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Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes the 2010 Internet Dating Conference to be held in Miami, Florida from January 27th-29th. The iDate 2010 conference is the largest gathering of internet dating service providers, social networking executives, mobile telecommunications executives, media executives, vendors and other leaders in the social media industry. Exhibitors will also be on hand to showcase the… Read more
By now you’re probably aware that whatever you do on social networking sites, you should never do anything illegal as big brother is watching you. But what if you’re in another country? Well same rule applies as a certain Colombian youth has realized.… Read more
The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event in America. Fans pay almost as much attention to the commercials as they do the game. Companies spend millions of dollars for a 30 second spot during the game, but this year, for the first time in 23 years, Pepsi will not run a Super Bowl ad.… Read more
Tired of all those Farmville updates from your friends asking you to weed their gardens, fertilize their blueberries and send you gifts? Well you probably won’t be too happy at the news that Farmville’s creator Zynga is now valued at between $1.5 and $3 billion thanks to the $180 million that Digital Sky Technologies (D.S.T) has dropped on the company.… Read more
So as the year draws to a close, not only has YouTube done the honors of revealing the top searched for and watched videos of this year 2009, Twitter has a list of its own and it’s quite interesting.… Read more
For the past week you’ve been hearing about Tiger Woods and his little accident at his South Florida home. Unfortunately for many who are concerned with more important news, this has led to the eclipse of more expedient stories and to be truthful, all the major networks are responsible including the online tabloids, TMZ.… Read more
Effective December 1, 2009 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires bloggers who post product or services reviews to disclose the connection they may have with the manufacturer of the product or the service provider. Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, blog sites, YouTube, review sites such as Epinions, and others would be affected by these new rules.… Read more
Google “Michelle Obama” and you might come up with a picture looking like a cross between an ape and the first lady. Search Facebook for “f*** Jesus” and you will come up with at least 3 groups dedicated to their hatred of Christianity and Jesus Christ.… Read more
University and college admission offices are beginning to harness the power of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to recruit and inform students. Schools are using sites like YouTube to show off campus amenities to prospective students and blogs to keep parents up to date on school information.… Read more
Although the condition of MySpace is not as dire as many are making it out to be, its clear that the once king of the social networks is wearing a tarnished crown (or now crown at all) as the popularity of its arch rival Facebook continues to grow.… Read more
