Facebook and Google+ faceoff over leadership of ecommerce

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In its latest efforts to dominate ecommerce, Google has been making moves that have clearly shown that it considers Facebook to be a threat to its leadership of the online world, and has indicated that it intends to start to move into the social mobile industry with a vengeance.  Among the largest moves that it has made has been its recent unveiling of Google+, which is a combination of its existing tools and services that have been brought together to function within a social networking collective that accesses a wide…

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thwapr…a new way to share

Thwapr Inc., a leading provider of social media sharing services, has announced that their service will now be compatible with QR codes. This will help companies that make use of the company’s platform enhance their marketing campaigns by adding codes linked to dynamic online content. QR codes and Microsoft Tags will be developed by Thwapr and then integrated into campaigns according to client’s specifications. “We are supporting QR codes as a way for marketers to reach customers and fans with branded content,” says Thwapr CEO, Bruce Goldstein. Thwaor is taking…

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The state of marketing in today’s world and finding your niche

  Social media has created an advertising monster. It’s understandable that many companies are profiting from this strategy, and profit is the bottom line. However, most people get really annoyed at being flooded with ad’s and offers for free stuff; only to find out; they have to jump through hoops first, to get anything. Who knew that haphazardly clicking on a cute little thumbs-up icon could turn you into an automatic spam and phishing magnet? Since Facebook and Twitter came along, advertising has leaped into a whole new realm. Many…

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