Facebook, Social Media News & Practices

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Older Online Users Taking Up Social Media Rapidly
• How is Twitter Utilized Going Into 2011?
• Blogging May Have Peaked
• TripAdvisor and Facebook Team Up To Offer Travel Advice

Social content aggregator site about.me has been picked up by AOL, just weeks after being unveiled to the public.

An early Christmas came to Facebook fans last week when a staff member accidentally leaked various product prototypes and works in progress. The entire platform went out of service for approximately an hour in response to the leak, but the damage had been done. Here's a look at what you can probably expect to see from the network:

You've undoubtedly heard the news: Facebook's 26-year-old co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, was named TIME magazine's Person of the Year 2010. Naturally the whole Web is freaking out, but let's take a look at why the choice makes sense. 

According to a recent Pew Internet study, only 8% of online Americans use Twitter, but they aren't all active users.

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Major Blog Network Hacked
• Customer Service Goes To Facebook Via UserVoice
• LinkedIn's Top Over-used Descriptive Terms
• Twitter's Growth in US Stalls

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Twitter Adds New Content Providers
• Beware Shortened Links on Twitter, Facebook
• Tumblr Explains Downtime
• Facebook Unveils new Profile Page Layout

Happy Monday and welcome to the rumor mill. Over the weekend, Skype (news, site) news suggested the popular VoIP service was gearing up to release some new Web-based products. Today we’ve additional details, including when you can probably expect them and integrations to look out for.

Everywhere we go, we see Facebook "likes." Everyone clicks on the "likes." The "like" then becomes a part of your social context. Marketeers can access more info about you than you ever imagined, including your favorite restaurants, music, shops. What a devious premise.

It's that time of year again, folks (how did we get to December so fast?). Predictions for the next few years are coming down the pipeline, and this week Gartner joined in on the fun with their outlook on IT. 

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Can Twitter Predict The X-Factor?
• Yammer Rakes in $25 Million in Funding
• Twitter Client HootSuite Reaches 1 Million Users
• BlackBerry's Mobile Web Usage Skyrockets

If it's not one thing, it's certainly another-- especially in Facebook's case. The social network giant just can't seem to win on the privacy front, having landed yet another patent lawsuit. This time the complaint is against -- get this -- Facebook having privacy controls in place. 

Recently, SmartBrief and Summus released the The State of Social Media for Business 2010. It provides a snapshot of how, why and what businesses are doing within the social media world.

As you may remember, Facebook integrated with Skype last month. The news was pretty exciting then, but things have gotten even more interesting with app developer Tal Ater's note of the “VideoChat” object in Facebook’s code.

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Facebook Accounts For 25% of Page Views in U.S.
• Startup Allows You To Track In-Person Twitter Interactions
• Yelp Gets Into the Check-in Offer Game
• Facebook Alternative Diaspora Goes Private Alpha