Eight Social Media Resolutions for 2011 - BusinessWeek
A few years back I wrote a column offering a dozen New Year's resolutions I wish advertisers would make. Given the season, and the suitability of the topic, I thought it might be time for a handful of resolutions dealing with social media. Below are eight

William Greider's critique of the traditional media's Social Security failure - DAILY KOS
Via digby , Nyhan Prize winner and political reporter William Greider discusses why the traditional media has failed so drastically on reporting Social Security with CJR's Trudy Lieberman. Trudy Lieberman: What are we to make of this consensus on fixes to

Let the Cincinnati Library help you become social media savvy in 2011 - Examiner
The Cincinnati Library offers a variety of courses on computer basics, including Internet search, spreadsheet and word processing applications. Additional classes review MP3s and MP3 players, portable documents, social media, web design for small

Social media helps catch pub thief - ksl.com
SALT LAKE CITY -- The owner of a Salt Lake City bar used social media to catch a thief. That thief took something that's legally necessary for the business to operate -- especially this New Year's. When you go to a bar, the bouncer has to scan your driver

Social Media Helps Bay Area Eateries Go IPO - msnbc.com
While social network startups such as Twitter still work to figure out ways to make money, restaurants may have the answer. Oakland's Awaken Cafe closed in September but now it is getting ready to reopen in a new location with a little help from friends