Today, MySpace can be grouped under this category. Classmates.com and MySpace are two social networks in their decline stage. For business promotion with social media, the growth and maturity stages would be ideal for business promotion with social media, and it could be argued that it is better for companies to adopt earlier in the introduction phase for enhanced visibility and overall socially savviness. think most of us agree that MySpace is dead. Launched in 2003, MySpace concentrated on the music niche. With hype and buzz, MySpace started to grow. MORE >>

MySpace has been freeing up some “space” with plans of firing 47% of its staff , this seems like a clear sign of its final stages towards its demise. MySpace’s current owner NewsCorp, may be looking to sell this sinking social network this coming June, first sign of this is firing 500 of its employees for a reconstruction by entering with local partnerships in the UK, Germany and Australia to manage advertising and content. After the full reconstruction takes place, the once known MySpace will be up for grabs to private equity firms and possibly Yahoo Inc. MORE >>

However, my purpose in writing this piece is not to analyze statistics, but rather to point out how to companies can minimize the risks of unauthorized use of social media in the workplace. was shocked to learn that only 20% of companies worldwide have implemented a social media policy. While a company’s social media policy must be tailored to its specific workplace, there also are many common elements that should be included in any social media policy. We see a daily increase of social media in the workplace as well. Purpose. Set out the purpose of the policy. MORE >>

The Steve Rubel Stream Edit Delete Autopost 30 Sep 2009 The Next Great Media Company Wont Have a Web Site Lately I have noticed that many of the people, blogs, news services and more that I want to track are right inside Facebook. Conceivably the next great media company will be all spokes and no hub. Each of these may interconnect too so that a media companys community on Facebook can talk to the same on Twitter. In some ways this is a return to the old days of AOL where media companies rushed to develop a presence. have even filed them under a list called "feeds." MORE >>

Sure, that catalog may sit there for months and months, but one day when you are ready to purchase something that the company sells, that catalog will probably be in the front of your mind and lead you to hopping on the company’s website or going into their stores to do your shopping. Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, and many other networks allow you to have more than one email address associated with your account, so if you have a few different email addresses that others may have in their online contacts lists, make sure they are all linked to your social media accounts. MORE >>