In the wake of a new report, are Android tablets now a serious threat to Apple’s iPad? The quick answer is maybe, if Amazon Kindle Fire shipments pan out as expected. Let’s first look at the report (see chart below) that came out Friday from Strategy Analytics. While Apple iPad shipments are way up year … Continued
Price declines, oversupply to hit solar in third quarter
The solar industry is in for a dire quarter as falling government subsidies and low volumes further drive down equipment prices at a time when oversupply has already led many sector players to lower their full-year profit outlook. A pickup in demand for solar panels, widely expected by industry players for the second half, failed … Continued
Nissan to make plug-in hybrid in eco-car push
Nissan said today it will make a new plug-in hybrid vehicle as part of a plan to improve product fuel efficiency and lower its environmental footprint. At a press event today in Yokohama, Japan, CEO Carlos Ghosn said Nissan will invest 70 percent of its annual research and development budget on environmental technologies in the … Continued
Why Obama Needs Social Media to Win in 2012
Jesse Comart serves as a communications and public affairs consultant at the Glover Park Group (GPG). Before joining GPG, he worked on policy and communications issues for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Follow Jesse on Twitter at @jcomart. It’s no secret that President Obama’s 2008 campaign success was due in large part to the overwhelming … Continued
In Google+ Popularity Contest, Larry Page Now Beats Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is no longer the “most-circled” person on Google+.That honor now rests, more appropriately, with Google cofounder and CEO Larry Page. Page is now in possession of more than 601,000 followers; Zuckerberg, despite having never posted on Google+, has just south of 599,000.Several Google executives began posting more frequently and publicly to … Continued
How to Provide Social Media Support to an Executive
Maria Ogneva is the Head of Community at Yammer, where she is in charge of social media, community programs, internal education and engagement. You can follow her on Twitter, her blog, and via Yammer’s Twitter account and company blog. Many execs intuitively realize that engaging staff in open, transparent dialogue is vital to a business. … Continued
5 Best Practices for Financial Institutions on Facebook
The Facebook Marketing Series is supported by Buddy Media. Power your connections and turn fans into real connections with technology powered by Buddy Media. Download Buddy Media’s free guide for Successful Retail Social Posting to learn how to drive results with your social postings. Banks, often held back by industry regulations, are rarely considered innovative … Continued
Why Slacktivism Is Underrated
Katya Andresen is chief strategy officer of Network for Good, author of Robin Hood Marketing: Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes and blogs at nonprofitmarketingblog.com. You can find her on Twitter @katyaN4G. So called “slacktivists” take easy, social actions in support of a cause – signing a petition, liking a Facebook Page or putting … Continued









