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Vote for clarification and changes to Facebook’s data use policy

Vote for clarification and changes to Facebook’s data use policy

Facebook Ireland who is in charge of the interaction that happens between the U.S and Europe are making changes to...

The first truly scary rumor for Google about search: Facebook and Yahoo working together

The first truly scary rumor for Google about search: Facebook and Yahoo working together

Imagine a search engine that truly knew you. No, not in the way that Google or Bing personalize their search...

One advantage of dashboards like Hootsuite: stats

One advantage of dashboards like Hootsuite: stats

Purists will say that using apps and dashboards like Hootsuite or Buffer take away the fundamental interpersonal relationships that are...

Pin it to win it: the rise of Pinterest in the USA and UK

Pin it to win it: the rise of Pinterest in the USA and UK

 Pinterest has achieved a great deal of notice and success in a relatively short amount of time. Since its launch...

YouTube facts and figures

YouTube facts and figures

YouTube has been around since 2005 and its popularity has rapidly grown over the years. For many of us, YouTube...

Klout adjusts “+K” kudos to include reasons for influence

Klout adjusts “+K” kudos to include reasons for influence

Klout, the social influence measure that is likely the most used and well-respected, rolled out a series of changes yesterday....

Zuckerberg exploring ways to let pre-teens on Facebook

Zuckerberg exploring ways to let pre-teens on Facebook

Recently the co-chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, Edward Markley and Joe Barton, sent a letter requesting that Mark...

One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs

One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs

Quick, what's your Twitter handle? What's your Facebook profile URL? What's you Google+ address? You were probably able to answer...

TIL Twitter has a relatively-small number of employees

TIL Twitter has a relatively-small number of employees

It only takes 140-characters or less to send a Tweet and it takes under 1,000 employees to operate the company...

Searching for social media’s John Hughes

Searching for social media’s John Hughes

This generation's filmmakers have not been able to accurately portray the ethos of the social media generation yet. When will...

Businesses can’t hide from social media wrath

Businesses can’t hide from social media wrath

There was a time when an unhappy customer was an unhappy customer. Best practices said to deal with their concerns,...

Timelines are a changin’: Facebook makes another improvement (again)

Timelines are a changin’: Facebook makes another improvement (again)

Facebook gives itself a facelift by improving the user experience yet again. Facebook’s Timeline, which was implemented back earlier in...

Microsoft gets social with so.cl

Microsoft gets social with so.cl

Microsoft is throwing its hat into the niche-social arena by going after students in a bold and likely-futile move with...

Why retail loves Pinterest

Why retail loves Pinterest

It's all a matter of expectations. When we go to Facebook, we expect to see our friends and family detailing...

Facebook co-founder defriends an entire country

Facebook co-founder defriends an entire country

Social media enthusiasts have been all a-Twitter about Facebook heading into an IPO that could be valued around $1 billion...

Interesting facts about the IPO that everyone is discussing

Interesting facts about the IPO that everyone is discussing

While there is definitely a lot of interest in Jimmy's Fish Stick Company's upcoming IPO, the main focus is on...

GM to stop advertising on Facebook

GM to stop advertising on Facebook

Just ahead of the much-discussed Facebook IPO, General Motors announced that they plan to cease advertising on the social networking...

Hold on Facebook purchase of Instagram will benefit Twitter, Google

Hold on Facebook purchase of Instagram will benefit Twitter, Google

Don't be fooled by reports that Google and Twitter have become "ensnared" in the Federal Trade Commission's investigation of Facebook's...

Did Monster leak LinkedIn buyout rumors to spark interest?

Did Monster leak LinkedIn buyout rumors to spark interest?

Leaks often hit the press in an effort to change the reality of the news. They can be an effective...

If you could take your Facebook friends and put them all on Google Plus, would you?

If you could take your Facebook friends and put them all on Google Plus, would you?

"It's a ghost town." "I'm used to Facebook." "I already have all of my pictures and stuff on Facebook." "The...