Social finance: the money's there but the entrepreneurs are not
The scarcity of social entrepreneurs at the conferences mirrors the increasingly obvious problem of this nascent market, there are hardly any investees lining up for the loans and equity on offer. A well-known social investing network has spent years

Social network Path brings 'Peanuts' gang to virtual stickers
SAN FRANCISCO -- Good grief, Charlie Brown! The "Peanuts" character and his pals are joining the social network Path. The San Francisco start-up has struck its first brand partnership with the "Peanuts" gang, still one of the most powerful

Twitter's top trumps: are you the Lady Gaga of social enterprise?
Ever wondered how influential you are in the world of social enterprise? Find out whether you've made our list of the top 50 most connected tweeters Lady Gaga probably tweeting. Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features Of all the pieces of advice I

The Social Network Most Recruiters Use
"Social media helps recruiters reach a much larger pool of talent than they would through traditional means. In 2012, when we issued our first social recruiting activity report, it was mainly tech-savvy early adopters using Bullhorn Reach. Now it’s

Alibaba pushes into social networking with Weibo investment
(Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group acquired an 18 percent stake in web portal Sina Corp's microblogging service Weibo in its first big move into selling advertising on China's highly competitive social networks. Sina's U.S.-listed