Having lived through the rise and fall of FriendFeed , the slow rise and then rapid quickening of Twitter , and the "not quite right for this world" debut and subsequent dismissal of Buzz , I practically feel like a grizzled old social networking veteran. As mentioned last week in my serious but slightly tongue in cheek guide to " giving good social ", you should both "Prove You're a Human" while also "Learning the Community" (points 6 and 7 for those keeping track). am VP of Marketing at my6sense. Did Somebody Ask for Baby Photos? Here You Go. We're here!" Oh No! MORE >>

So Google has launched its first foray into social networking with the launch of Google+. This may be somewhat of a conspiracy theory, but a few of us here at FreshNetworks were questioning whether Google+ is about social networking at all, or if it’s about something else…namely, changing the future of search engine marketing (SEM). Moving forward, this feed could also return content that people in your Circles have liked at a higher page result. Or has it? We do search. Think about this. your website. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. MORE >>

Home Articles Business – Marketing PR 2.0 – New Communications Social Media Speaking Books Appearances About Revealing the People Defining Social Networks October 1, 2009 View Comments Source: Shutterstock Social Networks are among the most powerful examples of socialized media. As these communities permeate and reshape our lifestyle and how we communicate with one another, we’re involuntarily forcing advertisers and marketers to rapidly evolve how they vie for our attention. Stephane Dupuis brandMIND New social media stats. MORE >>

As some of you know, I'm in the process of writing the Location Based Marketing for Dummies book with Mike Schneider. When marketing your business online, especially in the world of social media, it's important to understand that the term 'social' is a general sort of term. When it comes to marketing within different types of social networks, you have to make sure that you keep in mind the different contexts within which members of these networks operate. But how can you adjust your marketing for each one? guest post context MORE >>

Social Networking Lines Get Blurred With the unprecedented growth of Facebook, it has become  the largest social networking platform by far. Is this because social networking is new? The Real Life Social Network I’m excited to share a thought-provoking presentation about Real Life Social Networks from Paul Adams , a blogger and researcher at Google. Which of his points ring true with you with regard to your own use of social networking? The Real Life Social Network v2 View more documents from Paul Adams. MORE >>