Microsoft, Yammer Deal Turns Enterprise Social Media Partners Into Rivals
Enterprise social media partners who saw Microsoft as a natural ally and partner in their efforts to get their services running inside corporate offices must reassess their positions now that Microsoft is acquiring Yammer, says Rob Koplowitz, a Forrester

Walesa: Wish we had social media for Solidarity
WARSAW, Poland — Lech Walesa says he wishes he had social media back when he founded the Solidarity union movement in 1980, then he wouldn't have had to keep meeting with opposition colleagues in sports stadiums. The 68-year-old former Polish

Why You Can’t Escape Social Media Marketing Any More
As the business of social media continues to grow, social media tools - and the marketers who use them - are expanding their reach into nearly every social media network they can find. Thursday, HootSuite, one of the better-known social media

Poland’s Lech Walesa wishes social media existed when he was leading Solidarity in 1980s
WARSAW, Poland — Lech Walesa says he wishes he had social media back when he founded the Solidarity union movement in 1980, then he wouldn’t have had to keep meeting with opposition colleagues in sports stadiums. The 68-year-old former

What Is the State of Social Media in Europe?
Social media’s ever-growing presence can be seen across the world. Last week we hosted Google+ Hangouts to discuss the state of social media in both Asia and Latin America. Now we’re turning to Europe. Europeans are becoming more socially

California bill on social media privacy moves forward
California has inched forward in its efforts to protect your passwords for Facebook and other social networking sites from prying colleges and companies. One of a pair of bills making their way through committees in the state Legislature was