Currently, there are many third-party applications out there that provide analytics to allow you to check out how influential a Twitter handle is, namely TweetGrade, Twitalyzer andTweetStats. Expected to launch by the end of 2010, Twitter will also provide users real-time analytics and data so users can find out which of their tweets are most successful, which tweets caused people to unfollow them, and who are their most influential re-tweeters.

It is freaky to have a stranger add you on Foursquare.

Freakier when you see the 100+ friends he has, only to find out there are only females in the list. And there is an obvious pattern, their profile picture is a self portrait and they also have a list of guys they probably do not know why they added them but still accepted the request anyway.

Flowtown has released another infographic based on research by Michael Steltzer, founder of SocialMediaExaminer that gives us a good overview of how businesses are latching onto the marketing opportunity presented by the growth of social media.

The rate of eBooks adoption is rapid since the launch of Amazon’s eReader in 2007. Why so? There are many advantages presented: eBooks are cheaper and cost nothing to produce, lesser trees need to be cut down, purchased and downloaded instantaneously, do not collect dust, and have the ability of being interactive.

The Law of Attraction by Michael J Losier This was the first book I read that exposed me to LOA. I know ‘The Secret’ is supposed to be the bestseller for such books, but this first book is informative; filled with exercises and questions, not only motivates but also provides applications to be practised in daily routines. I really can’t explain how enlightened I have after reading this – but let’s just say the bottom [...]