September 2013 Archives

September 26, 2013

Software Updates, 27 September 2013

Recently announced software updates: Augure UI refresh to reflect rebranding and consolidation of iMente acquisition. Brandviewer Facebook commenting, filter by mesoregion, filter by group, top 20 mesoregion chart, custom report generator. Crowdbabble Instagram analytics. DataSift Historic Preview. Gnip Search API...

September 24, 2013

New Papers, 24 September 2013

Recently released research and white papers: Of Twitter, Conversation, IPO, Buzzdetector Social Media Monitoring Tools and Services Report 2013, Ideya Analyzing the Web from Start to Finish: Knowledge Extraction from a Web Forum using KNIME (PDF), KNIME...

September 19, 2013

Unmetric Raises $5.5 Million to Grow Social Media Competitive Intelligence Biz

Unmetric announced that it has received $5.5 million in its Series B financing round. New investor JAFCO Asia led the round, which included participation from existing investor Nexus Venture Partners. Unmetric offers social media activity and content analysis with an...

September 19, 2013

Software Updates, 20 September 2013

Recently announced software updates: DataSift Tumblr coverage (firehose and historic)....

September 18, 2013

Fluencr Taking Act to Vegas

Fluencr founder Gerome Sapp announced that the company has received an investment from Vegas Tech Fund and will relocate to Las Vegas. Fluencr operates an influencer marketing and measurement platform that is designed to create an endorsement ecosystem, linking brands...

September 18, 2013

Brandwatch Introduces New Take on Command Center Concept

Brandwatch launched Brandwatch Vizia, a multi-screen presentation of Brandwatch data for social media command centers. Vizia supports multiple locations with individualized screen configurations and centralized management capabilities. SMA: Brandwatch press release blog post product brochure...

September 17, 2013

New Papers, 17 September 2013

Recently released research and white papers: The Future of Marketing (Influence Study), Appinions The Rise of Social Travel, CIC /GroupM Real-Time Social Data Sampling (PDF), Gnip Hey Tech! Get Serious About Social Enlistment, Lithium...

September 13, 2013

Scytl Launches Social Media Monitoring for Politics

Scytl introduced Scytl Social Media Monitoring, a specialized platform for electoral bodies and political parties. The Barcelona-based company's foundation is its secure election management and electronic voting technology, which has been used in more than 30 countries over ten years....

September 12, 2013

Software Updates, 13 September 2013

Recently announced software updates: Engagor Spanish, French, and German sentiment analysis. Local Measure Influence scores on customer cards, filtering and sorting options, new responsive design. TinEye Updated browser extensions. Treato Treato Pharma: major update....

September 12, 2013

Linkfluence Takes Investment in Bid to Become Leader in Europe

Linkfluence announced that it has received € 3.5 Million (approximately $4.5 million) in an investment round from Orkos Capital and Banexi Ventures Partners. SMA: Linkfluence press release (PDF) blog post...

September 10, 2013

Clarabridge Brings In $80 Million

Clarabridge announced an $80 million investment round by new investors General Catalyst Partners, Summit Partners, and Yuchun Lee. The company plans to use the money to fund its continued global expansion, product development, hiring, and marketing. SMA: Clarabridge press release...

September 10, 2013

New Papers, 10 September 2013

Recently released research and white papers: 7 Social Media Marketing + Strategies Executives Must Know, InfiniGraph How The Best Sales Professionals use CRM + Technology to Win, Introhive Avoiding #FAIL, ListenLogic The Quick Guide to Mobile-Friendly Social Media, Shoutlet Twitter...

September 9, 2013

Cicero Group Buys Yatterbox

Cicero Group announced that it has bought Yatterbox , a free social media monitoring platform focused on the posts of selected individuals who may be able to impact a company and its reputation. Cicero says it has no immediate plans...

September 5, 2013

Software Updates, 6 September 2013

Recently announced software updates: Gnip New Backfill feature (collect data missed during brief disconnects). Also, new PowerTrack filters. Locowise Comparison module, Twitter analytics. Topsy Historical Twitter data. Tracebuzz Instagram coverage, additional rules-based labels. Trackur Sentiment analysis for Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch,...

September 3, 2013

Lithium Gets $50 Million for Growth and Acquisitions

Lithium Technologies announced it has raised $50 million in a pre-IPO mezzanine financing round. The company says it will apply the investment toward technology development, footprint expansion, and strategic acquisitions. The company also announced the addition of former Yahoo! executive...

September 3, 2013

TO THE NEW Acquires ThoughtBuzz

The digital services group TO THE NEW announced its acquisition of ThoughtBuzz , a social media analysis company based in Singapore. The company is assembling a suite of services for marketing, content, and development, to which ThoughtBuzz adds social media...

September 3, 2013

New Papers, 3 September 2013

Recently released research and white papers: Social Channels of Influence in the Fashion Industry: A Consumer Study, NetBase The Modern Traveler: A Look at Customer Engagement in the Travel Industry, SDL...