A community isn’t just about joining groups, making friends and having virtual pillow fights. It’s about passion for and about a specific subject that drives people together.

Small business owners everywhere are wondering how to create a Web site presence that will grow their business most effectively. Two effective and common ways that small business owners invest in their Web sites are search engine optimization (SEO) and social media marketing. The unfortunate side of both of these marketing methods is that the [...]

This is an awesome and very simple way to look at social media. Enjoy!

In his keynote at Mediabistro Circus 2008, the editor of Wired and author of the Long Tail, Chris Anderson, explains how micro social networks may start replacing the Facebooks of the world.
The Future of Social Media with Chris Anderson

Julianne Moore: Nothing is foolproof. It’s only 99% effective. It says so on the box.
Hugh Grant: Yeah. Right. 99% effective. So 1% completely bloody ineffective. They should put that on the box.
(From the movie 9 Months)
Recently a colleague of mine experienced a startling discovery - she had acquired a computer virus. Apparently she had [...]

Social Media and Social Networking is not as mystical as some want you to believe. Here’s a simple explanation of some of the things “everyone is talking about.”

Doesn’t it always crack you up when you go onto hotels.com and find those contrived, overly syrupy hotel reviews? I can’t imagine who the hotel thinks its fooling by creating a fake personality to use to brag about itself online.
Fake reviews have gotten so prevalent that I automatically throw out the best reviews on any [...]