'If you are breaking into the online marketing world—whether you are a business owner, a freelancer, or entrepreneur trying to establish your brand—you’ve undoubtedly discovered (or are starting to discover) the world of Social Media and its importance in reaching your intended audience. But there’s something you missed, dear Social Media Adventurer: Google+. Yes, I said it: Google+, the young social media platform (turns two years old this summer) that anyone with a Gmail account automatically has, but few people actually utilize. Is it a Facebook copycat? MORE >>

It will only mirror its plot line real life story of the #1 of social networks, Facebook. The Social Network” may or may not reveal the truth about Zuckerberg and how he turned himself into a billionaire, but that will not stop us from going and seeing this movie. Prior to watching “The Social Network” movie, here are some interesting facts to get you into the social experience of Facebook: Although Zuckerberg is a billionaire, he still rents a house with his girlfriend. Zuckerberg is anti-social, ironic huh? He writes them all down. MORE >>

Tracking the effect of social media can be a challenge, particularly in regards to attributing conversion rates and sales in areas such as eCommerce. study just released by Adobe puts social as the source of 2% of traffic to U.S Back in 2004, a film named Fröken Sverige was released, starring Alexandra Dahlströhm. He’s a great example of someone who I would have never probably met if not for social media, and whose tastes  are generally not too far from my own – and when they are, there’s normally still things of interest in there. Buffer. MORE >>

The trio of the the “Winklevii&# (nickname given to the twins by Zuckerberg, according to The Social Network movie) and Narendra  filed suit in 2004 against Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook Facebook Lawsuit Cameron Winklevoss Chief Judge Alex Kozinski Facebook lawsuit ivya Narendra Judge Alex Kozinski The Social Network Tyler Winklevoss Winklevii winklevoss case Winklevoss facebookThe Monday April 11, 2011 ruling from Judge Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the U.S. The trio alleged that Zuckerberg had stolen the idea for Facebook from them. MORE >>

Brill was a longtime product manager for IBM’s Social Business products, where he fought an uphill and often public battle against Microsoft. The fact that he did get away with it is one of the sub themes of Opting In , Brill’s new book about social product management. Product managers are the ones who ultimately take the credit or blame for a product’s performance in the marketplace, and Brill sees social media as their ally at almost every level. Social media is about more than business, he emphasizes. Telling Stories. Ed Brill. Opening Up. MORE >>