I got two requests from people whom I do not know, claiming to be people that I’ve worked with (when it never happened).  We have never met, so obviously we haven’t done business before. You may be saying, “It’s a social networking site, come on. The point is to meet people and broaden your network,” but I’m receiving this request from someone who probably added a ton of other guys. What’s the value in adding [...]

Authored by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D and W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D, The Narcissism Epidemic provides a fun insight on how the Generation Ys in the Unites States are increasingly becoming narcissistic.

The Sims Social is now the fastest growing game on Facebook, surpassing Farmville; according to Mashable. I’ve always been a big fan of The Sims – in fact when it launched The Sims 3 in June 2009 I upgraded my laptop so  I could satisfy the specifications required for gameplay.  When the Facebook app Sims Social first launched its open beta about two weeks ago, I only had 3 friends playing it. I decided I’d [...]

Finally, I’m glad that to announce that new research from ExactTarget has burst the bubble of the notion that technology alienates people with their freshly-baked statistics.

It is proven there is a co-relation between increased social media usage and increased offline interaction – as users increase their Facebook and Twitter usage, they also tend to increase their social, in-person interactions.

A recent survey at Ratepoint reveals small businesses are uncertain about using social media usage. Although 36 percent of small businesses agree their customers spend time on social networking sites, 27 percent are undecided and 20 percent disagreed that their customers were spending time on social networks.