Watch out, LinkedIn: Facebook is gaining on you

Watch out, LinkedIn: Facebook is gaining on you

By Social Editors • on September 12, 2009

CNN Money, By Jessica Shambora — When it comes to finding a new job, they say it’s all about who you know. With the rise of online social networks that has never been truer. Today, 42% of adults in the U.S. with Internet access maintain a profile on a social networking site, up from 20% in 2007, according to Forrester Research. And in an economy

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The Financial Benefits of Facebook

The Financial Benefits of Facebook

By Social Editors • on August 9, 2009

SavingAdvice — Are you a Facebook user? If not, why not? I would like to think that everyone already has some familiarity with Facebook. Nevertheless, for the three of four readers who have not yet encountered Facebook, it is a social networking site that enjoys more monthly visitors than any of

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Cyber Attacks on Social Networking Sites Aimed At a Single User!

Cyber Attacks on Social Networking Sites Aimed At a Single User!

By Social Editors • on August 9, 2009

AfterDawn — According to Internet security company F-Secure, the cyberattacks that disrupted service at Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal on Thursday were targeted at just a single blogger. The attacks appear to be politically motivated, as the targeted user, “Cyxymu”, is a pro-Georgian

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How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Business

How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Business

By Social Editors • on August 7, 2009

Business Week — Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn—all these can help you build a community of customers as well as introduce you to vendors and sales prospects. Your aim should be turning customers, who may stop by any convenient spot for a morning coffee, into fans who will drive past other bakeries

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Social Media Smackdown: WSJ vs. LinkedIn

Social Media Smackdown: WSJ vs. LinkedIn

By Social Editors • on August 1, 2009

Social Media Smackdown: WSJ vs. LinkedIn Examiner’s Cheryl Phillips — It’s not likely to be a smackdown that is worth watching. However, The Wall Street Journal’s alleged attempt to compete with LinkedIn as a professional social network is a little bit like asking me to become

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