Why Facebook Is An Advertising Platform, Not A Social Network
For a very long time I’ve had a love-hate relationship with you. These days, my status with you is “complicated.” That’s because I wear two hats, I’m both a user and a social media strategist. When I first met you social media was in its infancy.

Pope: Social networks can spread faith
VATICAN CITY, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XIV says Catholics to go forth on social networks and spread the church's messages of faith online. The pope, who now has his own Twitter account, is calling on Catholics to avail themselves of social-networking

Myspace, Digg, Google+, Diaspora And Ping – 10 Social Networks That Failed [INFOGRAPHIC]
Social media has been nothing short of a phenomenon, with the success of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter inspiring people and corporations to go on to do great things. But it’s not all gravy. Indeed, the major success stories, on both an

Friends and fundraising: How to tap social networks
Of course, the 44-year-old social media consultant from Newton, Massachusetts, derives intrinsic joy from riding his Specialized Allez Sport. But, having lost relatives to cancer over the past couple of years, including his father, he's keen for his

Google+ moves up to second place in social networks
Last year, many people dismissed Google's Google+ social network as a "virtual ghost town." That was then. This is now. According to GlobalWebIndex, Google+, with 343-million active users, has become the second largest social network globally. As Vic