Twitter and Facebook spawned an ecosystem of companies that seek to turn social traffic into cold hard cash. From app developers to social game pioneers like Zynga to group discount middlemen like Groupon, the types of companies drawn to the irresistible siren call of the economic and technical bounties of social networking are only limited [...]
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Terrorists Make Use of Social Media
When most people sign in to their Facebook or Twitter accounts, they usually do not think that terrorists around the world are also using the same social media sites for planning terrorist activities. However, recent reports have revealed that these people are using social media sites as a way to recruit new members and to [...]
Educators Makes Use of Social Media
Social media is now a huge part of the learning process. Students have the amazing ability to use social media sites to view recorded or live lectures, contact teachers or even attend virtual classes when they cannot physically be present. Social media platforms and sites not only benefit students, but can be fantastic tools for [...]
When Online Communities Kill Businesses
The social news aggregation site Digg recently sold for the ridiculously low price of $500,000 to some little known company. Quite an epitaph for a previously high flying superstar of the web 2.0 age. The most obvious question to ask is what happened? The real story is that the usual suspects behind the death of [...]
Facebook continues to grow but millions increasingly shun the social network
Facebook has launched its IPO and has raised billions. It is now worth more than Disney, Ford, or Kraft Foods-heavy weight brands with solid real-world products. It has now emerged as one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Its 900 million user base continues to grow. Despite these positive indicators, there is one key reality [...]
Use Networking to Boost Your Affiliate Marketing Success
As the old saying goes, no man is an island. As much as the Internet has led us to believe that we could function separately just through a connected information infrastructure, humans, being humans, still need a human touch for long-lasting connections and long-lasting relationships to develop. This is true whether in the realm of [...]