Facebook Fielding $200 Million Bid For 2% Stake

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Looks like Facebook is still bringing in some substantial appraisals for just how much it’s worth.  While we’re still a bit unsure if it’s actually Worth the money they are claiming it is worth, a Russian company just offered Facebook and its head honchos $200 million for only 2% of the company.  That means, for … [Read more]

Facebook as Terrorist Recruiting Tool?

Could this be a big ‘uh oh’ for Facebook?  For now it doesn’t look like it, but this recent bout of news does raise some questions as to exactly how Facebook is going to begin addressing some of the more questionable uses of their social networking site. We all know they were quick to address … [Read more]

Tweets From Space: Astronaut Twitters

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If the White House jumping on the bandwagon and signing themselves up for a Twitter account wasn’t enough to convince you that the micro-blogging service had officially gone mainstream and its popularity has blown up, maybe today’s little gem of news will.  How about this:  a NASA astronaut part of their latest, ongoing mission not … [Read more]

Facebook Gives Two Holocaust Denial Groups The Boot

Looks like pressure finally got to Facebook and they did what I am sure the vast majority of people will agree, was the right thing.  Freedom of speech in this country is beyond vital.  The ability to say what we feel, when we feel it without censorship or controlling is one of the things that … [Read more]

Over 50 and Jobless? Join Social Networking Sites

We’ve all heard the saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”  We all know what it means, we all know how true it usually is, but is it still relevant?  Is now the time, if ever there was a time, to start teaching all the old dogs out there, some very new, very … [Read more]

White House Dips Into Social Networking Pool

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Looks like the White House is going 21st century, in a very big way.  We all knew during the campaign that Obama was a bit more advanced than any other presidential candidate in history when it came to his embracing and utilizing new technology.  That trend is continuing as the White House made a fairly … [Read more]

College Admissions Using Social Networking Tools

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Think you are completely safe when it comes to what’s being posted on your social networking profiles?  Think all those photos of you or your kids that are tagged, all of those videos you or they might make little cameos in, are safe and sound and seen by no one but you?  Think again.  Turns … [Read more]

CDC Using Twitter For Flu Information

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Last week we discussed briefly how Twitter was rapidly becoming much more than just a place to find out who’s doing what, when, and why, and shifting into much more of a conduit for information.  Today, in the midst of a nation-wide pandemic scare, we’re learning just how true that really is.  Twitter, it turns … [Read more]

Twitter Becoming Huge Conduit For Information

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From Twitter’s humble start as a way for you and all of your friends to update each other on what’s going on, where you are, what you’re thinking and what you’re doing, it’s hard to believe where things have currently landed.  A year ago, would you have believed that some of the most popular celebrities … [Read more]

During Recession, Marketers Turning To Social Networks

In today’s economy, I’m fairly sure just about everyone has been feeling the pinch.  When it comes to bigger companies, one of the divisions that I’m sure has been struggling, is the marketing division.  How do you advertise your product to people who are struggling with their own financial issues, without spending more money than … [Read more]