Oct 21, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: You will learn about solutions and technology that create meaningful and measurable connections in social networks and how to extend your brand positioning into social advertising. (Read More)

Oct 16, 2009

Scripting News Like a bunch of other people I had the new Twitter lists feature turned on today. Immediately I needed a list to explore and had a bunch of ready-made ideas. I had already done aggregated feeds of the top 100 most followed people on Twitter, the employees of the Twitter company and the NY Times, the Twin Cities and most rec (Read More)

Oct 07, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: Sometimes, you hear something and you know it’s absolutely right. You don’t need proof, because it simply makes sense.  Done.Sometimes, all of a sudden, you find proof.This thought crossed my mind when I came across a research report on eMarketer, compiled by Beresford Research, covering “Use of Online Social Networks”  The (Read More)

Oct 01, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: We’re very excited to announce the launch of the Parents Community, the next generation of their parents.com community.We’ll be talking more about the community in the coming days and weeks (so stay tuned), but today want to share some of the cool community features, as well as let you know why we’re so excited about [...] (Read More)

Sep 25, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: Our CEO, Sang Kim, recently spoke on a panel entitled: “Joining the Party: Publishers Can Play and Prosper in the Social Media Sandbox” at OMMA Social.Panel DetailsIn 2009, social networks like Twitter and Facebook evolved from “brand extensions” and “outreach” for major media into established publisher outposts that can dr (Read More)

Sep 02, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: In a blogspotting article by Business Week, the results of a social commerce study on myYearbook were revealed.This study revolved around the interaction of social media and e-commerce, which has yet to reach its full potential and gain widespread traction (though some notable exceptions exist, including Zappos and Dell).A (Read More)

Aug 27, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: After speaking with Geoff Merrick about our newest product, Ripple6 OnDemand, I decided to get a few words from our CEO, Sang Kim.This short (1:38) video explains a bit about how we’ve used our experience working with enterprise-level clients to develop a product which is not only powerful and scalable, but easy to implemen (Read More)

Aug 24, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: In an apparent first, a social network www.MixingBowl.com has launched a print publication – Mixing Bowl Magazine.  The magazine is a special edition from Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications and appears on US newsstands until August 25, 2009.Mixing Bowl is a social cookbook, created by the makers of Bette (Read More)

Aug 20, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: My job as the Ripple6 Marketing Manager keeps me busy talking with many of our different departments.  I caught up with our VP of Professional Services, Geoff Merrick, yesterday afternoon to talk a bit about our new product offering, Ripple6 OnDemand.Geoff and his team are responsible for the development and implementation (Read More)

Aug 19, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: We recently launched a new product, Ripple6 OnDemand, designed to serve small to medium-sized publishers and marketers.  Ripple6 OnDemand has a few key benefits: scalability, turnkey implementation and new monetization opportunities.You may have heard of it during the Robert Scoble interview, but if not (and even if so), we (Read More)

Aug 06, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: How to Put Your Brand into Social NetworksSuccessfully avoiding“I don’t want to be a friend of your brand.”Date:      Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Time:      2:00 PM ETLearn how you can use social networks to engage your audience and build valuable relationships with them.  Find out how you can use the tactics that top marke (Read More)

Jul 28, 2009

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Jul 27, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: Robert Scoble visited Ripple6 HQ and interviewed Sang Kim our CEO and discussed community lessons learned.  Sang tells Robert about Ripple6’s newest product Ripple6 OnDemand and how it is positioned to help many media companies and marketers who want enterprise class capabilities, but in a streamlined, low-cost, high ROI pr (Read More)

Jul 24, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: Congratulations to Mixing Bowl, one of Ripple6’s communities which was featured on NBC’s Today Show yesterday morning (July 23rd). The segment included one of Mixing Bowl’s most popular bloggers Rob Barrett.Rob runs several groups on Mixing Bowl including Cooking for Dads (moms, kids, college students … and Dude Food both (Read More)

May 15, 2009

Submitted by Ckieff from blog: Operating a social site becomes a challenge when you make what appears to you to be a small change to the system and the users revolt.  This is being experienced by the operators of Twitter, the exploding social microblogging site.  Twitter made a small change to the way their system works without announcing the change, [.. (Read More)

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