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

LinkedIn IPO May Be First in Wave for Social Media - BusinessWeek
Jan. 28 (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

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

Davos 2011: Edelman Says Goldman Sachs Aces Social Media - Forbes (blog)
I sat down with Richard Edelman, President and CEO of Edelman PR , at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Edelman is a gregarious guy who has a keen sense of understanding how companies can and should thrive in the social media space. He told me that almost

Social media curbs pose hurdle for U.S. - Washington Post
Egypt's decision to virtually shut down the nation's Internet access Friday marked an escalation in the growing battle between authoritarian governments and tech-savvy protesters, and posed a challenge to the Obama administration's policy of promoting

Ladies Networking Group of Hackettstown examines 'Social Media and Your Business' - NJ.com
HACKETTSTOWN — The Ladies Networking Group of Hackettstown will meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 at the Willow Café, Willow Grove Street, Hackettstown. Guest speaker Susana Fonticoba, president of the Morris Chapter of the NJ Association of Women Business

Obama turns to social media to sell State of the Union themes of job growth, budget cuts - Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that even government programs that work will face cuts as he looks for ways to bring down the nation's mounting deficits. During an hour-long live interview on YouTube , Obama did not detail

West Boca man strives to lose 300 pounds with the help of a blog and social media - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
"The one thing we always talk about is finishing the workout," he said. "And you can tell on Rob's face there are a lot of times when his body isn't doing what he wants it to do, but he keeps going." Ransel Salgado, a friend and co-worker, pointed to an

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