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The rise and rise of Facebook continues unabated, and it has moved well beyond just being a social network, it’s also a vital marketing channel for businesses of all sizes...

Dailymotion Introduces On-Demand Content Hubs

Online video site Dailymotion has launched on-demand, curated content hubs focused on timely events. In real time, Dailymotion says its curation team can flag an...

Blogging – In Decline or Just Evolution?

There’s been a bit of commentary and opinion in recent weeks that blogging (meaning, written content longer than just a paragraph or two) as we know it is dying or even al...

Why Social Media Practices Are Like Football

Co-authored by Jay Baer and Amber Naslund One of the continuous discussions and questions surfacing i...

Solving the Insolvable Problem of Information Overload

Every now and then, a debate will pop up in the Blogosphere/Twitterverse about whether or not RSS is dead. One such debate has been raging this week, and has even got some high...

How Will Quora Handle Being Both Twitter and Wikipedia?

You've probably noticed that Quora has been getting a lot of press here in early 2011. As a result, the site is getting a lot of new users. As a result of that, there is growing...

Fair Use Controversy: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

So the whole "what is fair use?" debate is back, as Fortune de...

Researchers Study Dialects, Slang On Twitter

Much as someone born and raised in Boston probably won't sound the same as a person who grew up in California, people don't always tweet alike. And while that may appear o...

My Own “Facebook Obsession”

I shuffled to the front of the room and scanned the crowd, looking on in bored anticipation. I stood up straight and addressed the room, "My name's John Wiggill and I'm a F...

Facebook Extends Lead Over Orkut In India

For a long time, supporters of Google's experiments in social media were able to point to Orkut's success in Brazil and India. In those countries, at least, the social net...

Will Quora Go Mainstream?

Recently, I have had an influx of Quora friend requests in my inbox. Honestly, I have not seen so many...

Twitter Sees New Record Of 6,939 Tweets Per Second

The start of a new year can cause people to think about many things, including family, friends, and personal opportunities. And Twitter, apparently, as the company announc...

What Your Social Media Community Manager Should Be Doing

One of the essential hires for companies that want to affect real change as a social media savvy organization connecting with people and communities is a Community Manager. &nbs...

Twitter for Mac App Introduced to Mac App Store

Now that the Mac App Store is open, we can expect to see apps start flood...

Having a Plan in Social Media

I’ve received a series of inbound requests for comments based on a report from Gartner, an IT analyst firm, that estimates as many as 70-percent of social media campaigns...

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