Social media point to fewer people canceling Memorial Day travel - Los Angeles Times
An IBM analysis, relying on an unusual surveying method, has concluded that fewer Americans are canceling their travel plans this Memorial Day weekend. Instead of taking a survey of a select group of people, IBM Research and IBM Global Business Services

Embracing the use of social media - Canada East
New Brunswickers are among the most "prolific" users of Facebook in Canada. But many of the province's businesses are lagging in their embrace of the world's most popular social network, as well as other social media sites such as Twitter and LinkedIn

Survey of Small Business Owners Shows Widespread Adoption of Social Media; Facebook as a Favorite Business Tool; Significant Use Across Age Groups - Consumer Electronics Net
In a survey recently conducted by Webs, the popular, do-it-yourself solution for website creation, more than 77% of small business owners said they plan to spend more of their marketing budget on social media in 2011 than they did in 2010. This figure