Twitter, Where Grammar Comes to Die

Stefan Sirucek, 12.03.2009

Independent journalist and foreign correspondent

For those unfamiliar with Twitter, the micro-blogging and social networking site includes a feature called "Trending Topics". This a short list of t...

Launch Dreams for $1 at SaveTogether.org

Ben Mangan, 12.03.2009

Have you seen those commercials for McDonald's where a guy roams around trying to get something for a dollar? I think he gets a wire clothes hanger an...

Checking It Twice

One For The Table, 12.02.2009

www.oneforthetable.com

I feel a great sense of accomplishment when my Inbox is "cleaned out," and am genuinely tormented by items that cannot readily be deleted, answered or put into a folder.

The 10 Most Common Feelings Worldwide: We Feel Fine

Christine Whelan, 12.01.2009

Professor

Millions of people are sharing their emotions with their computers on a daily basis, and slowly, we are teaching computers what it's like to be human.

A New Approach Towards Chinese Web Censorship

Jim Cashel, 11.30.2009

Chairman of Forum One Communications

Past entreaties to the Chinese government from both internal and external organizations have had little impact on censorship policy. This is a serious and intractable problem.

"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 ...

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.

Your Network Is Your Net Worth

Jason Mannino, 11.20.2009

Career Coach, Life Coach, Speaker/Trainer, Founder: The People Agenda

Many fear networking or judge it, thinking that networking is equivalent to brown nosing. Simply put, networking is the art of cultivating mutually beneficial relationships to achieve professional goals.

Personal Branding

Elissa Stein, 11.19.2009

Author, designer, mother

Last night, at my son's 3rd grade pot luck, while munching on spicy sesame noodles and sipping red wine, I got into an animated conversation with a mo...

Ameeda Chowdhury: The Newest Sensation in Social Media

2morrowknight, 11.20.2009

Author, blogger, internet strategist

As we close out another year, it's natural to wonder what innovations people will talk about in the coming year. One name buzzing in circles is Ameeda Chowdhury, the visionary CEO of Snazl.

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?

Are Any Members of Congress Still on MySpace?

Susannah Vila, 11.12.2009

Graduate student, Columbia University

It's one thing for a blogger, a media outlet or an advocacy organization to flee a social network for greener pastures, but aren't Congress members using social media for slightly different reasons?

Google Brings Location History to Latitude App, Wi-Fi to Airports: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 11, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.11.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Google is stepping up its mobile tracking services. The company added a Location History feature to its Google Latitude application, which specifies...

When an Entrepreneur Becomes a CEO

Chip Conley, 11.09.2009

Founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality

This work/life frappe has created a blended experience in which it's harder than ever to compartmentalize. Public image should equal private reality.

Crowdsourced Band Release "I've Got Nothing" Single

Scott Campbell, 11.10.2009

Scott Campbell is a young freelance journalist.

A band composed of four teenage YouTubers has released an entirely-crowdsourced single.

How Social Networking Will Transform Learning

Tom Vander Ark, 11.07.2009

www.EdReformer.com

Weak improvement incentives and strong bureaucracy in education have created a lousy marketplace for products and ideas. I'm betting on social learning platforms as a lever for improvement at scale.

Tweet Your Trysts Not Your Cysts

Eve Tahmincioglu, 11.05.2009

I don't mind if you tweet about bowl movements or your latest sexual escapades, but why would you disclose information about your health, or your fami...

New Twitter Lists: Open House or Velvet Rope?

Catherine Ventura, 11.05.2009

Writer, advertising veteran, Social Media Content Strategist

It's a whole new party and that party looks a bit like high school or a private club. It also bears a slightly unnerving resemblance to Old Media. What is Vanity Fair if not Graydon Carter's list?

Soulless Social Media Words

Brandon Mendelson, 11.07.2009

Co-Author, Dracula And Kittens

Lately I can’t seem to read a blog post that doesn’t involve any of the following words and phrases. These words are a menace. One worse t...

New Twitter Lists, Social Influence & Torture

Ari Melber, 10.30.2009

Correspondent for The Nation, Politico contributor, www.arimelber.com

Previously, Twitter essentially held the market on recommending users, through its official list of suggested users. But it just launched a tool enabling users to create their own lists on the site.