Talk About Viral – Facebook Alleged as Link to Syphilis Increase

• April 21st, 2010 by Tisha Tolar

Health experts in Great Britain have underlined the recent fourfold increase in syphilis to areas of Britain that Facebook is most popular. The director of Public Health, Peter Kelly identified that social media sites like Facebook make “it easier for people to meet up for casual sex”. He identified that of the cases he was familiar with, that the partners… Read more

The Best Business Strategies for Social Media

• April 12th, 2010 by Bethany North

As a small or large business online, social media should be one of your main focuses. You can start out by creating several social media profiles, which will allow you the perfect platform to expand your brand and increase traffic to your website.… Read more

How Many Followers Do You Really Need on Twitter?

• April 7th, 2010 by Bethany North

Anyone out there with an online business has probably discovered by now that Twitter is the place to be. If you are just getting started, it may seem confusing about following and getting followed, especially in how many followers you may need overall.… Read more

The Best Uses for Facebook in 2010

• April 5th, 2010 by Bethany North

We are all quite familiar with Facebook at this point, especially since everyone and their grandma (LITERALLY) is joining in on the fun. If you want to get a little bit more out of your social media network, here are the best uses for your Facebook addiction for 2010:… Read more

Bringing in $1 Billion Profits – Facebook Style

• March 9th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar

According to InsideFacebook.com , a popular Facebook blog, the favored social media platform is in the black to the tune of $700 million and on track toward a whopping $1.1 billion revenue for 2010.… Read more

Google’s Getting All Up in Your Face(book)

• February 25th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar

If you haven’t already seen it, your Facebook posts might be showing up in Google search results around the web. The search engine honcho has indeed begun to index Facebook content and has already been indexing information from MySpace and Twitter.… Read more

Miami to Host 2010 Internet Dating Conference

• January 11th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar

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

Is Facebok the Modern-Day “Little Black Book”?

• December 29th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

Facebook and other social media sites are easy ways for old friends to reconnect and long-lost relatives to get caught up on family happenings. But they’re also being used in another way, particularly Facebook. Divorce attorneys have started looking at the activity of suspected philandering spouses to determine if any shared information could be used as evidence in court. … Read more

Social Media – Not Just for the Hip and Trendy

• December 23rd, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

We are used to seeing the host of volunteers this time of year.  They are usually standing in shopping malls and street corners ringing bells and looking for donations.  They are one of the dwindling populations of helpers that assist families in need during the winter and especially at the Holiday time of year.… Read more

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