Social Networking Sites

Is This The Brainy Teenager's Social Network?

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Klein | Posted 05.29.2013 | Technology

Is this the social networking site for the next Bill Gates or Steve Jobs? Its creators hope so. The International Gateway for Gifted Youth (IG...

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5 Things All Employers Want Job Seekers to Know

Sudy Bharadwaj | Posted 05.13.2013 | Impact

Read More: Social Networking Sites, Job Seekers, Impact News

Oftentimes, we hear job seekers gripe about employers in regards to their job search.

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When Will Facebook And Twitter Be Seriously Challenged?

Craig Kanalley | Posted 01.28.2013 | Technology

Read More: Google, Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Google+, Social Networking Sites, Social Media Stats, Craig Kanalley, Social Media Statistics, Facebook, Technology News

A futurist once told me that Facebook and Twitter will be gone in 20 years. As I wrote previously, Johannes Koponen cited "technological advances, ...

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If Opportunities Aren't Knocking...

Sophie Gold | Posted 03.24.2013 | Business

Read More: Sophie-Gold, Sophie Gold, Opportunity, Drink Invitation, Social Networking Sites, Missed-Opportunties, Sophiegold, New York, Business News

Invite everyone you meet for drinks, coffee or dinner. Having just moved to New York I didn't know anyone, so decided to take bold action. I had r...

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Doctors Behaving Badly in Social Networking Sites: What Would Prompt State Boards to Investigate?

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 03.20.2013 | Healthy Living

Investigations into online inappropriate physician conduct will be up to the state boards. Online behavior from physicians and any other licensed health care professional should mimic their professional life offline. It's imperative that professional ethics is maintained online and offline.

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Why Are More Teens Turning to Tumblr?

Sue Scheff | Posted 03.17.2013 | Parents

Read More: Online Safety, Instagram, Social Media, Parents-Families-Tech, Social Networking Sites, Tumblr, Facebook, Teens and Tumblr, Myspace, Parenting Advice, Blogging, Parents-Teens, Teenagers, Parents News

Over the past week, you may have seen the recent study by Posterous co-founder Gary Tan, which stated that more teens are on Tumblr than on Facebook or Instagram. So what is going on?

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Strong vs. Weak Links

Amanda Slavin | Posted 01.13.2013 | Healthy Living

I gravitate toward certain people. I meet tons of people and usually end up loving most of them, but some pull me in deeper immediately. I get an instant connection that I can't deny or ignore; it doesn't make perfect sense but just happens.

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Is Instagram Saving Or Ruining The Art Of Photography?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 09.18.2012 | Arts

Read More: Photography, Instagram, Instagram Photographers, Video, Instagram Photography, National Geographic, Social Networking Sites, Architecture, Design, Emily Reid, Instagram Dcemmy, Visual Art, Emily Reid Instagram, Arts News

Like most people, Emily Reid started using Instagram on a lark. She'd taken a picture of the view from her friends' rooftop, decided it looked pretty ...

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Social Networks Have Modest Political Impact, Poll Finds

Reuters | Posted 11.03.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social networking sites play a modest role in influencing most U.S. users' political views, with the biggest impact among Democ...

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Too Much Hype in the Mobile Health App World?

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 09.22.2012 | Healthy Living

It doesn't seem as if there is too much hype -- just little guidance. The push to move the mHealth app world forward may be in the power of consumers to clamor for health and wellness apps that are safe, reliable and trustworthy.

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Is Facebook Depression Real?

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 07.10.2012 | Technology

Despite all its merits in keeping people connected, Facebook has been suspected of leading to unfortunate side effects, such as jealousy, low self-est...

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A New Kind of Social Network

Phil Simon | Posted 08.25.2012 | Business

Read More: Platforms, Facebook, Crane, Experience Project, Social Networking Sites, The Experience Project Review, Social Networking, Business News

Experience Project is the leading online network of people who share life experiences. It's the optimized platform that connects folks that understand each other. Its fundamental tenet is that people who share your experiences "just get it."

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What the Plus! What's Up With Google+? An Interview With Guy Kawasaki

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 06.14.2012 | Technology

Read More: Enchantment Guy Kawasaki, Social Networking Sites, Social Media Marketing, Guy Kawasaki, Google Plus, Technology News

They were saying that MySpace was destined to control the world and it would be the operating system of the Internet. Today MySpace is basically gone. What the experts say would be successful, failed. And what the experts say would fail, succeeded.

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Our Facebook -- Led by Mark Zuckerberg, We Define an Era

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 07.14.2012 | Technology

Read More: Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Facebook IPO, Facebook, Social Media, Social Networks, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Technology News

This week's scheduled IPO is merely an extension of what's been happening in the past 8 years -- ordinary people from around the world investing on Facebook with their lives. It's not only Zuckerberg's Facebook -- it's our Facebook.

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Site Helps You Stay In Touch From Beyond The Grave

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 04.28.2012 | Technology

Read More: Dead Social, Video, Deadsocial, Dead Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Technology News

Ever worry about what will happen to your social accounts if, one day, you suddenly bite the dust? Well, now you don't have to. Rather than let you...

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Social Media: The Inscrutable Bubble! When the Bubble Bursts, Does It Make a Sound?

Eric Yaverbaum | Posted 06.23.2012 | Media

Read More: Social Media, Start Up Business, Google, Social Media Companies, Linkedin, Twitter, Social Networking, Startups, Social Networking Sites, Facebook, Social Media Bubble, Media News

I maintain that there was never a bubble; at least, not in the sense that we call any market conditions a "bubble."

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Social Gaming Network May Have Led To Sexual Assaults

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 04.17.2012 | Detroit

A social gaming network is the common thread between three recent cases of sexual assault, according to Detroit police. In three separate incidents, w...

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Social Media Mash-up! Pinterest + Instagram = Pingram

The Huffington Post | Marissa Piazzola | Posted 03.12.2012 | Teen

Read More: Instagram, Teens Social Media, Pinterest, Social Networking Sites, Pinterest Popularity, Pingram, iPhone Apps, Pinterest Twitter, Photo Sharing, Video, Teen News

Instagram and Pinterest have had a lovechild, and its name is Pingram. Fans of the parent apps can rejoice, as the new site allows photos to be viewed...

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The Everyday Behavior That Could Be Used Against You in Court

Ken Altshuler | Posted 04.24.2012 | Divorce

Read More: Smartphones, Facebook, Divorce, Social Networking Sites, Facebook Divorce, Texting, Divorce Advice, Divorce News

While many people are beginning to realize the risks posed by thoughtlessly posting comments and pictures on Facebook, I still find myself regularly shocked by the incriminating messages and images that can be so easily accessed in a divorce case.

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Facebook Feels Good, New Study Shows

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 02.10.2012 | Technology

Read More: Social Media Addiction, Facebook Addiction, Video, Facebook, Addiction Facebook, Social Networking Sites, Social Media Study, Technology News

Ever wonder why you may have felt the need for a Facebook fix? Well, a new study by Milan's IULM University explains that it's simply because Facebook...

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6 Ways To Get More Out Of Twitter

Posted 02.01.2012 | Women

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, How to Use Twitter, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Social Media Tips, Women News

Susan Mayes Ostrander | The Daily Muse Congrats: you graduated Twitter 101 cum laude. You now know the ins and outs of the @ symbol and RT like a r...

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Social Networks Are the New Neighborhood for Moms

Mia Redrick | Posted 03.06.2012 | Parents

Read More: Finding Definitions, Mia Redrick, Linkedin, Twitter, Social Networks, Social Networking, Mom-Me-Time, Social Networking Sites, Time-for-Mom, Facebook, Mom Strategist, Time for Mom, Mom Me Time, Me-Time for Moms, Mom Social Networks, Parents News

What started out as a trendy something-to-do has quickly become a must-do for all women to stay sane when life is quite the opposite.

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How Widespread Is Online Bullying Among Young People?

AP | CONNIE CASS and STACY A. ANDERSON | Posted 11.27.2011 | Home

WASHINGTON — Catherine Devine had her first brush with an online bully in seventh grade, before she'd even ventured onto the Internet. Someone s...

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Gowalla Reinvents Itself From The Ground Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 11.12.2011 | Technology

Read More: Social Startups, Social Media, Gowalla App, New Gowalla, Gowalla, Gowalla Makeover, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Slidepollajax, New Version Gowalla, Gowalla Reinvention, Technology News

Gowalla, a location-based social network that has competed head to head with startups like Foursquare and Loopt, is rolling out a radical overhaul tha...

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Like-onomics: Do You Exist If You're Not on Facebook?

Gerit Quealy | Posted 08.29.2011 | Technology

Imagine if Facebook crashed. How would we Like anything? How would we know what we Liked, or what was Likeable, or who we Liked, or who Liked us... and didn't Like us.

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