Egypt Internet, social media users find some relief, Cairo blogger says - Los Angeles Times
Cairo-based Egyptian blogger and journalist Wael Abbas tweeted Saturday that some social media users had been able to access the Internet  in the capital city on the fifth day of growing unrest there. Abbas confirmed on his Twitter feed that cellphones

LinkedIn Share Sale May Be First in Wave of Social Media IPOs - Bloomberg
LinkedIn Corp.’s plan to raise as much as $175 million in an initial public offering may be the first in a wave of share sales for U.S. social-networking companies. The largest professional-networking site plans an IPO after turning a profit in the first

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Employers wrestle with social-media policies - Columbus Dispatch
Scott Austin makes a living arguing lawsuits over online-privacy matters. He understands why his former law firm has a strict policy forbidding social networking in the workplace. But Austin saw firsthand the dilemma a business faces when young associates

Korky Vann: Social-Media Buying Sites Target Hartford Area - Hartford Courant
When it comes to social-buying sites, everyone is familiar with Groupon . But new groups are popping up as fast as tag-sale signs in the spring. For many, Hartford is a target market. Some websites specialize in local offers, some are regionally focused

Social Media Agency Umpf Creates Lucrative Foursquare Check In The GBP1,000 (US$1,500) Foursquare - CNBC
LEEDS, England, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Following the appointment of two new staff and to celebrate its move into larger riverside premises, UK-based PR and social media agency Umpf has created a unique campaign - the UK's most lucrative

Rash Report: Social media as a tool for social unrest - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Like so many Tunisians, Mohamed Bouazizi couldn't find a job. Desperate to scrape by, he took to the streets to sell fruits and vegetables. But soon, in the kind of soul-crushing repression that typified Tunisia's government, police confiscated his produce

Social Media More Than a Community '" What is Next? - Associated Content
Social media is the new buzz word on the internet. More and more companies, NGO's and government departments start to understand that their customers are connected through social media platforms world wide, either through personal computer or handheld

Retail Brands Investigate Social Shopping Trends at Social Media World Forum Europe 2011 - CNBC
LONDON, Jan 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) recorded a record online spend of GBP 6.8 billion, equivalent to an average spend of GBP 111 for every person in the UK, in December 2010. This hasn't happened over night

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