Facebook’s new social plugins offer news sites a great chance to build closer relationship to their readers and become more relevant in presenting the news.
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How news sites can connect to their readers through Facebook’s social plugins
by John Einar Sandvand on April 23, 2010 · 0 comments
The Facebook explosion of birthday greetings
by John Einar Sandvand on March 18, 2010 · 0 comments
Three years ago only my closest family and a couple of friends would take note of my birthday. This week I received almost 70 greetings. Welcome social media!
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Time spent on social networks almost doubled in a year
by John Einar Sandvand on January 25, 2010 · 3 comments
Global web users spent on average five and a half hours on social network sites in December. That is an increase in time spent of 82 per cent in one year, according to the latest number from Nielsen.
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The next generation of media is already here
by John Einar Sandvand on January 15, 2010 · 0 comments
I came across this nice and interesting slideshow by Dan Calladine pointing out some of the ongoing trends in media consumption. It is worth flipping through.
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Facts you should know about social media in Asia
by John Einar Sandvand on December 15, 2009 · 3 comments
The social media situation in Asia is very different from Europe and USA. Here are some very interesting facts and figures giving a good overview of who are the big players.
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Three simple rules for journalists in social media
by John Einar Sandvand on November 17, 2009 · 4 comments
Many media houses have spent a lot of time regulating how journalists can behave in Twitter and other social media. I think it is quite simple: Basically you only need three rules!
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Social network sites violate users’ privacy
by John Einar Sandvand on November 12, 2009 · 3 comments
User terms at major social network sites like Facebook and Twitter are highly questionable, according to a survey by the Norwegian Consumer Council.
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Where half the population use Facebook every week
by John Einar Sandvand on October 28, 2009 · 5 comments
The growth of Facebook has been tremendous in Norway over the last couple of years. A new survey shows that more than 50 per cent of the population now use Facebook every week.
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Three-year-trend: Newspaper sites falling, social media rising
by John Einar Sandvand on October 19, 2009 · 1 comment
The service of Alexa.com frequently is used to get an indication of which sites are most popular in different countries. Here are two top 20 lists for Norway, registered three years apart. Check the differences.
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Watch it live: The social media at full speed
by John Einar Sandvand on October 17, 2009 · 1 comment
Social media activities have grown exponentially over the last few year. This amazing application gives you a live count of the activities right now.
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