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Frank Imler on:

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Twitter’s Official Analytics Product Has Arrived
Twitter has finally started providing analytics. The social media giant is offering this service free of charge. Analytics users will be able to see information like, their most successful tweets, which tweets caused people to [...]


Tim Brown on:

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Facebook Deals
FB CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook, which has tripled its number of mobile users from 65 million at the same time last year, will also make its “Facebook Deals” physical location-based feature available on Google Android-based smartphones.
With that, Facebook [...]


Amanda Sanchez on:

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Google…I mean, Facebook…no, Google Faces Probes Over Privacy Issues
Seems like privacy issues are the new black. Adding to Facebook’s privacy fiasco is Google’s run-in with “accidental collection” of users’ personal information, including entire emails, URLs and passwords. Google admitted that [...]


Evin Catlett on:

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Checking in From Space
“Checking-in” using platforms like Foursquare, Gowalla, Whrrl, Facebook Places, among others, is popular for many reasons, including showcasing to your social graph the cool places you are frequenting. Now, imagine checking in somewhere unheard-of. This is exactly [...]


Gary Sume on:

George Lucas doesn’t get it. Do we?

Concept is king. Well, that used to be the rally cry at Richter7 and in the ad business anyway. In other words, it’s the idea that really stops the audience long enough for them to realize (and perhaps even be interested [...]


Tim Brown on:

Lace Up & Get More Money.

There’s a story about a backup quarterback who was discouraged because he never got to play. It got to the point that he didn’t even lace up his shoes because, well, what was the point.
Suddenly, the star quarterback was injured [...]


Tim Brown on:

Work Hard. Play Hard. Get Hired.

Good things happen to hard workers. For the second consecutive time this year, Richter7 has hired a public relations account coordinator from its intern pool. Here’s the official:
Richter7, a Salt Lake City-based advertising and public relations agency, hired Peter Brown [...]


Amanda Sanchez on:

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Facebook Displays “Liked” Stories in Search Results
Facebook has upgraded once again by testing the search result functionality by displaying articles based on the number of “likes” it has received. Currently, the search results appear within the drop down search box.  [...]


Amanda Sanchez on:

Richter7 Weekly Retro

The TV-Watcher’s Issue:
After 25 Years, Larry King Pulls the Plug
Is Larry King’s decision to call it quits with CNN indicative of a changing fashion of news personalities and interviewing techniques among top reporters in the U.S.?
Though audience numbers for [...]


Evin Catlett on:

Richter7 Weekly Retro

iPhone 4′s and Vuvuzelas have been dominating the news for the past few weeks.
1. Like a swarm of killer bees, this South African instrument – previously unknown to many – dominated the news, our ears and was a popular Twitter [...]


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