Moderated by Beth Fischer, market research advisor from The TCI Group , panelists include: Mark Palony, marketing manager of SAP Solutions at SoftBrands Jared Roy, president of Risdall Integration Group Tom Pick, author of WebMarketCentral.com and marketing executive at KC Associates, LLC “We’ve all heard about business-to-consumer companies joining Facebook, Twitter and blogs to generate consumer business and brand loyalty but there is little discussion about how the same strategies can be applied for B2B companies,” said Chris Schermer, president of BMA-Minnesota. Louis Park, Minn. MORE >>

Facebook Lets Users Open Up Profiles by MediaPost Online Media Daily Mark Walsh helpfully outlines the recent changes Facebook has made to its privacy settings, though noting that " profiles opened to everyone, however, will still not turn up in searches on Google or other outside search engines. by HubSpot Rick Burnes notes that without a strong content strategy to back up social media efforts, marketers risk the "all hat, no cattle" syndrome: lots of attention on Twitter and Facebook, but no compelling content to back it up and turn the curious into the converted. MORE >>

And in a third piece from the same publication, Twitter now a business 'must-have, ' Madhuri Shekar quotes a MarketingProfs survey showing that "84 percent of respondents (most of whom represent small businesses) claim that their company's Twitter usage will increase and 46 percent say it will increase by a 'significant' margin" in the coming year, and quotes the conclusion of Ann Handley, chief content officer for MarketingProfs, "Much like Facebook, Twitter is now moving into the business mainstream." What are the four stages of Twitter enlightenment? What’s a Retweet? Social Tagging MORE >>

While most of the sites on the list are hardly surprising (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), there are a few unexpected results, like Tagged at #6 and Yuku at #16. While most marketers have now embraced social media for monitoring and participating in brand conversations, questions still abound. Sure, online video is hot, but how you optimize video assets? How are b2b buyers actually using social media in their research and buying decisions? What's the best method for approaching social media marketing? Which sites are most important to participate in? Social Tagging MORE >>

MediaPost recently reported that Facebook is cracking down on ad networks that display misleading advertising or promote scam offers through its site. Facebook can even get a person killed. Facebook can also be used by a crime victim to track down an assailant , and it kept this teen out of jail. It isn't just HR professionals, however, who may be monitoring your tweets or other social media use however; Facebook cost this woman her insurance benefits. Is Big Brother watching you? The reality is far different story, paranoia about the Patriot Act notwithstanding. MORE >>