Our Social Media Landscape

03.12.10… Jameson the Irish whiskey just launched a campaign to be voted the “official drink” of St. Patrick’s Day, using social media, mainstream media advertising and in-bar promotions.

03.11.10… The website name Freelance Writers Forum.com to be available soon. Subscribe at Domain Names Only for early bird notice.

03.10.10… Farmers known as “agvocates” are using social media to educate the public about the farming way of life and its challenges.

03.09.10… The Female Health Company is supporting a social marketing campaign educating Chicago women about HIV and AIDS, while increasing awareness of the FC2 Female Condom®, an FDA-approved HIV-prevention product.

03.08.10… Retailer J. C Penney leaked all seven of its Academy Awards ads on social media last night, before the Oscars program aired.

03.07.10… Best wishes to Carol Blazina, retiring from her post as Vice-President of Community Relations at State University College at Oneonta.

03.06.10… ComScore’s latest study finds that 30.8% of smartphone users accessed social networking sites with mobile browsers in January 2010, up from 22.5% a year ago.

03.05.10… “Go Green!” is important as a global movement and growing consumer market, owing much to environmental awareness being grassroots-internet driven and chatted up. The community website name Go Green Chat.com will soon be offered via Domain Names Only.

03.04.10… Hewlett-Packard Co. has topped Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 11th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. Companies are judged against several criteria including philanthropy, human rights, environment, employee relations and governance.

03.03.10… An 88-year-old Ohio woman is getting a much needed hot-water heater this winter thanks to generous Facebook friends, including two companies – Essar Plumbing and Famous Supply – coming to her aid.

03.02.10… According to a survey by the Pew Research Center and the Project for Excellence in Journalism, the internet is now the third most popular news source for American adults, trailing local and national television stations, and more popular than radio and newspapers.

03.01.10… A leading keyword news search at Nonprofit Newswire last month was for press releases containing this word: Donation.

02.28.10… In a policy change, the Pentagon announced that soldiers will be allowed to blog and use various social media on the U.S. military’s non-classified computer network.

02.27.10… Olympic Winter Games skier and medalist Julia Mancuso has been keeping her 13,552 fans updated by tweeting from Vancouver.

02.26.10… The Women Empowering Women Summit International Tour, designed to inspire women to success in their personal and professional lives, kicks off its 28-city tour in San Diego on April 3rd.

02.24.10… Yahoo and Twitter have just announced a strategic partnership to leverage their respective strengths in internet search and social media.

02.23.10… The Dalai Lama began tweeting this week.