Manu Ginobili vs. Zappos.com

I was checking out my Facebook news feed today at lunch, and noticed two very different levels of reaction to status updates from two of the pages I am fans of.  One of the pages belongs to San Antonio Spurs basketball hero Manu Ginobili and the other is for online retailer Zappos.com. ...

Does Facebook Drive as much Traffic as Twitter?

I participated in a panel discussion put on by NextGenWeb last week on building communities online.  Over the course of the discussion, I mentioned that on the sites I manage Twitter generally drives more traffic than Facebook.  Adam Conner from Facebook was also on the panel, and quickly rattled off a few sites for which Facebook is a significant traffic referrer as a way of countering my argument. ...

Facebook’s Challenges in Going Global

While Facebook dominates U.S. social networking, similar international platforms are keeping a global monopoly on virtual social life out of reach for the California-based company.

Last year, Facebook sued German social network StudiVZ for violating copyright laws, mimicking its logo, features and service, according to German website, The Local....

Social Media and the Pickens Plan Virtual March

We have been writing a lot of self promotional blog posts about our work on the Pickens Plan web program lately.  I am going to write one more and then I promise to move on to other topics.  🙂

The last three days, the Pickens Plan has been holding a virtual march on Washington in support of the elements of the Plan. ...

Financial Expert: Use Facebook when Job Hunting

This morning when I was getting ready for work, I had the Today show on.  During the show they did a segment on dealing with the current tough economic climate.  

I was struck by one of the tips that Jean Chatzy, a financial guru, gave.  When it comes to job hunting,...