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Facebook’s “Questions” Brings Answers for Market Research

Businesses and brands that already use Facebook to promote their products and services now have the ability to gather information for market research. Facebook has officially re-launched its “Questions” platform, giving users the ability to garner followers’ answers to multiple-choice questions. Facebook wants to make its tool unique amidst competitors Quora, Yahoo Answers and LocalMind. [...]

April 6, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

Time Warner iPad App vs. the Cable Companies – Round Two

In lieu of yesterday’s blog on the battle between Time Warner Cable and the cable companies, I’d like to share an email from Time Warner. Select providers, Fox, Discovery and Viacom specifically, are being removed from the iPad app, effective immediately. So the question becomes, will this email have any effect on the decision made [...]

April 1, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

Time Warner iPad App vs. the Cable Companies

Earlier this week we talked briefly about the feud going on between Time Warner Cable and the television industry concerning the Time Warner iPad app (read The NY Times article). Time Warner Cable believes buying the rights to a channel gives them the freedom to stream live on an iPad; the television industry wants to [...]

March 31, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

“The Big Three:” Facebook Questions, Airport Apps, and streaming Time Warner issues

Good day and welcome to Carr Marketing Communications weekly blog, called “The Three.” These are stories from a unique social media perspective that are impacting people the most at the beginning of the week. 1) Facebook rolls out another tool for brands and business, titled “Questions.” Mashable 2) New apps help to make your airport [...]

March 29, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

Buffalo: A Social Network Challenged City… Now it’s Time to Change it

Buffalo is many things. “The City of Good Neighbors” is probably the perfect definition. Unfortunately, one of the things it isn’t is socially networked. Now, according to Men’s Health, Buffalo ranks 72nd out of 100 cities in the United State and receives a grade of “D” for its social networking. Being in lower third isn’t [...]

March 24, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →