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'Charge It To My Facebook'

Reuters | Posted 04.03.2012

By Ben Deighton BRUSSELS, April 2 (Reuters) - A one-click online payment system using Facebook and Twitter that could boost Internet ...

Will the Internet Obsolete Alumni Associations?

Andrew Shaindlin | Posted 05.23.2012

Andrew Shaindlin

Facebook comments, LinkedIn Group discussions, and tweets are the coin of the realm. Our outdated bulletin boards have always been a wasteland, but we've finally stopped gazing at them expectantly.

LinkedIn -- The Gateway Drug to Social Media for Financial Services and Others

April Rudin | Posted 05.12.2012

April Rudin

There are many reports which support the idea that today's potential client will be intolerant of their wealth manager's reluctance to engage on social media platforms.

Are Women LeftOut At LinkedIn?

nypost.com | L.S. GELLER | Posted 12.16.2011

To women, the name of the professional networking site that is all the rage should really be LinkedOut. While more and more men are finding their b...

5 Signs You're Ready to Go Back to Work

Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.22.2011

Delia Lloyd

I'm currently looking for a full-time job. While I built up to this decision gradually over the past year or so, this summer I began to experience all...

And Sitting at the Next Table... Social Networking in a Global World

Alan L. Kramer | Posted 08.17.2011

Alan L. Kramer

With new Apps, new databases, new social networks being developed, etc., none of these replace the face-to-face meetings where the experienced search professional makes the world seem like "it's a small world, after all."

LinkedIn (LNKD) Share Price Almost Doubles

Posted 07.19.2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of LinkedIn Corp surged nearly 90 percent in their public trading debut on Thursday, a jump reminiscent of the heyday of...

Social Media Monitoring: It Pays to Listen

Robert Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Ball

Small and large businesses alike frequently fail to comprehend how social media can be used to hear the subtle, vital nuances of the market or worse yet, the not-so-subtle screams.

Tim Berners-Lee Warns Against Facebook Threat: Social Network Fragments Web

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, warned that social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Friendster constitute one of "severa...

Path: The "less social" approach to TMI?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

Like the seasonal flu, we all get a touch of social media fatigue from time to time. Whether it's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare or something...

Writing a Best Selling Book

Grant Cardone | Posted 05.25.2011

Grant Cardone

Getting a book published and then to hit the Best Sellers list takes a lot of guts, even more determination, tremendous amounts of creative networkin...

Publishers In The Twitterverse: Who's Got Pull On Twitter?

Publishers Weekly | Rachel Deahl | Posted 05.25.2011

Nearly a year ago, PW looked at a handful of indie presses and major imprints to gauge their use of Twitter. The piece showed most imprints had a few ...

Social Media to Get a Job?

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

Lots of people are using social media to get jobs. They are Twittering and YouTubing their way to employment. But how exactly are they doing that?

Making Nice in Cyberspace: Planting Positive Seeds in the Virtual Universe

Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval

Welcome to the world of nice 2.0: a community of billions where every digital gesture has the power to affect the looking-glass world we peer into every day.

LinkedIn Welcomes Developers

paidContent | Joseph Tartakoff | Posted 05.25.2011

LinkedIn wants more attention from developers. The company is announcing that third-party developers will now be able to easily integrate the professi...

Linked In...To What? Cartoon Mocks Site That Does "Nothing" (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Craig and Darren are back and since they destroyed the Twittersphere, Craig has moved on from Twitter to Linked In. Darren is still having none of it,...

LinkedIn Alienates Syrian Users: Why Now?

Jillian York | Posted 05.25.2011

Jillian York

LinkedIn is making a political point against Syria - and when people in other countries start boycotting this site, they'll realize they've shot themselves in the foot.

Connections, Friends, and Followers: How to Navigate (Social) Networking

Eric Kuhn | Posted 11.17.2011

Eric Kuhn

While social networks might seem complicated and like a minefield to start using, social technology should also be leveraged to increase your profile and reach out to potential employers

Leap Before You Look

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.17.2011

Tabby Biddle

Most of us waiver between the need for structure and the desire for our life to be exciting, unpredictable and exhilarating.

Facebook: The New Meaning of "Friend"

Val Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Val Brown

I recently "de-friended" someone on Facebook after seeing this status update: "I just got back from Costco and I'm having a Diet Coke."

A Kick in the Career: Facebook This!

Thomas Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Thomas Stern

Which came first, the Internet chicken or the shirking-human-contact egg? It's true that the volume of our communication has quadrupled at least, but what does that really mean if we rarely have to look people in the eye?