No Shortage of Social Media for the Royal Wedding - New York Times Blogs
Don’t want to watch the royal wedding alone in the predawn darkness? Not to worry. The major television and cable networks invite you to join them in the conversation about the dress, the flowers, the first kiss. All you need is your computer, tablet or

Social Media Involvement Greater in China than U.S. - WebProNews
Due to the large population discrepancy, it probably won’t surprise anyone that China has more broadband users that the United States.  What might surprise you is just how much more active the Chinese are online, especially when it comes to engagement

Why Friendster Died: Social Media Isn't a Game - PC Magazine
Ever since the news broke that social-network prototype Friendster will, for all intents and purposes, end its sad existence on May 31, many have speculated as to why it ultimately failed. CNET's Caroline McCarthy flails around for more than 800 words on

Study: Social Media Outreach to Hispanics is Lacking - Mediabistro.com
TeleNoticias and Latino Wire released their Hispanic Social Media Survey results, showing that despite the increased Hispanic population in the U.S., social media programs targeting this market are lagging behind.  And we don’t mean by a small fraction

Social Media Brings a New Wave of Threats, Part 2 - Forbes (blog)
The next wave of spam is now making its way into social networks. One example of this type of threat is the Koobface malware, distributed through social networks such as Facebook. Koobface tricked users into downloading the malware, which then spread via

Study: Social Media Most Active When Users Aren't - CMSWire
Many different elements can influence a social media strategy. Most of them rely on anecdotal evidence — often the result of trial-and-error initiatives. While there’s nothing wrong with using experimental outcomes to plan how to use social media to

For Millennials, Social Media Is Not All Fun and Games - Gigaom.com
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by FOMO…” If Allen Ginsberg was born 60 years later, it’s safe to say that Howl , the seminal poem he wrote in 1955 about the Beat Generation, may have been a bit different. He may have instead

Bloomberg LP’s Social Media Policy - Mediabistro.com
Poynter Ellie Behling of eMedia Vitals got a look at Bloomberg’s social media policy , and it reveals a company focused on using Twitter and the like as much as possible. Here’s a few of the seemingly obvious “personal conduct” guidelines presented