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9 handy social media tools to help monitor the financial markets

9 handy social media tools to help monitor the financial markets

With the stock markets becoming of greater interest not only to investors but the general populous, we’ve compiled a list of the more useful tools and programs, some free others for a price, to help monitor any changes and keep you up to date with all developments…

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Create, share and develop company ideas with Brainstorm…but for a price

Create, share and develop company ideas with Brainstorm…but for a price

Every company has employees brimming with great ideas but sometimes it can be difficult to get them out there and develop them into something real. Intuit aim to solve this with their new product, Brainstorm, but for a price….

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Is collaboration the future business model for web startups?

Is collaboration the future business model for web startups?

As more and more web companies emerge, maybe it’s finally time to admit that this is only sustainable for so long, and that collaboration is the key to success. The recent collaboration between Foursquare and Groupon, just announced today, shows that more and more web startups and joining together to strengthen their offering, in the wake of bigger players like Facebook and Google posing a significant threat.

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Ford utilises social media in deciding new EV sound

Ford utilises social media in deciding new EV sound

ord have been well known for their focus and use of social media to drive the company forward, being one of a few number of companies being allowed to set up a company profile on Google+. In another example of the company interacting with their audience, last month Ford posed the question on Facebook, what engine sound their new Focus Electric should have…

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Netswipe introduces online payment system by utilizing webcams

Netswipe introduces online payment system by utilizing webcams

Ever since Amazon launched in 1995, online shopping has experience a massive boon over the past number of years; Alongside the many issues that had emerged from this, online payments have quickly become a hot topic among consumers and retailers. With online fraud becoming a major problem for all, newer and more secure ways of online payment are required to combat this…

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Act and react to consumer questions with FAQme

Act and react to consumer questions with FAQme

When navigating a company or service site, inevitably there will be cases where site viewers will have a question or inquire for more information. Even if the answer is already provided on the site, they may not always be obvious for people to find, which is why many sites include an FAQ section to answer the most common queries….

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5 steps to improve your b2b social media marketing

5 steps to improve your b2b social media marketing

B2b social media marketing is still a relatively large unknown within organisations, and it can be difficult to find out how this can really work for you, beyond creating a LinkedIn profile and joining a few groups. There are some great social tools and tactics out there that you can use to improve the way you reach out to potential leads and business customers

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Social media is (slowly) making it’s way into the boardroom

Social media is (slowly) making it’s way into the boardroom

We look at how social media is making its way into the boardroom, and how it’s being embraced by CEOs and upper management. The trend is going in the right direction, though there are still some stumbling blocks that show social media is failing to escape from the confines of the marketing or communications team alone.

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7 Essential business social media tools

7 Essential business social media tools

Many organisations shy away from using social media tools for their business, for fear of them distracting employees or becoming timewasters. Smart brands however, realise the potential of social media technologies to transform the way employees communicate with each other or do business. We present a list of some of the top social media tools and apps for businesses that you should be using

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Groupon on the attack – launch three new features & a rumoured IPO

Groupon on the attack – launch three new features & a rumoured IPO

This could be one of the biggest weeks in Groupon’s fairly short life, as they announce 2 new products on the site, a new feature for users and a rumoured IPO valuing the company as high as $15 billion. It’s either going to make or break them, but one thing’s clear : they’re not going anywhere soon.

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Facebook about to buy big?

Facebook about to buy big?

Facebook has hired another senior Google executive to drive their Mergers and Acquisitions efforts fuelling speculation that Facebook will step up their deal activity.

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Social on the Move

Social on the Move

AMAS in partnership with the Marketing Insitute of Ireland have recently published an extensive study of how online marketing is used in Ireland. Over 400 Irish marketeers participated and the results show that social media is on the move up in terms of the preferred methods of online marketing used

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