"Kick a Ginger Day": One Mom's Horrifying Account

Susan Kane, 11.24.2009

Editorial director, The Parenting Group

Do you know what your child is doing online? Well, you'd better. A recent incident of violent behavior has been traced back to disturbing messages on ...

Chase Giveaway Gets Hot & Facebook Becomes Charity Hub

Saul Garlick, 11.24.2009

Founder and Executive Director, ThinkImpact

Chase Community Giving on Facebook is no joke. The program is doling out $5 million to small nonprofits, while being very smart and crafty with this idea.

Simulating Reality In The Facebook Era: If You Unfriend Someone, Do They Still Exist?

Marika Holmgren, 11.23.2009

Sustainability advocate, cancer ass-kicker, mountain biker

I recently had a friend, with whom I've had an increasingly difficult relationship over the years, "unfriend" me. The "friending" and "unfriending" of people happens probably thousands of times a minute.

Does This Black Republican Understand Sarah Palin's Appeal? You Betcha!

Kevin Ross, 11.21.2009

President and CEO, 3BAAS Media Group

Despite Sarah Palin's success as a wife, a mother, politician, opinion leader and now author, large numbers of black people just are not feeling her.

Can Facebook Promote World Peace?

Jim Cashel, 11.20.2009

Chairman of Forum One Communications

So congratulations to Facebook. Peace on Facebook is a great start. But world peace it ain't (yet). Let's think ambitiously for a minute -- how could Facebook do more to promote world peace?

The Truth About Author Platforms

Jonathan Fields, 11.19.2009

Blogger, serial entrepreneur, book marketer and author of Career Renegade

A few years back, proving your platform meant whipping out your big black book of press clipping. You know, the ones that proved you could get into the media at will. Not any more.

I'm Unfriending Sarah Palin

Shawn Amos, 11.18.2009

Pop Culture Pundit and Host of 'Retro Minute'

The Oxford dictionary just added a new entry to their big book of words: unfriend, and I'm unfriending Sarah Palin.

"Social TV" is Here: Facebook Connect is Emerging as Powerful Catalyst for Video Views and Joost Integration Proves It (video)

Andy Plesser, 11.18.2009

Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV

Facebook integration around video got its first high profile exposure with CNN and the Inauguration of President Obama, but the first was last year's...

Obama's Town Hall in Shanghai - Reading Between the Lines

Elizabeth Lynch, 11.19.2009

Attorney and Editor of chinalawandpolicy.com

President Obama's town hall gave the Chinese people a look at an alternative form of leadership. It is no wonder that there was a tremendous amount of push back to the President's request to hold one.

New ShopSavvy App Identifies Items by Pictures, Locates Better Deals: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 18, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.18.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

The new ShopSavvy app for the iPhone allows shoppers to photograph bar codes and identify them. ShopSavvy not only identifies the item, but provides...

Unfriend: Not a simple verb by any means

Dr. Irene S. Levine, 11.17.2009

The Friendship Doctor

The New Oxford American Dictionary chose the verb "unfriend" as its 2009 Word of the Year (WOTY) and defined it this way: "to remove someone as a 'fr...

Who Are Your Facebook Friends?

Jenifer Fox, 11.17.2009

Author Of Your Child's Strengths, speaker, school expert

Social networks are uncharted waters for everyone, and it's natural to wonder how to stay afloat in the rising tide. With so many people bobbing around, there has to be a system to make sense of it all.

Girls Gone Facebook: Raunch Culture In Social Networks

Courtney Fortune, 11.16.2009

I know Facebook is just a social venue - but it's also our obsession. And if Facebook is our main source of representation, shouldn't it be taken seriously?

10 Ways to Rock on Social Media and Still Have a Life

Penny C. Sansevieri, 11.17.2009

CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.

It's true: social media is here--and there goes your life! Well, maybe not entirely but it sure seems that way sometimes, doesn't it?

Fifty Things Under $50 Bucks To Promote Your Book

Penny C. Sansevieri, 11.16.2009

CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.

These days it seems like everyone's book marketing budget is a little tighter. If you're feeling the pinch, here are some tips that could help keep you on track.

Who You Are Makes A Difference

Anne Naylor, 11.13.2009

Anne Naylor has been a Consultant in personal motivation since 1982. Author of three personal dev ...

As we end the year, and Thanksgiving approaches this is a good time for taking stock. Who has made a difference in your life? Have you been able to make a difference in someone else's life?

Online Hit -- Manny "Philippines" Pacquiao

Jose Antonio Vargas, 11.20.2009

Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post

There's more to Filipinos than a man who can throw punches in a ring, of course, but Manny Pacquaio's success, in ways big and small, has unified and validated a sizable minority group from a country that, with 92 million people, is the 12th most populous in the world, just one spot under Mexico.

NBC's Brian Williams: Changing the World for the Better

Jim Luce, 11.17.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Several weeks ago Brian Williams profiled the children of the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO) and its founder Andeisha Farid in ...

A Million XBox Live Users Could Be Banned From the Service : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 12, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.12.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Microsoft may ban as many as one million XBox Live users for modifying their consoles or playing illegal games. The company believes that between 6...

Innovating in the World of Sports Media

Jeff Ma, 11.11.2009

Co-founder, Citizen Sports

After reading Moneyball, I saw parallels between what the A's were doing in baseball and what we had done in the casinos -- this was my big chance to work in sports.

Sleeping With Your Guru

Stanton Peele, 11.11.2009

addiction expert, psychologist, raconteur

Brilliant, talented, successful women sacrifice their lives and dignity to male mentors. What are they thinking?