Spring is in the air and Major League Baseball season is officially underway. Hot dogs, beer and lazy days at the ballpark are on tap for the next several months. But how do the game’s players, teams and leagues stack up on the social web? The social media agency Banyan Branch spent the offseason from … read more here
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Major League Baseball’s Social-Media Winners and Losers
April 4, 2012 by
As the baseball season opens today, New York Yankees fans have another thing to brag about in the rivalry with their Beantown foes. The Yankees’ Facebook page tops the list of 30 major league baseball teams with the most “likes,” at 5.3 million. The Boston Red Sox are in second with 3.5 million “likes,” followed … read more here
Social: Where the Money Will Flow in 2012
December 29, 2011 by
While we’ve seen a variety of hot social companies hit the public markets this year — like Pandora (NYSE:P) and LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) — the big event will be the Facebook offering expected in 2012. The buzz is that the company could raise $10 billion at a $100-plus billion market valuation. So it’s easy to say, … read more here
Specific Media CEO Tim Vanderhook on what MySpace will bring to social networking in the future
October 4, 2011 by
The recent acquisition of MySpace for $35 million this past summer and a follow-up announcement stating that Justin Timberlake would help “put the sexy back” into the social network, helped renew interest in the site and its future. Changes to MySpace have yet to be revealed. BB: You were going to unveil the new look … read more here
Study finds social media increasing in political influence
June 16, 2011 by
While the saga of Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has shown the possible downside of lawmakers using new technologies to communicate, the influence of social media on politics will likely grow in 2012. A new study indicates that social media is one of the best ways to get into office. Social media creativity helps candidates stand … read more here
Start-ups’ Biggest Headache Is Lack of Talent
June 10, 2011 by
The biggest challenge for tech start-ups in 2011 isn’t conceiving a revolutionary idea. It isn’t even raising a million-dollar seed round. The biggest challenge is hiring a team. Take social gamer Raptr Inc., for instance. Until not long ago, the Mountain View, Calif., firm had been getting acceptances from every job candidate it sought. Recently, … read more here
