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‘Social Search’ Is Evolving Fast – Who Should Be Worried?

August 13, 2009 By: Sampad Swain Category: Industry News, Trend Spotting, Web 2.0

Before getting into the answer to the question above, I would like your full attention first. Something big is coming your way! Later don’t blame me that I didn’t warned about it. Something is going to change the way we perceive so-called “Web Search” till now or may be it very well change our habits [...]

Hint of “Loss of Trust” in Social Networks – Thanks FaceFeed!

August 12, 2009 By: Sampad Swain Category: Random Thoughts, Social Networking, Web 2.0

I’m shocked to say the least about the recent sale of web’s one of the best products in terms of technological prowess mixed with evangelical fervour that most of us Friendfeeders shared as a community. But on the hindsight, thinking from a business perspective, somebody has to pay the bills or meet the working capital [...]

Facebook Search Coming Soon- Told You, Its Very Important!

June 17, 2009 By: Sampad Swain Category: Uncategorized

Couple of months back, I wrote a post about “Can social networking sites survive without Search“. There I mentioned that if future social sites can survive without evolved search feature integrated within it?
Fast forward now, Facebook revealed today that they are testing new versions of Facebook Search with a small group who will be able [...]

If Brands Start Launching Social Web Properties: Possibilities & Repercussions

June 01, 2009 By: Sampad Swain Category: Digital Branding, Online Marketing, Trend Spotting

Marketers are spending billions of dollars on social networks. Though social network ad spending has taken a hit from the worldwide economic crisis and the ongoing challenge to develop effective ad models but still the online industry is riding on double digit growth path from last year. eMarketer estimates that marketers will spend about $2.4 billion to advertise on social networks worldwide in 2009, a 17% increase over 2008.

Facebook’s New Credit Based Pricing Can Work Wonders For its Monetization

May 27, 2009 By: Sampad Swain Category: Social Networking, Strategy

You must have been through Facebook’s virtual gift shop (based on credit based system) which was opened last year, October. It’s one of the ways, Facebook monetize itself. Today, Facebook changed few things in their virtual gifting credit system.

…now we want to simplify the use of those credit by taking away a zero from gift [...]

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