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Once again, the Internet is shifting before our eyes. Information is increasingly being distributed and presented in real-time streams instead of dedicated Web pages. The shift is palpable, even if it is only in its early stages. Web companies large and small are embracing this stream. It is not just Twitter. [...]

..and now we are conversing. Social media is finally taking off in the UK. eMarketer estimates that 39% of UK Internet users—more than 15.4 million people—will use social networks at least once per month in 2009. And growth will continue, though at slightly slower rates after 2010. By 2013, the social networking population in the [...]

Microsoft is launching a new product into private beta on Tuesday morning with the aim of keeping friends and family in touch during emergencies. The idea for product, called Microsoft Vine, came to Microsoft GM Public Safety Initiatives Tammy Savage four and half years ago during Hurricane Katrina. Development started a year and a half [...]

Like nearly 200 million other people around the world, Yahoo Inc co-founder David Filo has a Facebook account. But if Filo and new CEO Carol Bartz have their way, the kinds of social networking features available on Facebook will become part of many Yahoo websites and allow their users to network with each other without using [...]

Managing your social media campaign can be a full time job for most people.  However, there are tools, widgets, plugins, and more applications being developed at a rapid rate.  Even with these advances in social media management, does it really free you from getting tangled in the social media web?  Or does it simply allow [...]