Some friends and I were discussing Google+ and how, for me anyway it’s just OK. I don’t hate it, but haven’t fallen in love either.

Then something was said that made my head spin…

A friend mentioned Google Chrome browser extensions and how great it would be if they worked the same way on Google+. Read the rest of this entry »

My daughter is between her sixth and seventh grades of school. She’s having a fun summer and as it goes by I’m noticing how different her summer is from my own. Read the rest of this entry »

RockMelt is the name of a brand new web browser in beta that hit the scene late last week. Let me start by saying if you don’t have a Facebook account, or you do but it’s dusty from neglect, RockMelt is NOT for you. RockMelt makes Facebook the center of its universe. The more you’re into Facebook, the more you’ll like this new upstart browser. It will also do Twitter, but that’s not as reliable as the Facebook piece as you’ll see.

My overall opinion is it’s not ready to unseat Firefox or Chrome, but it’s a strong competitor if the majority of your time is spent on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »

So the boardroom still isn’t sold on the importance of social media in your overall marketing strategy? Below are some eye-opening, social media stats to reinforce social media’s rising prominence as a key component of any communication or marketing campaign. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple launched its newest version of iTunes earlier this week. Along with some new interface graphics, the omnipotent peddler of online music has added a new attempt at a social media music community with Ping.

Not much is promised about Ping on the promo section of the iTunes store. But that’s probably not necessary. Music lovers are going to click it any way. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been an interesting year for Google.  Back in May they stopped selling the Nexus One phone directly, effectively ending their attempt to takeover the mobile phone business.  Now after much hype on how Wave would change the world as we knew it, Google shuttered the service.  Even with several people all about it like Chris Brogan (ChrisBrogan.com) and Gina Trapani (Lifehacker.com) it couldn’t get enough lift to fly.  What happened? Read the rest of this entry »

Will we mark Friday, April 9, 2010, as the day Twitter’s downfall began? Read the rest of this entry »

At Moxley Carmichael we love to keep our finger on the online pulse. Through monitoring new media trends and topics we find tons of great info to apply in the communications industry.

One recent opportunity was the first #ufprchat on Twitter, which connected University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students, faculty and alumni interested in discussing social media trends.

I received my bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from UF in 2007. At that time, Facebook was for college affiliates only. I had never heard the word “Twitter” – in a classroom or at all. Read the rest of this entry »

Over 400 million users.

Over 100 million in the United States.

Over half of all users visit the site daily.

Number one in search traffic.

Previously that last statistic did not apply to Facebook.  In March 2010 that changed Read the rest of this entry »

Twitter has revealed some more details about its advertising plan. You can read the full story at the Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital” blog.

Twitter says that there are still lots of details to work out. But at a quick glance it looks a lot like Google’s ad plan. Ads show up in searches. (Only searches, not a user’s main Twitter feed.) Search for “laptop,” and you might see a Dell ad, to use WSJ’s example.

So how does this advertising model affect brands that are active in the new media arena? Right now I think there’s a pro and a con to this system. Read the rest of this entry »