50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Is social media creating a generation of cowards? October 10, 2010 I’ve been asked about my perspective on Malcom Gladwell’s article, “ Small change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted.&# Social media and leadership. The end of human social skills? Sales 2.0 Enterprise 2.0. MORE >>

BNET Business Network: BNET. Social Sciences. Categories: Computers & Internet , Social Sciences. He wonders whether the number six is a basic constant for social interactions. ‘Do we have a natural harmonic for social communication?’ This research work has been published by Microsoft under the name “Worldwide Buzz: Planetary-Scale Views on an Instant-Messaging Network.&# billion undirected edges, creating the largest social network constructed and analyzed to date. Networking. Social Networks. MORE >>

In "The 4 C's of Social Media," I noted that coming up with a concise definition of social media , like defining "art," is challenging. Another is to look at the different types of websites and tools that comprise the social media landscape. They aren't intended to be comprehensive, but rather to identify the high points in the social media topography. Social Networking Sites where you can post your profile, promote links to your company site / blog / etc., Knol may lack Wikipedia's cachet, but it's a much friendlier place. Social Tagging MORE >>

Social media is a bit like art—most of us are pretty sure we know what it is, but articulating a common definition can be challenging. There are many definitions of social media floating about of course, they just aren't consistent. Social media "are primarily Internet- and mobile-based tools for sharing and discussing information" according to Wikipedia. It is "the use of technology combined with social interaction to create or co-create value" according to John Jantsch , a "shift in how people discover, read, and share news and information and content.a MORE >>

The emergence of social media changed all that of course, so now that person can vent online to, essentially, the entire world. And search engines love social media, which helps expose that rant to anyone searching for the company's name. These individuals are often the "face" of their organizations; as they get quoted in press releases and news articles, pen bylined articles, speak at conferences, and talk to industry influencers and prospective customers, their names can become almost as well known as their brands. Consider writing a Wikipedia page about yourself. MORE >>