Today’s Social Media news August 9, 2011

Telling the London riot story on social media – CBC.ca Telegraph.co.uk Telling the London riot story on social mediaCBC.ca(Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press) Like any breaking news story in the last few years, the latest developments on the riots in London are appearing on social media first, with first-hand accounts, media and analysis spreading at incredible speed. [...]

Today’s Social Media news August 8, 2011

STUDY: Overindulgence In Facebook Harms Students – AllFacebook Los Angeles Times STUDY: Overindulgence In Facebook Harms StudentsAllFacebookFor every study we see that says social media helps students, another one says it harms them. A new set of results indicates that overuse of the technology poses distractions, but Facebook can be healthy when used in moderation. [...]

Today’s Social Media news August 7, 2011

Don’t Seduce and Abandon — #4 out of The 10 “Don’ts” of Corporate Social Media – Forbes (blog) Don't Seduce and Abandon — #4 out of The 10 “Don'ts” of Corporate Social MediaForbes (blog)By Davia Temin and Ian Anderson Seducing and abandoning is never good form, be it in real life, or on social media. [...]

Today’s Social Media news August 6, 2011

This Week in Social Media: July 31-Aug. 6 – Patch.com This Week in Social Media: July 31-Aug. 6Patch.comFacebook.com Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it's also just a great way to expand that sense of community that [...]

Today’s Social Media news August 5, 2011

The need for anonymity in a digital age – ExtremeTech Daily Mail The need for anonymity in a digital ageExtremeTechLast week, while speaking at a panel on social media, Facebook's director of marketing, Randi Zuckerberg, poured digital napalm over the ongoing debate concerning online anonymity. “I think anonymity on the …Mark Zuckerberg's Sister Leaving FacebookBig [...]