Here is a good question: If you had to pay to use Twitter, would you still participate? Would you pay to access Twitter or Facebook? News Trends Chris Tompkins paying for twitter TwitterJeffrey I. Cole, the Annenberg School’s director of the Center for the Digital Future, explains, “Consumers really want free content without advertising, but ultimately they understand that content has to be paid for one way or another.” This is unsettling news for social app startups that rely on subscription fees to generate revenue. 50% never click on online ads. MORE >>

You can follow Robyn on Twitter ,  Linkedin or Facebook. But, you can leverage some of the social aspects by using social plugins/APIs in your community to connect to Facebook, Twitter and Google+ (once they have a good API). Robyn Tippins is a community manager at ReadWriteWeb with 15 years online marketing experience. Robyn has blogged for blog networks and corporations, podcasted for small and large businesses, advised social networking sites, and worked with Fortune 500 companies, including Yahoo!, Also she is an   Author of Community 101 book. R: It really depends. Followers. MORE >>

Instead I am consuming all the news I am interested in from my Twitter stream day in day out. The World is a good place – Twitter tells me that. One major reason I think Twitter is all you need, is because I got sick of the negativity in the news. It is that Twitter offers me a chance to learn about the great things others are up to. Robert Scoble once said he likes to watch his Twitter stream, because it tells him what will come up on the news a few hours later on TechCrunch and other pundit sites. You are part of the news on Twitter. The best part? MORE >>

So you’re tweeting away on Twitter about your latest blog…posting links to industry related articles…engaging with people, and so forth. Twitter Search. Type in your city’s name to access a list of Twitter users in your region. Do a simple Twitter search for people tweeting  about your area using the # (hashtag). Twellow – (Twitter + yellow pages) is exactly what it sounds like — a listing of Twitter users. Follow Twitter trending topics. NearbyTweets and GeoFollow offer constant listings of your local Twitter pals and their tweets. MORE >>

I thought I would share them with you as they may just change the way you think about sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. Men are more likely to use Twitter or YouTube. The days of Facebook being only used by college students is well and truly behind us and we are now in the days when grandma is using Facebook and grandpa is on Twitter. The social media landscape is changing at a rapid rate.  The reason?  More people are joining the “social media game” everyday… some who you wouldn’t even expect! Even more interesting? MORE >>