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    Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) (4338), or often just MS, is an American multinational computer technology corporation with 79,000 employees in 102 countries and global annual revenue of US $51.12 billion as of 2007.

    Founded to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s. The company released an initial public offering (IPO) in the stock market, which, due to the ensuing rise of the stock price, has made four billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees. Throughout its history the company has been the target of criticism for various reasons, including monopolistic business practices—both the U.S. Justice Department and the European Commission, among others, brought Microsoft to court for antitrust violations and software bundling.

    Microsoft has footholds in other markets besides operating systems and office suites, with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network, the MSN Internet portal, and the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia. The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the Microsoft mouse and home entertainment products such as the Xbox, Xbox 360, Zune and MSN TV.

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    2. An excerpt from David Jones' book "Who Cares Wins"

      Explore Morning Joe blog (Feb 8 2012) Social Media Trends

      ...to whether the only reason he could do good was that he was ‘now free from the clutches of the evil Microsoft’. His reply, ‘I am as good or as bad as I have always been’, was both smart and true.) This new gen... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Facebook   Google   Microsoft

    3. Microsoft To Google Users: Don't Worry, Be Safer

      Explore crn.com (Feb 1 2012)

      Trying to capitalize on new privacy concerns surrounding Google, Microsoft is touting its competing products in ads and blogs as a safer alternative. "The changes Google anno... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   New York Times   Microsoft

    4. Past Is Prologue

      Explore destinationCRM.com (Dec 1 2011)

      ...oducts with cloud capabilities. "I'm also encouraged by the continued rollout of Oracle Fusion, and Microsoft Dynamics had a good release as well, a nice, robust product." As momentum returns to CRM, it will b... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Facebook   Google   Microsoft

    5. Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility for Generation Twitter

      Explore Forbes.com (Nov 1 2011) Social Media Trends

      ...onal hubs for philanthropic efforts and initiatives. The Wired Workforce report also highlights how Microsoft’s internal “Give” video wall platform and giving campaigns, which facilitate a corporate matching p... (Read Full Article)

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    6. Ad Giant Interpublic: Social Networks Crucial for Brands

      Explore Forbes.com (Oct 18 2011)

      Ad Giant Interpublic: Social Networks Crucial for Brands ...companies. Started out as McCann-Erickson. 4,000 clients, most of top 100 advertisers in the world. Microsoft, L’Oreal, Unilever. All the things that you’re talking about, we put it together. Q: Google, Facebo... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Facebook   Google   Microsoft

    7. Is Your Brand Showing On Social Media?

      Explore ClickZ (Oct 3 2011) Social Media Trends

      ...heir brand audio on advertising jingles. But brand audio has come a long way. Who doesn't recognize Microsoft's tones when they turn on their PC? On social media, your brand can use audio in a variety of ways,... (Read Full Article)

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    8. Fall, a Season for Every Brand

      Explore ClickZ (Sep 22 2011)

      Fall, a Season for Every Brand ...g apparel deals took a backseat to those offering laptops and other tantalizing technology gadgets. Microsoft, Best Buy, and Dell were among the brands to make the Ace Metrix top 10 list of most effective back... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Microsoft   Dell

    9. Where to Find B2B Leads – Part 2

      Explore Business 2 Community (Sep 1 2011) Public Relations Industry Trends , Social Media Trends

      ...ation and put these individuals into a drip marketing program. Online Media Pay Per Click – Google, Microsoft and Yahoo offer you the ability to bid for specific search terms/phrases. For example, a CRM vendor... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Yahoo   Google   Microsoft

    10. Marketing Decision Makers Reveal Strategic Priorities in New Survey from Bizo; Social Media Measurement Stands Out

      Explore Yahoo! Finance (Aug 24 2011) Social Media Trends

      ...izo knows business audiences. More than 300 leading brands including AMEX, Monster, Salesforce.com, Microsoft, and FedEx count on the precise display ad targeting, social media measurement, and deep audience a... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Microsoft

    11. Is Your Business Antisocial?

      Explore webpronews.com (Jun 22 2011) Social Media Trends

      Is Your Business Antisocial? ...Vote Gets resounding support for "YES" + Hot Topics + Twitter + Facebook + YouTube + Social Media + Microsoft + blogging + Hackers + Rumors + More... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Microsoft

    12. Reconciling the enterprise IT portfolio with social media

      Explore Enterprise Irregulars (Jun 7 2011) Social Media Trends

      Reconciling the enterprise IT portfolio with social media ...a adoption issues. While the large enterprise social business vendors such as IBM, Cisco, Jive, and Microsoft all have increasingly mature offerings, sorting out how social media will have presence in the busi... (Read Full Article)

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    13. CSR@Intel: H.R., Communications, and Talent Management All Take Responsibility

      Explore Forbes.com Blogs (May 23 2011) Social Media Trends

      ...n to address supply chain responsibility and the issue of conflict minerals, and collaborating with Microsoft and Cisco around our education programs. We’re not aiming to do everything ourselves. We look at it... (Read Full Article)

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    14. 9 Online Resources For Those Looking To Break Into PR

      Explore webpronews.com (May 17 2011)

      9 Online Resources For Those Looking To Break Into PR ...tion Network "Customer Appreciation Program" Detailed I'm sorry, here's a copy of LittleBigPlanet + Microsoft Makes 2 New Rich Media Ad Partnerships Partners with EyeWonder and Phluant + Hot Topics + Groupon +... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Microsoft   Bing

    15. Publishers Build Out Digital Marketing Services

      Explore ClickZ (May 13 2011) Public Relations Industry Trends , Social Media Trends

      Publishers Build Out Digital Marketing Services ...cy specializing in putting books on devices like Apple's iPad. The digital agency's clients include Microsoft and Hasbro. April 2011: Dow Jones launches Content Lab, a custom content unit that will offer, amon... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Facebook   Huffington Post   Apple

    16. Google deflects PR firm's attack of Gmail privacy

      Explore usatoday.com (May 10 2011)

      ...Burson's efforts, on behalf of an unnamed client, also highlight the delicate balancing act Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple face as they rush to profit from cutting-edge Internet services that tap into c... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Facebook   Yahoo   Google

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