social media

While the social media landscape often changes quickly, it’s pretty clear that networking on those sites is going to be a big part of our lives for a long time—both personally and professionally.

A judge didn’t throw the book at one upstate New York mom as much as he threw the Facebook at her.

Given the proliferation of social media over the last four years, 2012 should be the social media election.

These days, just about everybody is on some form of social media. However, that doesn’t mean they want to share their information with everybody. According to a Pew Research Center survey of 2,267 adults, 58 percent of social media users set their profile to private.

A new exclusive social media experience called WhoSay.com is drawing the attention of stars like Tom Hanks, Sarah Silverman and Lindsay Lohan away from Facebook and Twitter. While many celebrities regularly use basic social media sites, they come with a risk. Stars don’t have copyright protection over what they post and could lose possible revenue derived from their writing, photos and videos. Re

Shakespeare once wrote, “All that glitters is not gold,” and when it comes to young job seekers, he was spot-on. Cisco’s recent survey of 2,800 college students and recently employed graduates found that while a competitive salary is important, many respondents said a company’s social media policy matters even more. In fact, 56 percent overall said they wouldn’t work for a company that bans social

A study by technology research firm Gartner, which recently surveyed 6,295 people between the ages of 13 and 74, reveals almost a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter less than when they first signed up for the services, with many saying the services simply aren’t that much fun anymore. “The trend shows some social media fatigue among early adopters,