Wow, did we see this one coming? The Internet research marketing company, comScore, announced their data for the most visited websites and Pinterest attracted approximately 25.3 million visitors while breaking through to join the top 49 in ranks this past September, continuing on in this online social media marketing frenzy. According to Maxymiser.com , Pinterest has a higher referral traffic than Twitter, although number one in the ranks is the very well known social media company , Facebook. Chelsea Janke, Social Media and Client Services at C.E.L. Why Pinterest? MORE >>

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is at it again, by recently releasing its first two rulings on employer social media policies. In 2010 the NLRB’s administrative law judges issued several findings that employers’ social media policies were violating their employees’ right to engage in “protected concerted activity” as protected by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. The Board has issued three (3) reports providing guidance on social media policies. The Acting General Counsel issued a third report in May 2012 which includes a sample policy. 106 ). Karl Knauz Motors, Inc. 164 ). MORE >>

Home > Gadgets Mastercard has launched their next generation interactive credit card with LCD screen and touch keypad. Mastercard has launched the credit card in collaboration with   Standard Chartered Bank Singapore and claims to be Singapore’s first interactive payment card, or security token card, that features the next generation  MasterCard’s Display Card technology. Mastercard Display Card. How many times have you been asked for the One Time Password ( OTP ) when using online banking and online payment portals? Related articles. MetaCard Virtual L$ Credit Card for Second Life. MORE >>

Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Eric Ries’ book “The Lean Startup”. Eric believes that entrepreneurship is a science not an art. His book is an eye-opening review of how the scientific method, hypothesis and experimentation, can methodically build a successful business from scratch. Eric also asserts that most successful start-ups rarely succeed with their first idea. It seems that business success is largely an exercise in rapid evolution not dogged devotion to a single founding idea. Your First Idea is Probably Your Worst Idea. It failed. changed direction. This didn’t work either. MORE >>

It is easy to rationalize events after the fact but unlikely to do so before the event. Everything having to do with all things social is currently being rationalized in hindsight rather than foresight. Social technology continues to dominate conversations online and off. Most of the conversations are about past events with a few projecting further events created by the dynamics. Experts explain the new dynamics and related events on a daily basis. The Social Black Swan Event. Much has happened since the internet was born and more continues to happen every day. MORE >>