This past year has shown just how much influence our entertainers are bringing to bear, and how powerful social media can be to the dissemination of ideas. One example is the relief efforts staged in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake in January. Entertainers such as Wyclef Jean raised millions in aid money through personal [...]
A recent study by the Pew Research Center is shedding light on the demographics behind Twitter. The findings have interesting results, particularly if your business markets specifically to minorities and city dwellers. According to the survey, 8% of online adults use Twitter. Seventy-four percent of American adults are internet users, which means that 6% of [...]
Why Small Businesses Shouldn’t Take Social Media for Granted. There is a way to do social media right if you’re a small business owner. Most people spend a lot of time on Twitter, Facebook, and other sites keeping up with friends and sharing links and pictures from everyday things that happen in the course of [...]
According to a recent article by The Network Journal, U.S. law enforcement agents are using popular social-networking services according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a perspective of future issues related to law and rights. The document, obtained in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, makes clear that U.S. agents are exchanging messages [...]
Image of Black Twitterati Black Twitterati posted this entry on their blog about Social Media @ Work: Crisis in Haiti. Donations via text messages, twitter updates and pictures and websites are reaching out and providing assistance where the damaged infrastructure is simply unavailable. Facebook and YouTube are becoming media outlets that family and friends both [...]
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