Break In, Steal, Check Facebook On Way Out = FAIL

Some of us are a little more addicted to social networks than others. But then again our addiction hasn’t necessarily been a bad thing – at least I’m hoping.  Now for this burglar, well it’s a different story.
MARTINSBURG – The popular online social networking site Facebook helped lead to an alleged burglar’s arrest after he [...]

Facebook is Now Profitable

A few months ago I wrote about my concerns regarding Web 2.0 companies. I was thinking out out about how many would make it financially – considering that many were not making money. Well, now it looks like Facebook has turned the corner and is starting to return a profit.
Key to Facebook’s profitability has been [...]

New Media as Vast Wasteland

Yesterday NPR’s All Things Considered included a rather humorous segment by Andrei Codrescu.  He had a rather amuzing and yet philosophical take on Google, Facebook and all this new media stuff. You can listen to it on NPR’s website, but here is a section that I found rather funny and interesting:
My regular e-mail now tells [...]

The Coming Social Media Bust?

Something has been sitting in the back of my mind lately. It largely concerns when the social media party will come to an end. I sincerely believe things will be radically different in three years. From a strictly business perspective none of the major social media players (excluding MySpace) are making money: Facebook, Twitter etc. [...]

Difference Between a Page and Profile on Facebook

Every business is now rushing to develop profiles on social networking sites and jump start their marketing in Web 2.0. However, there are certain technical features about setting up a  business presence on Facebook which you need to be aware of before you jump in and start.  So, before you spend countless hours frustrated, take [...]

A Spin on the "25 Things" Facebook Meme

Not everyone likes Facebook.  Julian Smith talks about twenty five things he hates about Facebook. It’s pretty funny:

Seth Godin On Social Networking

Seth Godin says it like it is in this video. Seriously though, if you think about it, networking whether online or offline has never been about who collects the most business cards, Facebook friends or Twitter followers. It’s always been about helping people and finding a way to contribute to others in a way that [...]

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