The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Kim Dotcom’s Mega to Launch Encrypted Email Service”. Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai says, “Kim Dotcom‘s Mega is working on a secure, encrypted email service that promises to include all the functionalities of modern cloud-based services while keeping messages safe from snooping. Just several days after encrypted email services Lavabit and Silent Circle shut down, citing concerns related to NSA surveillance and government requests for user data, Mega‘s CEO Vikram Kumar confirmed rumors that Mega is developing an encrypted... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Has Google really just killed the PR industry?”. David Moth says, “There are few companies or organisations that can come close to rivalling the power that Google wields over the internet and search in particular. So when the search engine updated its rules on unnatural link schemes recently, making specific reference to press releases, it triggered a rather alarmist article from ZDNet asking whether Google had killed PR agencies. The convergence of PR and SEO is something we’ve covered previously on the blog”. ... [...]

Jay Baer ‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “Where Most Got Social Business All Wrong, Including Me″. Baer says, “Regardless of how you define social business; it’s hard to argue that organizations today must change if they want to stay relevant and competitive. I have seen business change and lived through many of its ups and downs for many years. My first book, Smart Business, Social Business was my eyewitness account of living through”. Where Most Got Social Business All Wrong, Including Me Jay Baer’s ‘Convince & Convert’ Blog  [...]

The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “ComScore Reports Retail E-Commerce Sales Reached $49.8 Billion In 2Q”. Amy Gesenhues says, “According to comScore’s estimates for Q2 2013, last quarter saw a 16 percent year-over-year growth in desktop-based retail e-commerce sales with $49.8 billion in spending. The earnings mark 15 consecutive quarters of positive year-over-year growth and eleven consecutive quarters of double-digit growth. “Increased spending growth for the quarter not only reflects the long term share shift towards digital commerce,... [...]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “What’s the Secret to Success on Kickstarter? [Infographic]”. Ayaz Nanji says, “Projects on Kickstarter that have videos are 85% more likely to achieve their funding goals, according to a recent report by MWP. Overall, 48% of the projects examined on the crowdfunding site that were accompanied by videos achieved their goals, compared with 26% of projects that did not have videos. The report was based on an analysis of 7,196 projects on Kickstarter; 3,166 successfully received funding and 4,030 failed to get funding (this matches... [...]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “Foolproof Formulas to Turn a Cluttered Twitter Stream Into Real Business”. Meghan Keaney Anderson says, “In one second on the internet, there are more than 6,000 tweets. Take a breath. There are now 12,000 tweets. Blink again. 18,000 tweets. Amid all of these tweets are a flurry of opportunities missed by the average marketer”. Foolproof Formulas to Turn a Cluttered Twitter Stream Into Real Business HubSpot  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “TweetDeck Gets a Makeover With New Tweet Panel”. Kurt Wagner says, “Twitter‘s TweetDeck rolled out a handful of new features on Monday, including a new tweet panel designed to enhance the functionality of the application. The new panel, which was highlighted in a post on TweetDeck’s blog, is positioned on the left side of the screen and can remain open while users scroll through their categories on TweetDeck”. TweetDeck Gets a Makeover With New Tweet Panel Mashable.com  [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Content marketing case study: City Index and The Trading Academy”. Ben davis says, “It’s always refreshing to see companies in old-school industries ploughing a load of money into content marketing. When I say old-school, I’m talking about companies that have traditionally been fairly forward-thinking in terms of IT and tech, but not necessarily in backing marketing with anything other than straight ad spend on paid media”. Content marketing case study: City Index and The Trading Academy ‘Econsultancy’... [...]

The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Microsoft’s Latest Scroogled Target: Google’s “Gspam” Ads That Look Like Email”. Matt McGee says, “Microsoft has taken another shot at Google today with the latest push in its ongoing “Scroogled” campaign. This one? Another attack on Gmail. Or, as Microsoft is calling it today, “Gspam.” That’s the term they’re using for those ads that look like emails in Gmail (which, last I recall hearing, was still a limited Google test)”. Microsoft’s Latest Scroogled Target: Google’s “Gspam”... [...]

The latest article on Business Insider is titled “Google Is Helping Facebook Steal Ad Revenue From Yahoo and The New York Times”. Jim Edwards says, “Google’s recent redesign of Gmail — which shunts “promotional” email into a special folder rather than letting it clutter your inbox — is working to Facebook’s advantage, according to UBS Investment Research analysts Eric J. Sheridan, Vishal J. Patel and Timothy E. Chiodo. The UBS team believes that the Gmail change will reduce the effectiveness of email marketing — spam, to you and me — and that... [...]