Does Facebook's newsfeed patent threaten social media?
Facebook has been awarded a patent for "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network."
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Features about social media
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Social media ban: should companies join the Marines?
It's always hard to argue with the U.S. Marines. Social networks do pose a security risk, but should business let the Marines lead the way? Does banning Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, et al, make sense outside the military?
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Social media takes to the streets
Welcome to the era of SoMo.
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Digg users can now vote on both ads and news
Social news site Digg is introducing an advertisement platform that will allow its users to vote advertisements up and down as they now do with news stories.
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Beware the social media charlatans
Lately it seems I can't go anywhere without running into a gaggle of social media consultants bloviating about the wonders of social network marketing. Sure, you've seen 'em, too. Slick shake-and-bake "experts" promising to help you leverage the power of Twitter and Facebook to raise your profile and, inexplicably, boost your profits. But scratch the surface on most of these claims and they instantly crumble. Meanwhile, it seems the only people making any money in social media are the consultants themselves.
