Social networking has become an integral part of our lives and we cannot resist staying away from Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn etc. As the social networking sites grew enormously in popularity a huge number of small and big businesses, celebrities, nonprofit organizations and government departments have got engaged into activities on these portals. According to a recent survey, American people spend more than 22% of their time in using social networking websites. Find out what exactly you want to do at a social network and you won’t waste time ever! MORE >>

Social Media Monetization is becoming THE hot issue in online community chatter. Social Ads are driving down the price of regular online ads: A recent analysis by ComScore shows social networks, primarily Facebook and MySpace, have over the last year drawn an average CPM of only 56 cents, compared to the $2.43 Looking more closely, the ComScore data show that the average pricing for online ads exclusive of social-networking sites, namely Facebook and MySpace, would be much higher, about $2.99 Twitter: Reputation Management in Social Networks (20). MORE >>

long before the Internet, there were conversation stations.  Be it the busy marketplace bazaar or the quietude of a cave drawing, since chalk on a rock and smoke in a stack, we've had conversation stations. And while our current age seems to favor the semantic web and social networks as its tools of choice, there will be changes in tools, but similarities in other elements. For the past several years, this site has been dedicated to teaching others how to use the toolset of social and self publishing to further their relationships and their message. MORE >>

And within these categories, the gap between the two social networks is quite large. 67% of of Pinterest users visit the site to keep up with the latest trends; only 22% of Facebook users visit the social networking giant to do the same.  . A similar gap exists between those visiting the social networking platforms looking for special offers from retailers or brands: 39% of Pinterest users do so vs. 26% of Facebook users. Social Media Statistics Bizrate Insights conversion Pinterest social networking statistics MORE >>

Shea recollected that conversation. recounted Shea’s story last week during a telephone conversation with Boston Globe reporter Beth Teitell, who was researching angles about the rise in location-based social networking sites. Tags: Social Networking Foursquare networking Shea Sylvia , a Kansas City web geek and early adopter of shiny new internet tools, wrote on her blog in July 2010 that she was creeped out while eating at a restaurant with friends — when the hostess came over and told her she had a phone call. Hello?”. Hey Shea. MORE >>