Facebook is like your kid’s troublemaking friend…

OK, maybe that’s a little harsh… I don’t know your kid’s troublemaking friend – but we all had one – -or were one. This is just a quick thought but… I was just scrolling my Facebook page and saw the following headlines and thought: Bully! Instigator! Neighbors Facebook Fight Leads To Arrests: Police in Manchester, N.H., [...]

How’s Your Klout?

Have you ever wondered how much “social currency” you have? There’s an online service called Klout that will let you know how much your posts on social media impact others. The Klout score is based on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the most influential. Klout uses data from your social networks [...]

Not cool enough to get a Google+ invitation?

Google is betting that its new social network will give FB a run for its money but they aren’t being too social. Google isn’t sharing invites with just everyone yet. They launched their latest and greatest product a few weeks back to a limited audience for a field trial. Access to the project is by [...]

Facebook Launches Photo Tagging for Pages

Facebook announced today the launch of photo tagging for pages. Facebook users now have the ability to tag pages in their photos the same way they can tag their friends. Tagging pages in photos enable Facebook users to share stories with friends about the things they interact with in the real-world, such as businesses, brands, [...]

The Use of Social Media in a Time of Crisis

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last week has been the hot topic on most social media networks around the world. Twitter and Facebook has allowed many people to stay in touch with family and friends who were hit by this major disaster. … And I was one of those people… Last week my mother [...]

Top five ways banks should use Social Networks

Over the past few years more and more banks have starting looking at social communications as another media outlet to sell products and services and even as an attempt to heal our wounded economy. Upon initial examination most banks looked at Social as their way to reach that elusive and prized Generation Y, but as [...]

Facebook Gets $500 Million Investment

It’s all over the news – “Facebook Gets $500 Million Investment.” Looks like the popular social networking site is entering the new year with a bang! According to reports from The New York Times and USA Today, Goldman Sachs and Russian partner Digital Sky Technologies have reportedly agreed to invest $500 million in Facebook. So [...]

Recruiting through Social Networks

More and more companies are turning to social networks to find qualified job candidates. Jobvite, an e-recruitment provider, recently conducted their third annual Social Recruiting Survey which proved this to be true. According to the survey results, more than 80% of companies use or plan to start using social networks for recruitment, and more than [...]

Facebook Credits Gift Cards

According to an article on USAtoday.com, Facebook is coming to a Target store near you! Starting on Sunday, Facebook Credits gift cards will be available in values of $15, $25 and $50 at all Target stores and at their website, Target.com. Rumor has it that two or three other major retailers will soon carry the [...]

Facebook Officially Launches “Places”

As previously documented, Facebook has released its first ever location based service, Places, according to Mashable. This application is directly available on the iPhone only at the moment, though other smartphone users can access Places by using the touch.facebook.com site. Android and Blackberry editions will eventually be released though no set dates have been announced. [...]

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