Online shoe company Zappos.com understands social media.  The company’s transparent and social culture is encouraged from the very top.  CEO Tony Heish embraces the power of Twitter and hundreds of employees have followed.  

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I think it is safe to say that there is at least one thing the majority of us find annoying about our social network(s).  You wish it could do X, or you want to change Y.  Well, Scott Spanbauer of PC World vents to us about 10 things he finds most annoying in this article, which was featured on the MSN.com homepage earlier this week.      Read more…

A private/niche/customized/specialized social network that I can create. Cool! Is this the next wave of “new” online?

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Per our conversation in class a few weeks ago regarding the proliferation of text language and the decline of formal writing, I direct you to this Boston Globe article published last week.  Our tchaz will appreciate us more after reading this!  Not gonna lie, it was actually a little difficult to read.  I had some trouble with “pnktu8n.”     Read more…

“…we can’t control the people.  It’s like trying to take the “p” out of swimming-pool.” 

The above statement was part of Charlene Li’s catchy introduction at the Microsoft Breakfast Series event this morning, which Carrie, Mark and I attended.  She is referring to the effect social media is having on businesses around the world.     Read more…

If you wanted to know the answer to this question, the simple solution is to pick up the phone and call your friend/spouse/sibling, right? Not any more. Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and, especially, Twitter are providing us with the answer without ever having to ask the question.

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