You may or may not have heard, but there is a new social media site called Pinterest. Unlike other social media sites where the main focus is to build a profile, with Pinterest, the emphasis is on “pinning” pictures that interest you to your various pin boards (hence the name Pinterest). From there, you can vote up pinned pictures, or make comments. – Have I “Liked”, or commented on other media shared on Pinterest that is not my own? Social Bookmarking Social MediaPictures of Me, Things I Love, etc.). You can also pin videos as well. MORE >>

We’re here with Ryan Deal, founder of the new social news site, Clckd. So Ryan, most people that will be reading this will probably be thinking something like “oh great, here’s another social site for me to keep up with. People use these social sites in so many different ways. Well if you look at the site, you’ll see some familiar ones, the ability to vote on content, commenting on submissions, etc. Social Media Clckd Ryan Deal social bookmarking social newsThanks for taking the time to speak with us, Ryan. Web 2.0 MORE >>

PageRank 5, Alexa rank about 15K and constantly dropping (in case you are not familiar with how Alexa rank works, the lower the number, the better), a wealth of comments on every post. Besides her numerous guest posts all around the blogosphere, several prestigious awards like Finalists: Top 10 Social Media Blogs 2011 , and being an all around nice gal, Kristi is always about GIVING to her readers. Let’s face it: most commentators on any blog appreciate a high-quality backlink or two – after all, link building is still the cornerstone of top Google rankings. MORE >>

Community managers made it a point to emphasize the value of sharing, whether through blogs, forum posts or just bookmarks. The manager uploaded a video of BASF pigments and quickly got 35 likes and four positive comments. corporate social bookmarking Social Media social networks BASF CheeChin Liew collaboration communities lotusphere ls12When building a collaborative workplace, a “build it and they will come” attitude is a recipe for disappointment. The start with knowing what you want to accomplish. Speak in terms that make business sense. MORE >>

SOCIAL MEDIA & LEARNING. SOCIAL LEARNING. Social Media and Learning. Part 1: Social bookmarking, social file-sharing and social networking. Jane Hart is a Social. understand how new social media tools can be used for learning and. Here she looks at how new social media tools can. is defined by social media tools, which. support social interactions and connections with people, as well as. as well as Social Learning. am going to focus on the use of social bookmarking, social file. MORE >>