Monthly Archives: October 2011

Facebook Halloween Photo Uploads Will Top 1.2 Billion

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SOURCE: Allfacebook.com

Most likely photo uploading to Facebook will outdo the more than 1.2 billion images that went up last year at this time — ten times the number that got uploaded for Halloween in 2008.

Exactly how much that number will grow remains a tough call.

About a year ago, the site had around 600 million members and today membership exceeds 800 million, but because Halloween is largely a U.S. holiday and Facebook’s growth occurred the most outside of the country, it would be inaccurate to forecast that 20011 would have one third more pictures than 2010.

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The Feeding Tube: How Much Are TV Appearances Worth for Restaurants?

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Source: GrubStreet New York

It should come as little surprise to learn that getting your restaurant featured on Food Network, the Travel Channel, or any of the other endless networks that feature food programming practically guarantees a surge in new business. But is that always a good thing? Grub Street talked to the owners of some featured restaurants to find out what goes down after the TV crew moves on, and the crowds roll in.

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Paid Tweets are a Gray Area for Athletes and Celebrities

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Source: MSNBC

Earlier this month, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick tweeted: “Check these prizes from the McDonald’s monopoly game,” and included a link.

Next to the tweet it said “spon,” which I assume meant sponsored. So I called up McDonald’s [MCD 92.58 -0.93 (-0.99%) ] and asked them if they were now sponsoring Michael Vick. The answer was no.

Confused, I started to poke around and found my answer.

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Social Media Techniques Of Occupy Wall Street And How A New E-Book Takes You Inside Their Message

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Inside Communications and Media Training Insider go inside the campaign launched by author, TJ Walker, for his new book, Occupy Wall Street Message: Bust Up The Big Banks.

What techniques are being used to get press for this book? Why did Walker decide to do an ebook? How is the use of social media influencing who is getting a chance to hear about the book.