If you are a new reader, below is a good sampling of the kinds of posts we publish. The most popular social network on this site, based on this list, is Facebook, followed by Twitter, then LinkedIn. That is because more B2B marketers are trying to understand how to use Facebook in their social media plans. Ways for B2B Companies to Engage on Facebook. 75 of the Best B2B Facebook Marketing Tips. B2B Facebook Landing Pages. Updated] 10 Examples of B2B Facebook Fan Pages. You have probably read and retweeted them. MORE >>

Did it even indicate that they use it in the buying process, or that they just have a Facebook account? Were respondents recruited through social media or is it a representative sample? Question Networks and Publishers. 'Question everything you hear, see or read. Yes, everything. Everyone has a bias. Everyone applies their own spin. Everyone has something to sell. The only thing you can rely on is your own understanding and knowledge, developed through your own investigation and experience. Question Research. Just how was social media defined? Question it. They don’t. MORE >>

Things are changing as quickly in the publishing world as they are at your local phone store. The old model of an author writing a book and then handing it over to an agent and then publisher to do all the marketing are long gone. Which means that if you publish a book (e-book or hardcopy) you’ll need to be smart about how you get the word out to your audience. Not only did she want to see a 50 page sample, but she also wanted to see my proposal. The publishing world is on its head right now, literally not knowing what is up or down. She was interested. MORE >>

MySpace and Facebook sign real-time search deals with Google. Facebook Pushes People to Go Public. Time spent on Facebook by 18-24 year olds declines. Facebook is awarded $711 million in damages from Sanford Wallace, the notorious "Spam King".  Microsoft announces Looking Glass to let marketers look into a real-time social stream aggregating feeds from Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Flickr, and will connect with CRM’s and more. Facebook introduces @Mentions in Status Updates. Facebook announces real-time search. Facebook beats Myspace traffic. MORE >>

Shane Snow is a New York-based tech journalist and co-founder of  Contently.com , a marketplace for brand publishers and journalists. The beauty sample delivery service – and its blog – exploded in popularity. Today, to keep up with its readers’ appetite for content, Birchbox employs multiple editors and publishes half a dozen posts a day, along with an online magazine. At last count, the company had 44,000 Facebook Likes, 14,000 Twitter followers, and 9,400 Youtube subscribers. Editors Note) We publish seven days a week and we sometimes offend with our bluntness. MORE >>