The Wall > How Whitney's Houston's death broke on Twitter; English Premier League clubs surpass 50 million combined Facebook Likes; MitsubishiUK puts its media buying out to pitch via Twitter

View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list How Whitney's Houston's death broke on Twitter beating the press Polly Becker 13 February 2012, 3:27PM The sad news that greeted many of us on Sunday morning as we read about the death of Whitney Houston happened first on Twitter. The first tweet came from a Twitter user named @ajadiornavy, which was retweeted 48 times: “omgg , my aunt tiffany who work for whitney houston just found whitney houston dead in the tub . such ashame & sad”. English Premier League clubs surpass 50 million combined Facebook Likes [infographic] Sean Walsh 13 February 2012, 1:05PM Which football team is ruling the Social Media roost in this month's EPL infographic? This February we have added a few new metrics and treats to the infographic, including: 'How many people are talking about' stats, who has lost Twitter followers, who has the Premier League's fastest growing Facebook Page this season and what has been the best Social Media campaign of the month? MitsubishiUK puts its media buying out to pitch via Twitter @gordonmacmillan 13 February 2012, 12:23PM This must be a first @MitsubishiUK has puts its media buying task out to pitch via Twitter. I’m sure it told its existing agency, Manning Gottlieb OMD, but it is an interesting way to run a pitch. MySpace to announce it has added one million new users @gordonmacmillan 13 February 2012, 10:19AM The new owners of MySpace, Specific Media which partnered with Justin Timberlake to buy the one time social network leader in June 2011, are to reveal that the bleed of users at the refocused social networking site has abated. Will Facebook live up to the IPO expectations? George Parker 13 February 2012, 9:47AM Maybe it's just my cynical nature, overlaid with generous helpings of schadenfreude, but the current overwhelming hype concerning Facebook's billion, trillion, gazillion dollar IPO is starting to smell a bit like "boo.com" to me? Anyone remember those darlings of the dot com implosion era? Google considers opening first retail store in Dublin @gordonmacmillan 10 February 2012, 12:56PM Google looks like it could be following Amazon and opening a retail store. Unlike Amazon Google is reported to be planning to open its store in Europe. We wrote earlier this week about how Amazon was planning to open its first Kindle store taking a leaf out of Apple’s book. The rise of the virtual stores, Tesco expands virtual shopping Polly Becker 10 February 2012, 11:49AM Last year Tesco Homeplus turned one of Seoul’s biggest subway stations (temporarily) into a virtual supermarket. Using a pre-downloaded smartphone app, commuters could scan item images, and have the groceries delivered straight to their home. LinkedIn hits 150 million registered users @gordonmacmillan 10 February 2012, 10:58AM LinkedIn has announced it has passed the 150 million member mark helping to seal its dominance over the professional social networking market. It passed the 100 million mark back in March 2011, but growth has been picking up steadily since then and it has added 20 million members since November. The complete history of marketing from moveable type to social media [infographic] Polly Becker 10 February 2012, 10:04AM Great, and exhaustive, infographic here from Hubspot on the complete history of marketing. From the days when any kind of technology was limited to the hands of a few before it slowly became available to the masses and eventually gave voice to consumers. The race to find new Facebook fans - is it ethical to buy them? Mark Macias 10 February 2012, 9:01AM It is the social media debate circling the blogosphere. Is it ethical to buy Facebook fans for your business? We already know businesses are buying fans with Facebook ads, but some are taking it a step further, allowing companies to buy thousands of fans outright. Latest jobs Digital Project Manager Recruiter Wireworks Salary Up to £30K depending on experience Location Right in the heart of Soho in London Development Manager / Technical Team Lead - Integrated Agency Recruiter Bray Leino Salary £45k - £50k Location Bristol Digital Project Manager Recruiter Digital Gurus Salary £45000 - £55000 per annum Location London Search and Affiliate Marketing Manager Recruiter Everything Everywhere Salary Competitive + Bonus + Benefits Location London Associate Planning Director - Social & Tactics Recruiter The Blueprint Salary £55000 - £70000 per annum + bonus + package Location London Marketing Director Recruiter Magnuson Hotels Salary £50,000 - £59,999 annual Location South West London Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket 1957 - 2010 All rights reserved News Jobs Blogs & Forums Tenders