Tag Archives: Business

Twitter and business journalists

Posted on March 5, 2013 by marcusmessner

Vivian Medina-Messner presented our latest Twitter study at the AEJMC Midwinter Conference at the University of Oklahoma last weekend. The study “Tweet-Biz: How leading business journalists engage on Twitter” analyzed the Twitter engagement of business journalists in the United States.

Posted in Business, Journalism, Research, Social Media | Tagged AEJMC, Business, Conference, Engagement, Journalism, Journalists, Midwinter Conference, Oklahoma, Reporters, research, Twitter | Leave a comment

With #my2k against the fiscal cliff

Posted on November 30, 2012 by marcusmessner

President Barack Obama has asked his supporters to use the new “#my2k” hashtag on Twitter to weigh in on the negotiations on the fiscal cliff. In hope to put extra pressure on Republicans in the negotiations, the social media campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Politics, Social Media | Tagged #my2k, Business, Campaigns, Fiscal Cliff, Government, Obama, President, Republicans, Reuters, Social Media, Taxes, Twitter | Leave a comment

Tweets from Wall Street

Posted on September 30, 2012 by marcusmessner

My latest study with Vivian Medina-Messner examines the Twitter adoption and use of leading business media, such as the Wall Street Journal, CNBC and the Economist. We analyzed the Twitter accounts of leading business news organizations, split up by newspapers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Journalism, Research | Tagged Bloomberg, Business, Businessweek, CNBC, Economist, Financial Times, Fortune, Fox Business, Magazines, New York Times, Newspaper, Social Media, TV, Twitter, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

From Digg to Reddit

Posted on July 19, 2012 by marcusmessner

The news of the sale of Digg this week once again showed how short lived success can be in the social media sphere. One of the most successful platforms only a few years ago, Digg has been overtaken by Reddit … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Social Media | Tagged Aggregation, Audience, Bookmarking, Business, Digg, Fail, Fall, Reddit, Sale, Social Media, Strategy, Success, Technology | Leave a comment

Microsoft and NBC split ways

Posted on July 17, 2012 by marcusmessner

Once a pioneering joint venture in the early days of the Web, Microsoft and NBC have announced this week that they will end their cooperation in MSNBC. Microsoft will sell its 50 percent share in MSNBC to NBC, which was … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Journalism, Legacy Media | Tagged Business, Comcast, corporations, General Electric, Joint Venture, Microsoft, MSNBC, NBC, Split, Strategy, TV, Web | Leave a comment

Wikipedia reputation study published

Posted on May 27, 2012 by marcusmessner

A new Wikipedia study with my research partner Marcia DiStaso from Penn State University was published in a special issue of the journal Digithum – The Humanities in the Digital Age this month. Our study analyzes the framing of Wikipedia … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Public Relations, Research, Social Media | Tagged Business, corporations, Digithum, Fortune 500, framing, reputation, Social Media, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

Facebook prepares for future battles

Posted on April 24, 2012 by marcusmessner

Facebook has bought hundreds of former AOL patents from Microsoft in order to prepare for future battles with Google and Yahoo! With its anticipated IPO in May, Facebook will rise into the same league with the other Internet giants. Yahoo! … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Law, Social Media | Tagged Advertising, Business, CBS 6, corporations, Facebook, Google, Lawsuit, Microsoft, patent, Social Media, Strategy, Technology, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Wikipedia and the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Posted on April 6, 2012 by marcusmessner

As previous studies with my research partner Marcia DiStaso from Penn State University have shown, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia can have a strong influence on how a company’s reputation is framed online. Our latest study, which was just published in … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Journalism, Public Relations, Research, Social Media | Tagged BP, British Petroleum, Business, corporations, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, disaster, environment, explosion, Fortune 500, framing, Government, image, oil, oil spill, References, reputation, Social Media, Sources, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

Tumblr Founder David Karp speaks at VCU

Posted on April 5, 2012 by marcusmessner

The founder of the microblogging platform Tumblr, David Karp, delivered the Turpin Lecture at VCU’s School of Mass Communications on Tuesday evening. Before and after speaking to an audience of around 200 students, faculty and media professionals, the 25-year-old entrepreneur … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Social Media | Tagged Audience, Blogs, Business, David Karp, event, Global, Social Media, Technology, Tumblr, VCU | Leave a comment

Social media supervision on the job

Posted on March 21, 2012 by marcusmessner

A state government department in Maryland has asked job applicants for their Facebook usernames and passwords. While questions about marital status and family background are generally off limits during job interviews, this trend raises many privacy concerns. At the same … Continue reading →