Traackr launched Traackr One, a marketplace for influencer lists built with its platform. The system offers subscriptions to preconfigured lists, including updates, profiles, analytics, and activity monitoring.
April 2012 Archives
KPMG has acquired WiseWindow. The company declined to comment, but independent sources confirm the news.
- SMA's acquisitions scorecard
Recently announced software updates:
- Churnbar
Topic modeling. - Dachis Group
Content Insight: Facebook analytics. - Klout
iPhone client. - Lissly
Twitter integration. Also, source exclusion, custom RSS sources. - Livebuzz
SlideShare coverage. - Sysomos
Spanish and German sentiment analysis, word suppression in word clouds, Facebook fan page comparisons, analyze Google+ pages, workflow, MAP redesign. - Texifter
TopMeta export.
27 April (London) - Insight 2.0: The Future of Social Media Analysis, 10:30–16:00 at Institute of Education.
2 May - NetBase webinar, Social Intelligence, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Ray Wang.
3 May - Dachis Group webinar, Brand Performance and Social Conversations, 1:00 PM EDT (GMT -4).
8 May (New York) - Sentiment Analysis Symposium
9 May - Our Social Times webinar, The Science of Social: How to Analyse & Optimise Your Campaigns to Increase ROI, 11:30 AM EDT (GMT -4).
10 May (Austin, TX) - Word of Mouth Crash Course
10 May (Brussels) - ZN and ComRes event, How MEPs and EU legislators use social media and the web, 5:00 PM in the European Commission's Room 1. With representatives of Facebook and the European Commission.
22 May - Telligent webinar, What’s social media got to do with customer service, Noon EDT (GMT -4). With Kate Leggett, Lewis Simons, and Brendan Cosgrove.
4–8 June (Dublin) - ICWSM 12
9–12 June (Dalian, China) - Sentiment Analysis for Asian Languages
11 June (Frankfurt) - Social CRM
13 June - NetBase webinar, Social Media Trends, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Jeremiah Owyang.
20 June - Our Social Times webinar, The Emotion of Social: How to Identify and Reward True Advocates, 11:30 AM EDT (GMT -4).
21–22 June (Boulder, CO) - Gnip conference, Big Boulder
Social Dynamx launched its cloud-based platform for social media monitoring and response in large enterprises and customer contact centers.
via John Ragsdale
20 April (Sao Paulo) - Call2Social
25 April (Stamford, CT) - Next Gen Market Research MeetUp, 6:30 PM at Tiernan's.
26 April (Frankfurt) - Social CRM 2012
26 April - Radian6 webinar, @YourService, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Frank Eliason.
26 April - KANA webinar, Everyone Sells Everyone Serves: The New Mantra in the Age of the Customer, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4).
27 April (London) - Insight 2.0: The Future of Social Media Analysis, 10:30–16:00 at Institute of Education.
2 May - NetBase webinar, Social Intelligence, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Ray Wang.
8 May (New York) - Sentiment Analysis Symposium
10 May (Austin, TX) - Word of Mouth Crash Course
4–8 June (Dublin) - ICWSM 12
9–12 June (Dalian, China) - Sentiment Analysis for Asian Languages
11 June (Frankfurt) - Social CRM
13 June - NetBase webinar, Social Media Trends, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Jeremiah Owyang.
21–22 June (Boulder, CO) - Gnip conference, Big Boulder
Recently released research and white papers:
16–17 April (Nice) - International Information Conference on Search, Data Mining and Visualization
17–18 April (San Francisco) - Social Media Analytics Summit (Save $300 with discount code NATHAN300)
17 April (Chicago) - Visible event, Hearing the Voice of the CPG Market, 11:30–1:00 at Gibson's Bar & Steakhouse.
19 April (London) - Brandwatch/BLOOM event, Return on Influence, 6:30–9:30 PM at The Building Centre. With Mark Schaefer.
20 April (Sao Paulo) - Call2Social
25 April (Stamford, CT) - Next Gen Market Research MeetUp, 6:30 PM at Tiernan's.
26 April (Frankfurt) - Social CRM 2012
26 April - Radian6 webinar, @YourService, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Frank Eliason.
26 April - KANA webinar, Everyone Sells Everyone Serves: The New Mantra in the Age of the Customer, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4).
27 April (London) - Insight 2.0: The Future of Social Media Analysis, 10:30–16:00 at Institute of Education.
2 May - NetBase webinar, Social Intelligence, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Ray Wang.
8 May (New York) - Sentiment Analysis Symposium
10 May (Austin, TX) - Word of Mouth Crash Course
4–8 June (Dublin) - ICWSM 12
9–12 June (Dalian, China) - Sentiment Analysis for Asian Languages
11 June (Frankfurt) - Social CRM
13 June - NetBase webinar, Social Media Trends, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Jeremiah Owyang.
21–22 June (Boulder, CO) - Gnip conference, Big Boulder
Google announced that PostRank Analytics and the PostRank.com feed management application will be retired on May 1. Google acquired PostRank in June 2011, and the PostRank team has been working on the social media analytics features in GA.
- SMA: Google
- PostRank blog
Dataminr revealed its platform for identifying signals in Twitter's public tweets, providing an early-warning system that integrates with third-party and proprietary data and supports clients' existing workflows.
- SMA: Dataminr
- press release
Last December, the French PR software provider Augure acquired iMente, a social media specialist in Spain. The deal was financed through a €5 million investment round that included Serena, Ventech Capital, OTC Asset Management, Amundi Private Equity Funds and Ouest Ventures.
- SMA's acquisitions scorecard
- SMA: Augure, iMente
- press release
Visible Technologies announced the acquisition of Cymfony. Cymfony president Richard Pasewark will lead the combined companies as the CEO of Visible Technologies.
WPP's ownership position of approximately 24% of Visible Technologies and all of Cymfony will translate to 49% of the merged company. After closing, Visible management and venture investors Centurion Holdings, Ignition Partners, In-Q-Tel, and Investor Growth Capital will retain a controlling interest in the company.
Cymfony was originally aqcuired by TNS in 2007, and it was moved into Kantar Group after WPP's acquisition of TNS in 2008.
11 April - Conversition webinar, Can a mixed mode approach to social media research power consumer insight? 1:00 PM EDT (GMT -4).
11 April - NetBase webinar, Social Media Analytics, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Nathan Gilliatt.
17–18 April (San Francisco) - Social Media Analytics Summit (Save $300 with discount code NATHAN300)
19 April (London) - Brandwatch/BLOOM event, Return on Influence, 6:30–9:30 PM at The Building Centre. With Mark Schaefer.
20 April (Sao Paulo) - Call2Social
26 April (Frankfurt) - Social CRM 2012
27 April (London) - Insight 2.0: The Future of Social Media Analysis, 10:30–16:00 at Institute of Education.
2 May - NetBase webinar, Social Intelligence, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Ray Wang.
8 May (New York) - Sentiment Analysis Symposium
10 May (Austin, TX) - Word of Mouth Crash Course
4–8 June (Dublin) - ICWSM 12
9–12 June (Dalian, China) - Sentiment Analysis for Asian Languages
13 June - NetBase webinar, Social Media Trends, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT -4). With Jeremiah Owyang.
21–22 June (Boulder, CO) - Gnip conference, Big Boulder
Recently released research and white papers:
- Actionable Social Analytics: From Social Media Metrics to Business Insights, Awareness
- Converse and Convert: Using Social Media to Engage Your Target Audience, Brandwatch
- 2012 SXSW Brands Report, General Sentiment