28 February 2012
Rapportive, a small company that offers a free, enhanced contact information add-on for Gmail has just been snapped up by "professional" social network LinkedIn. If you're not familiar with Rapportive for Gmail, it's quite a bit like the popular Xobni for... read full story
28 February 2012
FACEBOOK initially thought if it offered to send mobile developers lots of traffic, they would bring their apps to the mobile web. It turns out, it was more complicated. Even with Facebook, mobile developers still need a consistent web platform, as well ... read full story
28 February 2012
Overall, LinkedIn is the best social media platform for entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals. Unfortunately, your LinkedIn profile may not be helping you to create those connections. So let’s tune yours up with six simple steps:Step 1. Revisi... read full story
23 February 2012
You would think the economic sky was about to fall in if you only read the front page of the daily newspapers and watched the free-to-air news. All the doom and gloom about job losses surely must mean the economy is collapsing. Err, no. Embarrassingly fo... read full story
22 February 2012
Social Goes Mobile When recruiting does look externally, more of it will happen on mobile devices. The explosion of Android and iPhone apps means fewer potential candidates will be using traditional computers.Clearly candidates with technical edge and sav... read full story
21 February 2012
When I first overhead the term hashtag used at a cocktail party, I have to admit I thought people were talking about some new effort to stigmatize marijuana users…and, these people really need a social media policy… so don’t feel badly if ... read full story
21 February 2012
In the 21st century, Girl Scouts from all over the world can get together in the virtual realm to do good and learn skills for success. Here's how CEO Ana Maria Chavez is helping organize new digital troops. When Ana Maria Chavez was a 10-year-old growing... read full story
17 February 2012
Marketers may be good at building their own list of contacts on LinkedIn, but few seem to be making the most of their brands’ LinkedIn accounts, despite the network having 150 million members worldwide. Only about a quarter say they regularly update their... read full story
16 February 2012
A fracas emerges over the fact that not all daily Facebook users visit the company's website. Advertisers tell us why that's missing the point.A fracas erupted on Tuesday over the number of Facebook's actual daily average users. But it's one that shed lig... read full story
15 February 2012
Reflecting the global impact of social media – and its role as a catalyst in driving cultural, economic, political and social change in developed and emerging markets – Social Media Week is one of the world’s most unique global platforms, offering a serie... read full story