Social network for blood donation Socialblood raises funds from Rajan Anandan, Harvard Angels, others
has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Rajan Anandan (MD, Google India), Karthik Reddy (Blume Ventures), and Ramesh Kumar Shah and Ravi Gururaj of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels. Details, including where the funds will be

West lags developing nations in using social networks for business
It will come as no surprise that the business use of social networks correlates with age: the younger you are, the more likely you are to think they're a good idea. What's less obvious is that the countries making most productive use of social

Social networking: Your key to easy credit?
community relations manager for Meriwest Credit Union in San Jose, Calif. Meriwest only assesses credit report and application data to make lending decisions. "[Social media] is a great way to keep up with what my 10-year-old nephew is up to, but it doesn

Social Networks: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to Relationships
Relationships can be challenging, but social networks make connecting with the special people in your life a little bit easier. Connecting and tweeting, Instagramming and poking. In this comic, illustrator and comedian Teddy Hose breaks down the

When One Social Network Is Enough
This is the power that comes with having an active user base of more than his primary source of social networking, started feeling the stress and anxiety of managing multiple social presences when he joined App.net in August 2012.

Microsoft: Social networking is underestimated in the workplace
According to a new survey conducted by research firm Ipsos for Microsoft, many employers are at odds with their employees when it comes to social networking. The global survey, among 9,908 information workers in 32 countries, found that while 46

Dish Network dishes out social app for its subscribers
Dish subscribers can now combine a bit of social networking with their TV viewing. Available starting Wednesday, Social is the name of a new app for Dish's Hopper Whole-Home DVR that lets people watch a show and follow relevant posts or comment

Social Tools at Work: Distraction or Productivity Booster?
According to new research from Microsoft, a growing number of people are turning to social tools at work to increase productivity For a closer look at social tools in the workplace, check out Redmond's infographic below.

Social networks face free-speech tests
In the US Supreme Court’s 1964 landmark ruling on obscenity, Justice Potter Stewart famously refused to define pornography. “But I know it when I see it,” he wrote. Half a century later, social media networks are the new arbiter of what is offensive

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