Social Media and More Social Media
July 17th, 2010Social Media like Lady Gaga
July 14th, 2010
One of the biggest hits for Lady Gaga has not been any of her billboard songs or platinum albums, but rather how she maximised the used of social media to reinvent herself. Being the first artist to have more than a billion views on Youtube and having almost 5 million Twitter followers she is a big hit in the Social Media space. According to an article by Mars Dorian we can learn the following 3 tips from this mega "Social… Read More
Social Media is still breaking ground
July 10th, 2010
AS we continue seeing the rise and growth of Social Media accross various industries, it is clear that we are seeing large volumes joining the bandwagon. Below we share some of the statistics proving that Social Media is still breaking ground. How long this will last will depend on how its being used by businesses, non-profit organisations, governments, communities and youth at large. Facebook: - It is estimated… Read More
Evaluate your Social Media Plan
June 25th, 2010
Interesting article on Mashable sharing some insights to consider when businesses want to evaluate their Social Media plan. Some of the tips are: 1. Are You Using the Right Platform? 2. Provide Messages Your Audience Wants 3. Listen To Your Audience 4. Give Your Supporters a Voice 5. Be Fun Below you can read the complete article on Mashable: "Many companies, startups and well established businesses are frustrated because their social media presence isn’t larger or yet benefiting their bottom line. One of the big issues is that most companies start… Read More
JamiiX the Social Media Conversation Aggregator
June 14th, 2010
Over the past few weeks it was with great excitement that the RLabs team in collaboration with MoVigo Technologies launched their first commercial product in JamiiX the Social Media Conversation Aggregator. Below is some media links to the product and it is FREE to register and use to manage conversations with your clients, family or friends via instant messengers and Social Networks. De Pers [Dutch] (11 June 2010) South… Read More
Teens prefer texting on their Mobile Phones
June 7th, 2010
According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project research, cell-phone texting has become the preferred channel of basic communication between US teens and their friends (See image below), with cell calling a close second. Some 75% of 12-17 year-olds now own cell phones, up from 45% in 2004. Those phones have become indispensable tools in teen communication patterns. Fully 72% of all teens2 — or 88% of teen cell phone users — are text-messegers. That is a sharp rise from the 51% of teens who were texters in 2006. More… Read More
Monetizing your Blog
May 29th, 2010
This morning Gerhard Potgieter (iGeek) visited RLabs presenting a workshop on monetizing your blogs. Some of the key things any blogger can do to help get faster results are: - Focus your blog and establish your niche - Be passionate about your subject - Be obsessed… Read More
Social Media for Business Workshop
May 19th, 2010
“Introduction to Social Media for the Business Sector” The “new web” has transformed the way people connect and social media platforms have become an essential part of the organizational and business strategies. These technologies can be useful for businesses as strategic tools for engagement, relationship building with stakeholders and communities, networking and fundraising. With millions of users on social media in South Africa alone and over a billion worldwide across various platforms (PCs, Mobile phones etc.) this is an opportunity for businesses to share with the masses using FREE tools available to support the… Read More
The Growth of Social Media – Video
May 7th, 2010EPK of I Now Pronounce You Black and White
May 7th, 2010
Last night our team went to the premiere of "I Now Pronounce You Black and White" and what a great time we had with special guests and cast members. Celebrating this great achievement and being part of such a wonderful production, you can watch the Official EPK below. Be sure to join them on Facebook and Twitter.
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