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Social Media and Shopping: A Growing Trend
Written by Sarah Perez / October 6, 2008 6:14 AM / 10 Comments
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Social media is evolving. What began as a way to "hang out" with friends online has morphed into an entirely new platform for communication, information sharing, and marketing. Businesses are Continue reading »


Study: 93 Percent of Americans Want Companies to Have Presence on Social Media Sites
Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 26, 2008 2:01 PM / 19 Comments
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According to the 2008 Cone Business in Social Media Study, 93% of Americans believe that a company should have a presence on social media sites and 85 percent believe that Continue reading »


Reddit Now Fully Customizable: Bring Your Own Design and Domain
Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 26, 2008 11:10 AM / 5 Comments
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The social news and bookmarking site reddit today announced that it will allow its users to completely modify the CSS for their custom reddits, as well as pointing those sub-reddits Continue reading »


Enterprise 2.0: The Nature of the Firm
Written by Bernard Lunn / August 20, 2008 2:00 AM / 18 Comments
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The break-up of behemoth, vertically integrated enterprises commenced in the 1970's, got a boost from junk bond financing in the 1980's, and accelerated in the 1990's with globalization. Now, late Continue reading »


The Next Social Networks Will Be Powered By WordPress and Movable Type
Written by Sarah Perez / August 14, 2008 8:00 AM / 53 Comments
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Platforms like WordPress and Movable Type democratized the process of self-publishing. With these tools, everyone could be a publisher and it didn't require advanced technical expertise to do so. Now, Continue reading »


According to Study, Half of U.S. Adults Use Social Media
Written by Sarah Perez / August 6, 2008 6:00 AM / 21 Comments
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Half of U.S. adults use social media. That is, they do according to the latest findings from Universal McCann's "Media in Mind" study, an ongoing research effort that analyzes how Continue reading »


SocialVibe Raises $100,000 For Charity
Written by Sarah Perez / July 30, 2008 5:00 AM / 9 Comments
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In May, we discussed many different ways that social media could be used for social change. One company that has been using the medium for doing social good is SocialVibe. Continue reading »


Mixx Wants You to Build a Community
Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 25, 2008 10:10 AM / 3 Comments
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Social news site Mixx introduced a new feature today: Mixx Communities. Mixx always had a strong emphasis on 'groups,' but the Mixx Communities take this to a different level by Continue reading »


How Many Friends is Too Many?
Written by Josh Catone / May 29, 2008 9:43 AM / 23 Comments
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Offline, I have a network of under 50 people that I interact on a regular basis as friends. But online, the concept of "friend" is completely different. On Facebook I Continue reading »


The Fork in the Road for Social Media
Written by Bernard Lunn / May 28, 2008 7:37 PM / 44 Comments
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Social networking is at a major fork in the road. Down one road is adding more features to a walled garden and opening up just enough, so that users seldom Continue reading »


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