a Twitter account, or post it to a Facebook page.” Read More→
Shutterfly Photo Books “Friend” Facebook
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May 22, 2010 – Here’s something that all of you 400 million + Facebook users may be interested in. Shutterfly, the #1 photo book provider, announced the integration of its Simple Path photo book creation experience with Facebook, allowing users to access their photos and their friend’s photos to create premium quality photo books in minutes.
Free iStockphoto Images for Google’s Blogger Template Designer
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March 12, 2010
PRESS RELEASE
iStockphoto Creates a Collection of Free Stock Images for Google’s Blogger Template Designer
CALGARY, Alberta–iStockphoto®, the world’s busiest online stock image marketplace, today announced a new collection of images and illustrations available free of charge to Google Blogger users as part of the new Blogger™ Template Designer.
Blogger is the leading blogging product in the world with hundreds of millions of page views per day and millions of active bloggers. The Blogger Template Designer makes it simple for bloggers to express themselves through unique and beautiful web design. It’s easy to choose a base template, customize the background image, and modify the layout to create a professional site on the web. Users can access the iStock image collection directly from the Blogger Template Designer. There they will find a diverse collection of free images from iStockphoto. With just a few clicks, people can add punch and personality to their blogs. Read More→
What’s All the Buzz About Google Buzz?
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Feb 14, 2010 - Probably the biggest buzz going around the web this week was the announcement of Google Buzz. It’s been a trending topic on twitter and all of the tech blogs have been talking about it. So what exactly is Google Buzz?
Buzz is a new product from Google that integrates social networking into Gmail. If you’re familiar with twitter, FriendFeed and Facebook then you’ll see some similarities in this product. Rather than going out and finding people to “follow” or “friend”, Buzz does it for you by automatically following the people you email and chat with the most. You can make your posts public or private and you can easily integrate your twitter feed, photos from Picassa and Flickr, videos on YouTube and share your Google Reader subscriptions.
When new posts and comments are added, they pop in automatically so there is no need to refresh the screen. When comments are made to your posts they’re sent to your Gmail inbox so it’s easy to keep the conversation going. Buzz will even make recommendations of interesting posts and weed out the ones you may not be interested in. Read More→
Using Facebook’s Photo Tagging as a Promotional Tool for Your Photography Business
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In today’s competitive world, it’s becoming harder and harder to get the attention of our prospective clients. Advertising is everywhere, and the consumer has become immune to traditional marketing methods. To get that needed attention we have to think outside the box and try new things. Many companies have found success using social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, gaining exposure for their brands through relationship building. On the other hand, many companies have failed by trying to “sell” through social networks, missing the whole point of being “social”.
A great example of thinking outside the box was in a recent social media campaign from IKEA. Their ad agency, Forsman & Bodenfors, created the concept of tying photos from IKEA’s showroom catalog to a store manager’s Facebook profile, drawing fans in through a giveaway promotion. Read More→
Social Networking Trends for 2010
Posted by: | CommentsDec 31, 2009 - The team from Beyond Search, the research arm of Arnold Information Technology, conducted a survey of business professionals, interviewed more than 30 business writers, and compiled supplementary research to provide a wealth of data about the implications of social networks for organizations and professionals. The team analyzed the information focused on social networks and distilled its research into the top ten trends leading into 2010.
Most of their research shows trends that would be relevant to larger businesses, but there are a few that pertain to small businesses including photographers. Here are a few of my thoughts and you can read the full Press Release below. Read More→
- posted on 09/08/2010
