Google +1, will it take off? I’m not so sure.
Today, Google announced “+1”, their version of the Facebook “Like” button. To most of us, this really does appear to be a copy of the popular like button. However, Google’s biggest selling point for...
View ArticleDiscovering the Social Good
John Kurze and Ricky Cisco before surgery How many Facebook posts can you honestly say saved your life? This past week, USA Today released an article about the power of a post and the impact social...
View ArticleNewark Mayor’s Birthday Wish for New Animal Shelter
Here at Discovery, we just can’t get enough of Newark, New Jersey’s Mayor Cory Booker. Back in December, we posted about his herculean efforts to unbury Newark, armed with only a shovel and a Twitter...
View ArticleManaging Digital Distractions
You are probably not like me. I am on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, WordPress, and email, just to name a few, all day long. But in my case that’s my job! For most of you, however, trying to be on...
View ArticleJetBlue Partners with DoSomething.org for “Celebrity Baggage” Auction
Budget airline JetBlue has partnered with social good site DoSomething.org to kick off a new online celebrity charity auction. Most of the time, celebrity auctions offer something in the vein of “an...
View ArticleSocial Media for Non-Profit Organizations & Fundraising
The Discovery Communications Group presented to the Enterprise Bank Non-Profit Collaborative a seminar on using social media marketing no build communities, generate revenue and recruit volunteers....
View ArticleCanucks Riot Causes Social Media Stir
The citizens of Vancouver are looking to undo the damage of the soon-to-be infamous Canucks Riot, which took place after Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Canucks fans flooded the streets after a...
View ArticleHow Social Media is Rescuing the Victims of the Johnsonia Building Fire
Here at the Discovery Communicates Group, all of our hearts go out to the 41 families of Fitchburg, Massachusetts who have been displaced after the Johnsonia building fire that occurred on June 13,...
View ArticleHighs and Lows of the ACSI 2011 E-business Report
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has released its 2011 annual e-business report. Each year, data is compiled from more than 70,000 customers through interview and survey processes....
View ArticleGeosocial Services and Online Security
There used to be a time when wrinkled, folded up maps filled the glove boxes and center consoles of our vehicles. These well worn charts were how we navigated down interstates and through cities we had...
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