Google recently rolled out the Google Plus project, which seeks to make sharing online more like sharing in real life. Google Plus, already known by the shorthand "G Plus", takes the best features of Twitter and Facebook and combines them into one concise channel.

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Every day, in some way, people promote brands or products to friends, family and co-workers. Not all promotion is created equal, however.

For millions of people, touting the brands they love is part of their daily lives and even their identities. Marketers always have understood that these people are the...

"Evolve or die." That's what Twitter CEO Evan Williams said information networks like his must do to stay relevant in today's revolutionary media world, and Twitter is evolving in a big way.

Last week the company began the gradual rollout of a redesigned website that...

This week, Facebook officially rolled out Facebook Places, its location-based service (LBS). Places allows you to easily "check in" where you are and share the friends you're with in real time from your mobile device. After you check in, your update will appear on the Place's page, your...

Countless federal and local policies, especially the health care legislation, are being proposed and debated in Washington and across the country on an almost daily basis. Power players in these debates -- including Members of Congress, think-tanks and other organizations that have a stake in the legislation being debated --...

After President Barack Obama's historic election, the political pundits were quick to declare that the Democratic Party had an enduring hold on online organizing. Much was made of the Obama campaign's use of social networks -- especially My.BarackObama.com which was built with the help of Chris Hughes, one...

Having worked as a communications professional in and around Capitol Hill for the past seven years, I've learned that the best way to teach important decision-makers about a modern medium is not to get them personally using the platform -- but rather to show them the information they're missing by...