Buzz

Use the Side Door To Enter This Tough Job Market

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 06.04.2011

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Since the hidden job market represents up to 90% of positions that are never posted, you can use these strategies to get yourself into organizations and to become recognizable as a valuable hire.

Google +1: Facebook, You've Been "Checked"

Pedro L. Rodriguez | Posted 05.30.2011

Pedro L. Rodriguez

Yesterday, Google announced the arrival of +1, a tool that adds an element of social networking to the company's search engine. If you think it bears any similarity to Facebook's "Like" button, you are not alone.

DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

The Science of Buzz

Nathan Bransford | Posted 05.25.2011

Nathan Bransford

I recently had an opportunity to hear about a fascinating study that suggests the enormous potential in harnessing the power of the Internet to finally quantify word of mouth.

New Google Buzz Button Lets You Follow, Share With Ease: Here's How

Posted 05.25.2011

Since the launch of Google Buzz earlier this year, Google has been consistently tweaking its social media platform with a host of updates and changes,...

White House Deputy CTO Caught In Google Buzz Privacy Controversy

AllThingsD | John Paczkowski | Posted 05.25.2011

Among the many Gmail subscribers to have their private contacts exposed in the Google Buzz privacy fiasco was Andrew McLaughlin, the Obama administrat...

Is AT&T Financially Dependant on Apple's Success?

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Ramon Nuez

Although it's not an advanced handset -- the iPad stands to increase AT&T's market share and its wireless income.

CRUSH IT

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

Nathan Havey

A quick digest of the week's social media news with a side of fun? You're welcome. Introducing CRUSH, the weekly web-show that takes the news on the...

Buzz or Bust

Leslie Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Leslie Harris

When merging data sources and privacy preferences companies must proceed carefully, a lesson Google seems to have learned last weekend.

Are Privacy Groups Being Hyper-Sensitive Over Google Buzz

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Ramon Nuez

Google Buzz is a week old and it has set the social networking ecosystem into a frenzy. Many opinions are polarized -- love it or hate it.

EPIC Complains While Google Tries to Fix Buzz Privacy Snafus

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011

Larry Magid

By exposing your Buzz followers, Google was exposing the people you communicate with. That could be a problem if that list included a potential employer you were negotiating with while still at your current job.

What a Difference a Week Makes: Google Buzz Arrives With a Bang

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Arianna Huffington

A week ago, Google Buzz wasn't on anyone's radar (other than Google's, of course). Today, it's part of the conversation -- and lots of people are already using it. So we are diving in.

Will Google's Buzz Hurt Facebook? Twitter? : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer February 10, 2010

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Shelly Palmer

Google debuted its new social feature Google Buzz yesterday. As expected it allows GMail users to share links and updates, as well as locations with...

Google Buzz Raises Privacy and Safety Concerns

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011

Larry Magid

One potential difference between Google's effort and that of its competitors will be its ability to help users distinguish between relevant status updates and all the "noise" one encounters on Twitter and Facebook.

Google Buzz Release: Gmail Feature Presents 'A New Way To Share'

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google is making it easier to socialize on its e-mail service. It's unveiling a new "Google Buzz" feature that sets up a...

Precious star Sidibe "Pushes" Her Way to 2010

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Chattman

Here's the brief but delightful chat I had with Gabourey Sidibe about her brutally honest portrayal in Precious and what it's meant for her ...