Viadeo at LeWeb’11: Part One
We are very excited to be at one of the most hotly anticipated Internet conferences of the year: LeWeb 2011. The hugely popular event attracts thousands of European entrepreneurs, industry experts and leaders, investors, bloggers and journalists. This year, the conference has been running from the 6th-9th of December in Paris. We have our very own Viadeo TV studio set up at our LeWeb stall and have been interviewing inspiring entrepreneurs and leaders about start-ups, emerging tech trends and what […]
The Viadeo Blog’s 100th Post!
Today is a special day for the Viadeo blog: this is our 100th post! Since our very first blog post in October 2009, we’ve been developing our blog to host a variety of content, from editorial-based pieces to Viadeo announcements to app reviews, blog aggregators and key takeaways from interesting events we’ve attended. In celebration of our 100th blog post, we’ve had a look at a selection of five of our most-read blog posts over the last year. If you […]
Our Must-Read Posts from This Week
This week’s collection of posts is a very exciting one! For tips on how to save a suffering sale, to the much talked about inspirational video from Steve Jobs, to social proof and its powerful influence to the need for vuja dé, this week’s essential reads is a must-read! We hope you enjoy. 1. “Social Proof is the New Marketing” by Aileen Lee from Tech Crunch What is social proof and why is it important? This stimulating post looks at why […]
Infographics: Why do we love them and what makes them good?
What are they? Information graphics, or infographics, are graphic visual interpretations of information, data and statistics, a form of data visualization. Over the last ten years, infographics have become one of the most popular ways to display information. As society and technology develop, our ways of finding information and communicating have become almost instant. In our fast-paced and rapidly moving society, we have become accustomed to the need for quick comprehensive information. And that’s where visualisation comes into the picture. […]
Viadeo Acquires Dutch Tech Company Soocial
Viadeo is pleased to announce that we have acquired Dutch start-up Soocial. Founded in 2007, Soocial specializes in contact management and universal contact synchronization. As part of the acquisition, Soocial’s development staff will be joining Viadeo to work towards improving overall user experience on the Viadeo network. The acquisition will allow Viadeo to integrate Soocial’s best features to support our members to manage, organize, back up and easily and safely share their address books. The features will allow members to […]
This Week’s Essential Reads
Once again, we’re back with our collection of five blog posts we really enjoyed this week to share with you. Have a read and tell us what you think! 1. 5 Tips for Creating Shareable Blog Content by Amy Porterfield from Social Media Examiner If you have a personal or business blog that is need of a bit of makeover, the advice in the post could be just what you need! An important point that stuck with us to remember […]
What’s the Deal with Augmented Reality?
Imagine you’re on holiday. It’s the evening and you’re exhausted after a long day of sight-seeing. You’re wandering the streets searching for the perfect restaurant for a well-deserved relaxing meal. The problem is, you’re a little lost and don’t know where to find a suitable restaurant. Now imagine that you take out your phone, and the buildings around you appear on your screen. With one click, you can see all of the nearest restaurants, read their reviews and see what […]
5 Cool Photo Editing Apps for iPhone
Combining photography and social Sharing photographs with contacts on social networks is nothing new. Ever since the likes of MySpace and then Facebook exploded in popularity, sharing photos with our networks has become a main feature of many social networks. However, the emergence of niche photo-sharing networking websites over the last five years has led to a focus on taking high-quality and digitally edited photographs and sharing them on a more photography-focussed networks. Niche networks like Instagram, Tumblr, Path and […]
How I Met Your Mother 2.0
How I Met Your Mother, one of CBS’s most famous shows, is currently in its seventh season. Two weeks ago, an episode called “Mystery vs. History” caught my attention. It was about the love life of Ted – the main character – and his habit of checking out his dates online before meeting them in order to find things to help him behave and talk in a way that will help him seduce them! In this episode, he promises not to […]
This Week’s Roundup of Must-Read Articles
We’re back with another batch of our favourite blog posts we read this week. If you’re looking for some food for thought this weekend, take half an hour to feast your eyes on our top five reads from the past week and tell us what you think! 1. “How to Master the Art of Exceptional Blog Titles” by Pamela Vaughan from the Hubspot Blog We really enjoyed this post, which shares 6 valuable characteristics of awesome blog titles. If you or your […]
