FTC to Make Social Media More ‘Honest’

• December 9th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

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

Facebook Fights Spam or Just Another Usability Issue

• December 3rd, 2009 by Ann Smarty

Facebook can be weird. Just yesterday I spent like an hour trying firgure out how one creates a group. I refused to search that on Google because I thought it should somewhere and I just couldn’t see it (can you do me a favor and try to find “Create group” feature in Facebook and let me know how much … Read more

Should Google and Social Media Censor Content?

• December 2nd, 2009 by Orrett

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

Social Media Use Up in Higher Education

• November 30th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

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

MySpace to Integrate Facebook Connect?

• November 27th, 2009 by Orrett

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

Holiday Shopping Getting Boost With Social Media

• November 26th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

For retailers, it’s usually the most wonderful time of the year, but with consumer spending down because of the recession, businesses are looking to social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to draw in more holiday shoppers.  Deloitte recently released its 24th Annual Holiday Retail Spending and Trends Survey.  They questioned over 10,000 consumers and found that 17%… Read more

Social Media Fanning the Flames Like Protests of the 60’s

• November 16th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

The 1960’s are well known as a time of social change.  The picket signs, the handing out of flyers in local communities, the soap box speeches and the radical leaders announcing a call to action around public policies and for social reform are all ways that messages and information calling citizens to action were the way organized change and perceived… Read more

Social Media: More Than Just ‘Joe’

• November 10th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

A new study recently released shows that more than the ‘average Joe’ is using social media to develop networks. Savvy political leaders are employing the strength of the Internet to reach constituents and develop policies.… Read more

Social Media and the CIA – Big Brother is Watching

• November 2nd, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

Traditionally,  most spy agencies relied on secret satellites and clandestine agents but now the CIA wants to monitor “open source” intelligence.  That is, bites taken from newspapers, TV shows and Internet postings.… Read more

Bringing Home the Bacon Through Social Media Jobs

• October 22nd, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

Do you like to Tweet?  You may be in luck as companies are searching for social butterflies as part of their business strategy.  Companies that used to crack down on staff that used office time to publicize their latest adventures at the water cooler are now embracing their socialites to give a leg up to their on-line presence.… Read more