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Aug 31, 2011
New Customer Purple Communications: “Like Christmas in July!”
Did you know that 20% of the US population is considered deaf or hard of hearing? And that most of this demographic uses social media to communicate?
Purple Communications is well aware of this. They are a leading provider of communications services specifically tailored to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. For Theresa Hong, PR Manager at Purple Communications, managing the vast world of social media and reaching this very specific demographic was a big struggle. Enter Vocus...
Aug 23, 2011
Our sentiment API has arrived!
Hey developer friends, this one’s for you! Today, we’ve made our sentiment API available for free to users signed up […]
Aug 22, 2011
This Month’s “Don’t-Miss” Webinar
Take it from Cheryl Lawson–a long time PRWeb client and experienced events specialist: using press releases combined with social media […]
Aug 22, 2011
Join the Blogger Relations #VocusChat with Gini Dietrich on Wednesday!
We’re gearing up for round two of our #VocusChat Twitter Chat with Gini Dietrich on Wednesday, August 24th. Blogger outreach is becoming a big part of PR strategy, but it’s very different from traditional media relations. Find out why and put your questions to Gini via Twitter this Wednesday!
Aug 15, 2011
Shout out to Viralheat users around the world!
Viralheat is now being used to monitor and analyze social media in 69 different countries as of today. We wanted […]
Aug 15, 2011
Gender Inference in Practice
Recently I wrote about MITRE Corporation’s research [1] on gender inference from Twitter and the associated media coverage. To recap, […]
Aug 11, 2011
Is Gender Inference Credible?
Last week I was forwarded articles about inferring gender on Twitter by a bunch of friends and colleagues. I believe […]
Aug 11, 2011
Now Available: Two New Analyst Reports on Social Intelligence & Analytics
As brands become more aware of the importance of “listening” and customer engagement, they must determine which social media monitoring […]
Aug 10, 2011
This week on #PRWebchat: How to Make Your Start-Up Explode (the good way)
Our #PRWebchat guest this week is one of the most motivated people in social media that I can think of: […]
Aug 9, 2011
Peter Shankman Guest Post: Announcing HARO’s New Features!
“When HARO was acquired by Vocus in June of 2010, I promised that there'd be no changes to the HARO. It'd still be free, it'd still do everything we told you it would do, and that when we did have changes, they'd benefit you, and you'd hear it here first. And today, we've got some really, really great news.” Read on for a special guest post by HARO founder Peter Shankman on the future of the service.
Aug 8, 2011
PRWeb Nominated for a Small Business Influencer Award
We wanted to say thanks from the bottom of our hearts for nominating and voting for us to win a […]
Aug 5, 2011
Government Relations News: Congress is Using Social Media. Are You?
The Congressional Management Foundation just released a very interesting report on how Congressional staff are using social media and their attitudes towards it. The results, says Mark Reilly, our Director of Government Relations, paint an eye-opening picture of social media’s widespread adoption on Capitol Hill. Here’s more.
Aug 4, 2011
Join us for a Viralheat demo!
New to Viralheat? Need a refresher course on Viralheat’s tools and features? Good news: we have a Webinar for you! […]
Aug 4, 2011
#PRWebchat on How to Accelerate your Press Releases with Social Media
Join us this afternoon for #PRWebchat on Twitter with Vocus‘ PR manager Cassie Pean. Cassie and I will be talking […]
Aug 1, 2011
We love our clients!
Thought we’d take the time to share this quick and awesome video one of our clients shared with us yesterday […]
