For all the focus on social media and the next generation of bright shiny communications technologies, the most important “digital tool” in the workforce is one of its oldest — email. Social media, by contrast, barely even registers, according to the most recent findings from the Pew Research Center’s ongoing tracking study on the way the Internet impacts society
A who’s who of technology and media heavyweights, including Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gates, Twitter co-founder Ev William and entrepreneur Richard Branson, have joined a $25m (£16m) funding round in the social activism platform Change.org.
I’m glad it isn’t only me, but today I’ve seen just a glimpse of the reaction to yesterday’s news. Twitter, which raised $1.8bn in a float just under a year ago, announced yesterday that it’s looking to raise a further $1.5bn through two bonds — one for five years, the other for seven.
It looks like Twitter is preparing to do some early Christmas shopping. Marking its first debt offering, the microblogging giant is selling $1.3 billion in convertible bonds, which will likely go to future investments and acquisitions. For the full story read MediaPost
Facebook’s market capitalisation topped $200bn for the first time on Monday, beating rival Google in the time it took since going public to reach the symbolic figure
There is speculation on the death of Twitter, which usually centers on Wall Street sentiment like earnings (Twitter’s stock has been downgraded) and standard platform health metrics like new user growth rate, log-in frequency, and content engagement
Small businesses will be increasingly forced to pay for Facebook advertising to reach fans, the social network reveals
Facebook Inc’s mobile advertising business accelerated in the first three months of the year, helping the Internet social networking company top Wall Street’s financial targets
